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Instances of be

149AVRohCS be (y)dy hwn ?
  ohoh.IM bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES hwnthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG ?
  oh, what's this?
151AVRa be oedd <i ti oedd> [?] llong yn o_fewn i (y)r porth .
  aand.CONJ bewhat.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ito.PREP.[or].I.PRON.1S tiyou.PRON.2S oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF llongship.N.F.SG ynPRT o_fewninside.ADV.[or].within.PREP ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF porthport.N.M.SG .
  and what it was, I'm telling you, there was a ship inside the port.
162AVRbe (y)dy bocinaS xxx ?
  bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES bocinahorn.N.F.SG ?
  what is [...] foghorn ?
164AVRbe (y)dy o ?
  bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES ohe.PRON.M.3S ?
  what is it?
165CHTna dw i ddim yn cofio be (y)dy enw fo .
  nano.ADV dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT cofioremember.V.INFIN bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES enwname.N.M.SG fohe.PRON.M.3S .
  no I can't remember what it's called.
168CHTie dw i ddim yn cofio be (y)dy enw fo .
  ieyes.ADV dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT cofioremember.V.INFIN bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES enwname.N.M.SG fohe.PRON.M.3S .
  yes, I don't remember what it's called.
218CHTdw (ddi)m yn cofio be oedd yr enw ond pentre bach yn agos i HarlechCS .
  dwbe.V.1S.PRES ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT cofioremember.V.INFIN bewhat.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF yrthe.DET.DEF enwname.N.M.SG ondbut.CONJ pentrevillage.N.M.SG bachsmall.ADJ ynPRT agosnear.ADJ ito.PREP Harlechname .
  I can't remember what it was called, but a small village near Harlech.
238CHToedd (dy)na pam oeddwn i (y)n (.) gwybod be oedd y llun yn deud yn iawn .
  oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF dynathat_is.ADV pamwhy?.ADV oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT gwybodknow.V.INFIN bewhat.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythe.DET.DEF llunpicture.N.M.SG ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN ynPRT iawnOK.ADV .
  yes, that's why I knew what the picture was to tell the truth.
249AVR+< a be oedden nhw &k cefnderwyr i dy dad ?
  aand.CONJ bewhat.INT oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P cefnderwyrcousin.N.M.PL ito.PREP dyyour.ADJ.POSS.2S dadfather.N.M.SG+SM ?
  and what were they, cousins of your father?
273CHTia a be ?
  iayes.ADV aand.CONJ bewhat.INT ?
  yes, so what?
434AVRa be (y)dy (y)r penblwydd GwynethCS ta ?
  aand.CONJ bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES yrthe.DET.DEF penblwyddbirthday.N.M.SG Gwynethname tabe.IM ?
  and what's Gwyneth's birthday then?
460AVRna be ydy enw (y)r bachgen (y)na ?
  nano.ADV bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES enwname.N.M.SG yrthe.DET.DEF bachgenboy.N.M.SG ynathere.ADV ?
  no what's that boy's name?
494CHTbe oedd ChesterE yn Gymraeg ?
  bewhat.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF Chestername ynin.PREP GymraegWelsh.N.F.SG+SM ?
  what was Chester in Welsh?
604AVRbe oedd ei enw hi rŵan ?
  bewhat.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF eiher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S enwname.N.M.SG hishe.PRON.F.3S rŵannow.ADV ?
  what was its name now?
609AVRbe oedd hi ysgol xxx ?
  bewhat.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF hishe.PRON.F.3S ysgolschool.N.F.SG ?
  what was it, school [..] ?
679CHTbe (y)dy enw fo ?
  bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES enwname.N.M.SG fohe.PRON.M.3S ?
  what's his name?
725AVRofn be dw i ddim yn gwybod .
  ofnfear.N.M.SG bewhat.INT dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT gwybodknow.V.INFIN .
  afraid of what, I don't know.
776CHTbe (y)dy enw fo ?
  bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES enwname.N.M.SG fohe.PRON.M.3S ?
  what's his name?
786AVR+< be mae hi wedi stydio ?
  bewhat.INT maebe.V.3S.PRES hishe.PRON.F.3S wediafter.PREP stydiostudy.V.INFIN ?
  what did she study?
790CHTdim cofio be .
  dimnot.ADV cofioremember.V.INFIN bewhat.INT .
  don't remember what.
856AVRmae (y)n glawio yn BrasilCS a wedyn be wneith y dŵr ond dod lawr rhynddon [?] ni .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES ynPRT glawiorain.V.INFIN ynin.PREP Brasilname aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV bewhat.INT wneithdo.V.3S.FUT+SM ythe.DET.DEF dŵrwater.N.M.SG ondbut.CONJ dodcome.V.INFIN lawrdown.ADV rhynddonbetween_us.PREP+PRON.1P niwe.PRON.1P .
  it rains in Brazil, and then what will the water do but come down amongst us?

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