Miami, herring17: 'were'

6	JAM	+< but ahSE they [/] they [/] they [/] (.) they're not as &s strong as they were a couple of years ago .
		but.CONJ ah.IM they.PRON.SUB.3P they.PRON.SUB.3P they.PRON.SUB.3P they.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES not.ADV as.CONJ strong.ADJ as.CONJ they.PRON.SUB.3P were.V.3P.PAST a.DET.INDEF couple.N.SG of.PREP year.N.PL ago.ADV

9	JAM	+< like ahSE [/] like ahSE in the sixties they were terrible !
		like.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN ah.IM like.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN ah.IM in.PREP the.DET.DEF sixties.N.PL.[or].sixty.NUM+PV they.PRON.SUB.3P were.V.3P.PAST terrible.ADJ

11	IRI	yeah they were .
		yeah.ADV they.PRON.SUB.3P were.V.3P.PAST

818	JAM	yeah but xxx we were counting .
		yeah.ADV but.CONJ we.PRON.SUB.1P were.V.1P.PAST count.V.PRESPART