SIARAD - Davies11
Instances of ers

135DERmae (y)na lotCE yma ers amser rhyfel yn_does +/ .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV lotlot.N.SG herehere.ADV sincesince.PREP timetime.N.M.SG warwar.N.MF.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.TAG
  there are a lot here since wartime, aren't there...
242DERyeahCE wellCE [?] ers pryd wyt ti (y)n [//] # fyny (y)ma ?
  yeahyeah.ADV wellwell.ADV sincesince.PREP whenwhen.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT upup.ADV herehere.ADV
  yeah, well since when have you been up here?
458OWAa rhyfedd <dw i (ddi)m> [/] dw i (ddi)m (we)di gweld GwenfairCE <i siarad &e> [//] wellCE ers hynny deud y gwir .
  andand.CONJ strangestrange.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN Gwenfairname toto.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN wellwell.ADV sincesince.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  and strange, I haven't...I haven't seen Gwenfair to speak...well since then, to tell the truth
500DERond chimod # mae (y)na dipyn o flynyddoedd # ers hynny (fe)lly .
  butbut.CONJ know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV a_bitlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP yearsyears.N.F.PL+SM sincesince.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP thusso.ADV
  but you know, there are a few years since then, you know
702OWAoes yndy <bydd hi> [///] # mae sureCE bydd hi (y)n bump ers i SandraCE golli brawd leni ia ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT fivefive.NUM+SM sincesince.PREP toto.PREP Sandraname lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN+SM brotherbrother.N.M.SG this_yearthis year.ADV yesyes.ADV
  yes, yes, it'll be...it'll probably be five this year since Sandra lost her brother, yes?
720DER(a)chos [?] mae (y)r adar gynnoch chi ers pa bryd ?
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF birdsbirds.N.M.PL with.2PLwith_you.PREP+PRON.2P PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P sincesince.PREP whichwhich.ADJ timemind.N.M.SG.[or].when.INT+SM.[or].time.N.M.SG+SM
  because you've got the birds since when?

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