SIARAD - Davies10
Instances of be

64MIC+< wn i be ti feddwl .
  know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  I know what you mean.
201MICbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
294MICerCE be (y)dy enw (y)r pentre (y)na <sy (y)n dod â &f> [///] ar_ôl chi fynd # o BenygroesCE am [/] ## <am y> [/] am y mynydd (fe)lly # am Dyffryn_NantlleCE ?
  IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF villagevillage.N.M.SG therethere.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN withwith.PREP afterafter.PREP PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM fromfrom.PREP Penygroesname aboutfor.PREP aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mountainmountain.N.M.SG thusso.ADV aboutfor.PREP Dyffryn_Nantllename
  what's the name of that village after you leave Penygroes for the mountain, you know, for Dyffryn Nantlle?
625MICmae (y)n erCE # dipyn o jobCE erCE # gwybod be i siarad amdan rŵan dydy ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP jobjob.N.SG IMer.IM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRTto.PREP talk.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P nownow.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  it's a bit of a job knowing what to talk about, isn't it?
633HILbe dach chi (y)n feddwl o rhaglen yr [=? umCE] Iolo_WilliamsCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S programmeprogramme.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF Iolo_Williamsname
  what do you think of Iolo Williams's programme?
766CLEwn i (ddi)m be sy (y)na <ar_ôl o> [?] stondinau rŵan de xxx .
  know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL therethere.ADV leftafter.PREP ofof.PREP stallsstalls.N.M.PL nownow.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  I don't know what's left of the stalls now, eh [...].
953CLEbe (y)dy enw hogyn # Donald_ArthurCE sy efo # erCE IdwalCE yn Cefn_CoediogCE wan (dywe)da ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG boylad.N.M.SG Donald_Arthurname be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP IMer.IM Idwalname inin.PREP Cefn_Coediogname nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM say.2S.IMPERsay.V.2S.IMPER
  what's the name of Donald Arthur's boy who's with Idwal in Cefn Coediog now?
1134HILohCE dwn i (ddi)m be dan ni mynd i wneud os dan ni mynd i ohirio eto # mis nesa .
  IMoh.IM know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM ifif.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTto.PREP delay.NONFINpostpone.V.INFIN+SM againagain.ADV monthmonth.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP
  oh, I don't know what we're going to do if we're going to delay again next month.
1270CLE<mae nhw &me> [///] cwmnïau (y)ma mae [/] mae [/] mae nhw (y)n gallu mynd i rywle # yn y byd rŵan i # gynhyrchu # be bynnag mae nhw isio .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P companiescompanies.N.M.PL herehere.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF worldworld.N.M.SG nownow.ADV toto.PREP produce.NONFINproduce.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG
  these companies, they can go anywhere in the world now to produce whatever they want.
1281MICdangos be (y)dy <(y)r &o> [//] yr gasCE (y)ma (y)n dod o # Norwy yeahCE ?
  show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF gasgas.N.SG.[or].ga.N.SG+PL.[or].ca.N.SG+SM+PL herehere.ADV PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN fromfrom.PREP Norwayname yeahyeah.ADV
  showing what this gas coming from Norway is, yeah?
1359CLEbe mae nhw (y)n wneud yn erCE BeaumarisCE rŵan ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM Beaumarisname nownow.ADV
  what are they doing in Beaumaris now?
1394MICbe [?] yn +/?
  whatwhat.INT inPRT.[or].in.PREP
  what, in ...
1397MICLlannerchCE be ydy o dŵad [?] ?
  Llannerchname whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  Llannerch what is it, say?
1405MIC+< be ara deg ydyn nhw (y)n mynd ?
  whatwhat.INT slowunk fairten.NUM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN
  what, are they going slowly?
1429HILbe ydy enw fo ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what's his name?
1440HIL<soCE be mae o mynd i> [?] wneud tai eto ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP make.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM houseshouses.N.M.PL againagain.ADV
  so what's he going to do, houses again?

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