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Instances of oeddwn for speaker HER

39HER+< pan o(eddw)n i (y)n uh yn athrawes (.) ar y paith .
  panwhen.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT uher.IM ynPRT athrawesteacher.N.F.SG aron.PREP ythe.DET.DEF paithprairie.N.M.SG .
  when I was a teacher on the prairie.
85HERo(eddw)n i (ddi)m yn disgwyl y fath beth .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT disgwylexpect.V.INFIN ythe.DET.DEF fathtype.N.F.SG+SM beththing.N.M.SG+SM .
  I wasn't expecting such a thing .
107HERo(eddw)n i (e)rioed wedi meddwl .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S erioednever.ADV wediafter.PREP meddwlthink.V.INFIN .
  I'd never thought .
306HERachos <o(eddw)n i> [//] dw i (y)n cofio ni mynd (.) mewn cerbyd hefyd ynde .
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ynPRT cofioremember.V.INFIN niwe.PRON.1P myndgo.V.INFIN mewnin.PREP cerbydcarriage.N.M.SG hefydalso.ADV yndeisn't_it.IM .
  because I remember us going, in a carriage too
315HERachos o(eddw)n i (e)rioed wedi meddwl nac oedd Santa_ClausCS yn fyw wrth_gwrs .
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S erioednever.ADV wediafter.PREP meddwlthink.V.INFIN nacPRT.NEG oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF Santa_Clausname ynPRT fywlive.V.INFIN+SM wrth_gwrsof_course.ADV .
  because I had always thought Santa Claus was real, of course
329HERa o(eddw)n i (we)di +...
  aand.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S wediafter.PREP .
  and I was...
336HERfaint o(eddw)n i ?
  faintsize.N.M.SG+SM oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ?
  how old was I?
339HERpump oed o(eddw)n i amser hynny .
  pumpfive.NUM oedage.N.M.SG oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S amsertime.N.M.SG hynnythat.ADJ.DEM.SP .
  I was five years old then
347HERa wedyn o(eddw)n i &m &n [//] o(eddw)n i_mewn penbleth trwy (y)r dydd wedyn .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF i_mewnin.ADV penblethconfusion.N.F.SG trwythrough.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF dyddday.N.M.SG wedynafterwards.ADV .
  and then I was confused all day after that
347HERa wedyn o(eddw)n i &m &n [//] o(eddw)n i_mewn penbleth trwy (y)r dydd wedyn .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF i_mewnin.ADV penblethconfusion.N.F.SG trwythrough.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF dyddday.N.M.SG wedynafterwards.ADV .
  and then I was confused all day after that
348HERachos o(eddw)n i (y)n deud +"/.
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN .
  because I was saying:
562HERond o(eddw)n i biti garw oedd yr hen ffwrn bach wedi dod i_lawr .
  ondbut.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S bitipity.N.M.SG+SM garwrough.ADJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF yrthe.DET.DEF henold.ADJ ffwrnoven.N.F.SG bachsmall.ADJ wediafter.PREP dodcome.V.INFIN i_lawrdown.ADV .
  but I was really disappointed that the little old oven had come down.
832HERo(eddw)n i (y)n (e)iste(dd) efo mam mewn teatroS .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT eisteddsit.V.INFIN efowith.PREP mammother.N.F.SG mewnin.PREP teatrotheatre.N.M.SG .
  I was sitting with Mum in a theatre.
954HERo(eddw)n i (y)n meddwl (e)fallai maen nhw (y)n meddwl mae India(id) [//] Indiaid â (y)r bluen yn fan (h)yn .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT meddwlthink.V.INFIN efallaiperhaps.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT meddwlthink.V.INFIN maebe.V.3S.PRES Indiaidname Indiaidname âwith.PREP yrthat.PRON.REL bluenpluck_feathers.V.3P.IMPER+SM ynPRT fanplace.N.MF.SG+SM hynthis.ADJ.DEM.SP .
  I thought they thought it was Indians living here.
970HERac o(eddw)n i (y)n deud um +"/.
  acand.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN umum.IM .
  and I said...
1127HERo(eddw)n i (y)n ddiobaith iawn .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT ddiobaithhopeless.ADJ+SM iawnvery.ADV .
  I very much lost hope .
1129HER+< o(eddw)n i (y)n deud wrth yr athrawon pan ddaeson nhw (y)ma .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN wrthby.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF athrawonteachers.N.M.PL panwhen.CONJ ddaesoncome.V.3P.PAST+SM nhwthey.PRON.3P ymahere.ADV .
  I said to the teachers when they came here...
1421HERbe o(eddw)n i (y)n mynd i ddeud rŵan ?
  bewhat.INT oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN ito.PREP ddeudsay.V.INFIN+SM rŵannow.ADV ?
  what was I going to say now?
1486HERo(eddw)n i (y)n TrelewCS (y)ma .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynin.PREP Trelewname ymahere.ADV .
  I was here in Trelew.
1512HERo(eddw)n i efo (y)r clwt llestri yn trio hitio fo .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF clwtcloth.N.M.SG llestrivessel.N.M.PL ynPRT triotry.V.INFIN hitiohit.V.INFIN fohe.PRON.M.3S .
  I was trying to hit him with the rag.
1835HER+< o(eddw)n i (y)n dweud hanes (.) uh ewythr IforCS yn arwain steddfod .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT dweudsay.V.INFIN hanesstory.N.M.SG uher.IM ewythruncle.N.M.SG Iforname ynPRT arwainlead.V.INFIN steddfodeisteddfod.N.F.SG .
  I was telling the story of Uncle Ifor leading the Eisteddfod.
1881HERac o(eddw)n i wrth (f)y modd pan o(eddw)n i (y)n arwain steddfodau (.) deud y stori bach yn_do(eddw)n i .
  acand.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S wrthby.PREP fymy.ADJ.POSS.1S moddmeans.N.M.SG panwhen.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT arwainlead.V.INFIN steddfodaueisteddfod.N.F.PL deudsay.V.INFIN ythe.DET.DEF storistory.N.F.SG bachsmall.ADJ yn_doeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF.TAG iI.PRON.1S .
  and I was delighted when I was leading the Eisteddfod, telling that little story, wasn't I?
1881HERac o(eddw)n i wrth (f)y modd pan o(eddw)n i (y)n arwain steddfodau (.) deud y stori bach yn_do(eddw)n i .
  acand.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S wrthby.PREP fymy.ADJ.POSS.1S moddmeans.N.M.SG panwhen.CONJ oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT arwainlead.V.INFIN steddfodaueisteddfod.N.F.PL deudsay.V.INFIN ythe.DET.DEF storistory.N.F.SG bachsmall.ADJ yn_doeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF.TAG iI.PRON.1S .
  and I was delighted when I was leading the Eisteddfod, telling that little story, wasn't I?
1888HER+< o(eddw)n i +//.
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S .
  I was...
1890HERo(eddw)n i newydd gael car ac oedd pawb yn gwybod bo(d) gen i gar .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S newyddnew.ADJ gaelget.V.INFIN+SM carcar.N.M.SG acand.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF pawbeveryone.PRON ynPRT gwybodknow.V.INFIN bodbe.V.INFIN genwith.PREP iI.PRON.1S garcar.N.M.SG+SM .
  I'd just got a car and everybody knew I had a car.
1894HERo(eddw)n i (y)n (.) dros y pum_deg yn dechrau (.) dreifio car .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT drosover.PREP+SM ythe.DET.DEF pum_degfifty.NUM ynPRT dechraubegin.V.INFIN dreifiodrive.V.INFIN carcar.N.M.SG .
  I was over fifty when I started to drive a car.

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