SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of basai

587SALdw meddwl (ba)sai justCE isio xx rywun fod yna .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF justjust.ADV wantwant.N.M.SG somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV
  I think she'd just want somebody to be there
648CER+< (ba)sai fo gallu bod rightCE unig yndy [?] .
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN rightright.ADJ lonelyonly.PREQ.[or].lonely.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  it could be quite lonely, couldn't it
793SALie # xx (ba)sai fo (y)n niceCE bysai .
  yesyes.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT nicenice.ADJ be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  yes [...] it'd be nice, wouldn't it
1123SAL&=laugh likeE [?] # (ba)sai (y)r lle (we)di cael ei llosgi lawr a xxx <ohCE crikey@s:eng> ["] .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S burn.NONFINburn.V.INFIN downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ IMoh.IM crikeycrikey.IM
  like, the place would have been burnt down and [...] "oh crikey"
1151CER(ba)sai (hyn)na (y)n uffernol bysai .
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP hellishunk be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  that would be awful, wouldn't it
1152SAL+< (ba)sai xx # awfulE bysai !
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF awfulawful.ADJ be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  that would be awful, wouldn't it
1228SALohCE (ba)sai hwnna niceCE actuallyE .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG nicenice.ADJ actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV
  oh, that would be good actually

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