SIARAD - Davies11
Instances of well for speaker OWA

127OWA+< do wellCE do .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV.PAST
  yes, well yes
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
532OWAa ddaru orffen <yn erCE # xx> [//] yn [/] # wellCE yn weinyddwr yn erCE # Gwynedd_HealthE de .
  andand.CONJ happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST finish.NONFINcomplete.V.3S.PRES+SM.[or].complete.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM PRTPRT wellwell.ADV PRTPRT administratoradministrator.N.M.SG+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM Gwynedd_Healthname TAGbe.IM+SM
  and he ended up a, er [...] ...well, an administrator in, er, Gwynedd Health, you know
585OWAwellCE bydd mae hynny wir de .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP truetrue.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  well yes, that's true, you know
679OWAna xxx [//] # wellCE mae gynna i # chwaer # yn PenrhyndeudraethCE .
  nono.ADV wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.1Swith_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRON.1Sto.PREP sistersister.N.F.SG inin.PREP Penrhyndeudraethname
  no [...] ...well, I've got a sister in Penrhyndeudraeth
685OWAwellCE # fuodd o farw dwy flynedd yn_ôl .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP die.NONFINdie.V.INFIN+SM two.Ftwo.NUM.F yearyears.N.F.PL+SM backback.ADV
  well, he died two years ago
718OWAwellCE aeth # brawd SandraCE yn sydyn iawn iawn de .
  wellwell.ADV go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST brotherbrother.N.M.SG Sandraname PRTPRT suddensudden.ADJ veryvery.ADV veryOK.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, Sandra's brother went very sudden, you know
721OWAwellCE ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV
  well yes
806OWAumCE # <erCE erCE> [?] <(y)r hen> [///] # wellCE xx cae sioe StaffordCE oedd o # sioe sir (fe)lly .
  IMum.IM IMer.IM IMer.IM DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ wellwell.ADV groundfield.N.M.SG showshow.N.F.SG Staffordname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S showshow.N.F.SG countycounty.N.F.SG thusso.ADV
  um, er, er, the old...well [...] it was the Stafford show-ground, county show, like
822OWAwellCE y Parrot_SocietyCE oedd yn gwneud hon [?] .
  wellwell.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF Parrot_Societyname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.F.SG
  well, it was the Parrot Society that was doing this one
829OWAwellCE # nad oedd rywun (dd)im yn cael gwerthu adar # umCE +/ .
  wellwell.ADV NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN sell.NONFINsell.V.INFIN birdsbirds.N.M.PL IMum.IM
  well, that you're not allowed to sell birds, um...
837OWAwellCE oedd rywun yn # sôn +// .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN
  well, somebody was saying...
857OWAwellCE oedd o (we)di cael ei # yswirio i # bymtheg cant # adeg yna .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S insure.NONFINinsure.V.INFIN toto.PREP fifteenfifteen.NUM+SM hundredhundred.N.M.SG timetime.N.F.SG therethere.ADV
  well, it had been insured to fifteen hundred at that time
867OWA+< wellCE # dyna (y)r peth de .
  wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, that's it, isn't it
877OWAwellCE holi hwn a llall # oedden nhw gwybod am rywun .
  wellwell.ADV ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG andand.CONJ otherother.PRON be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM
  well, by asking this and the other whether they knew about somebody
901OWAwellCE wan [?] <oedd <yr erCE> [/] # y sioe yma> [//] # oedd sioe hefyd yn StaffordCE # ym mis Mawrth .
  wellwell.ADV nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM DETthe.DET.DEF showshow.N.F.SG herehere.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF showshow.N.F.SG alsoalso.ADV inin.PREP Staffordname inin.PREP monthmonth.N.M.SG MarchMarch.N.M.SG
  well now the, er...this show was...there was a show too in Stafford in March
915OWAwellCE # &=sigh <dw i (ddi)m &g> [///] oedd ei wraig o dw i sureCE yn dysgu yn # ysgol &ɬantr +// .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S wifewife.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ PRTPRT teach.NONFINteach.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP schoolschool.N.F.SG
  well, I'm not...his wife, I'm sure, used to teach in the school in Llantr...
988OWAond erCE # na wnes i ddechrau drwy # wellCE un oedd # eto yn y bankCE StandardCE Brian_HumphreysCE .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM nowho_not.PRON.REL.NEG do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN+SM throughthrough.PREP+SM wellwell.ADV oneone.NUM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF againagain.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bankbank.N.SG Standardname Brian_Humphreysname
  but, er, no, I started through, well another one who was at Standard bank, Brian Humphreys
1106OWA+< wellCE +// .
  wellwell.ADV
  well...
1107OWA+< wellCE ia neu bod nhw wneud sŵn xxx y &klɔ +/ .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV oror.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM soundnoise.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF
  well yes, or that they're noisy [...] the...
1112OWAna [?] # xx fyddai genna i # wellCE bachgen oedd cydweithio fi a deud y gwir +// .
  nono.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.COND+SM with.1Sgrow_scaly.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP wellwell.ADV boyboy.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF cowork.NONFINwork_together.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM withand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  no [...] I had, well a boy who worked with me to tell the truth...

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