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Miami, herring17: 'couple'

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

80	JAM	I don't know maybe later ahSE in a couple of minutes we can check some books there in xxx .
		I.PRON.SUB.1S do.V.1S.PRES+NEG know.V.INFIN maybe.ADV later.ADJ ah.IM in.PREP a.DET.INDEF couple.N.SG of.PREP minute.N.PL we.PRON.SUB.1P can.V.123SP.PRES check.V.INFIN some.ADJ book.N.PL there.ADV in.PREP

144	JAM	but still I [///] what I was telling you is that we can check a couple of books and maybe ahSE (..) like self help something .
		but.CONJ still.ADJ I.PRON.SUB.1S what.REL I.PRON.SUB.1S was.V.13S.PAST tell.V.PRESPART you.PRON.SUB.2SP is.V.3S.PRES that.CONJ we.PRON.SUB.1P can.V.123SP.PRES check.V.INFIN a.DET.INDEF couple.N.SG of.PREP book.N.PL and.CONJ maybe.ADV ah.IM like.CONJ self.N.SG help.V.INFIN something.PRON

814	JAM	but a couple of (.) centuries ago &j you do not want to hear about Jesus_Christ so you are going to lose your head .
		but.CONJ a.DET.INDEF couple.N.SG of.PREP century.N.PL.[or].centuries.N.PL ago.ADV you.PRON.SUB.2SP do.V.2SP.PRES not.ADV want.SV.INFIN to.PREP hear.V.INFIN about.PREP name so.ADV you.PRON.SUB.2SP are.V.2SP.PRES go.V.PRESPART to.PREP lose.V.INFIN your.ADJ.POSS.2SP head.N.SG

935	JAM	+< I just smoked marijuanaSE for a couple of years .
		I.PRON.SUB.1S just.ADV smoke.V.PASTPART marijuana.N.SG for.PREP a.DET.INDEF couple.N.SG of.PREP year.N.PL

1021	JAM	and it's just marijuanaSE for a couple of years .
		and.CONJ it.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES just.ADJ.[or].just.ADV marijuana.N.SG for.PREP a.DET.INDEF couple.N.SG of.PREP year.N.PL