6 | JAM | +< but ahSE they [/] they [/] they [/] (.) they're not as &s strong as they were a couple of years ago . |
butbut.CONJ ahah.IM theythey.PRON.SUB.3P theythey.PRON.SUB.3P theythey.PRON.SUB.3P they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV asas.CONJ strongstrong.ADJ asas.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST aa.DET.INDEF couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP yearsyear.N.PL agoago.ADV . | ||
9 | JAM | +< like ahSE [/] like ahSE in the sixties they were terrible ! |
likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN ahah.IM likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN ahah.IM inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF sixtiessixties.N.PL.[or].sixty.NUM+PV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST terribleterrible.ADJ ! | ||
11 | IRI | yeah they were . |
yeahyeah.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST . | ||
818 | JAM | yeah but xxx we were counting . |
yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST countingcount.V.PRESPART . | ||
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