SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of bach for speaker CER

222CERfelly # <mynd i fod> [?] bach yn stressfulE iddi dw meddwl de .
  thusso.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT stressfulstressful.ADJ for.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN TAGbe.IM+SM
  so it's going to be a bit stressful for her I think, you know
238CER<oedd [?] y sgwrs bach [?] rightCE ddiddorol rhwng [?] y ddau (y)na> [=! laughs] &=laugh .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF conversationchat.N.F.SG smallsmall.ADJ rightright.ADJ interestinginteresting.ADJ+SM betweenbetween.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM therethere.ADV
  the conversation was a bit [?] quite interesting between those two
352CERtimod pryd ti (y)n # chwarae pryd ti (y)n fach fath â # cogio bod mewn tŷ bach a ballu .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whenwhen.INT.[or].time.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN whenwhen.INT.[or].time.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT smallsmall.ADJ+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ pretend.NONFINpretend.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP househouse.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  you know, when you play when you're little, like pretending to be in a little house and so on
354CER+< mae justCE fel (yn)a <neu justCE> [?] &=laugh # bach mwy extremeE &=laugh .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADV likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV oror.CONJ justjust.ADV smallsmall.ADJ moremore.ADJ.COMP extremeextreme.ADJ
  it's just like that or just a little bit more extreme
518CERyeahCE ac oedd ffenestr fi <mond yn> [?] # agor bach .
  yeahyeah.ADV andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF windowwindow.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM onlybond.N.M.SG+NM PRTPRT openopen.V.INFIN smallsmall.ADJ
  yeah and my window would only open a little
519CERa # wnes i &m # manejio symud y blocksCE fel bod o (y)n agor bach mwy .
  andand.CONJ do.1S.pastdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S manage.NONFINunk movemove.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF blocksblock.N.SG+PL likelike.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT openopen.V.INFIN smallsmall.ADJ moremore.ADJ.COMP
  and I managed to move the blocks so it would open a little bit more
903CERmae bach ddistawach .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES smallsmall.ADJ quieterunk
  it's a bit quieter
912CERyeahCE hefo (e)u capiau bach BurberryCE a # timod # efo (e)u gynau .
  yeahyeah.ADV withwith.PREP+H POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P capsunk smallsmall.ADJ Burberryname andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES withwith.PREP POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P gunsunk
  yeah, with their little Burberry hads and, you know, with their guns
1138CER&=laugh ac oedd (y)na fath â ryw sparksCE bach yn dod fyny fath â +"/ .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM sparksspark.N.SG+PL.[or].sparks.N.SG smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN upup.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  and like these little sparks were coming up, like:
1329CER+< bach o fferins xxx &=laugh .
  smallsmall.ADJ ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP sweetsunk
  a few sweets [...]
1421CERmae (hyn)na bach yn drist hynna .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES smallthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRTsmall.ADJ sadPRT thatsad.ADJ+SM that.PRON.DEM.SP
  that's a bit sad, that
1440CERond # yeahCE &m [/] # mae bach yn drist reallyE .
  butbut.CONJ yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT sadsad.ADJ+SM reallyreal.ADJ+ADV
  but, yeah it's a bit sad, really
1531CER+< mae (y)n atgoffa fi o Bermo bach .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT remind.NONFINremind.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM offrom.PREP Barmouthname smallsmall.ADJ
  it reminds me of Barmouth a little
1536CER+< ond [=! laughs] # timod oedd (y)na darnau bach yn atgoffa fi o Bermo .
  butbut.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV piecesfragments.N.M.PL.[or].pieces.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT remind.NONFINremind.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM offrom.PREP Barmouthname
  but you know, there were little bits that reminded me of Barmouth

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