SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of cyn

138SALwnes i bacio mewn gymaint o rushE yn dod (y)ma # fel yn [=? umCE] [//] # cyn freshersE weekE .
  do.1S.pastdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S pack.NONFINback.V.INFIN.[or].pack.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP ruchrush.SV.INFIN PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN herehere.ADV likelike.CONJ inPRT beforebefore.PREP freshers''fresher.N.PL weekweek.N.SG
  I packed in such a rush before coming here, like um, before freshers' week
140SAL(be)causeE wnes i (ddi)m wneud dim pacio cyn y diwrnod .
  becausebecause.CONJ do.1S.pastdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM NEGnot.ADV pack.NONFINpack.V.INFIN beforebefore.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.M.SG
  because I didn't do any packing before the day
170CERsoCE # ffeindio rhywle <iddyn nhw gyd cyn> [=! laughs] hir .
  soso.ADV find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG for.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P alljoint.ADJ+SM beforebefore.PREP longlong.ADJ
  so, find somewhere for them all before long
248SALond erCE # yeahCE oedd coupleCE (y)ma xx umCE # wnaeth briodi weekendE dwytha # oedd pen_blwydd # twenty_firstE hi # coupleCE ddyddiau nô(l) [//] # cyn # cyn y diwrnod .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF couplecouple.N.SG herehere.ADV IMum.IM do.3S.pastdo.V.3S.PAST+SM marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN+SM weekendweekend.N.SG previouslast.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG twenty_firstunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S couplecouple.N.SG daysday.N.M.PL+SM backfetch.V.INFIN beforebefore.PREP beforebefore.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.M.SG
  but er, yeah, this couple [...] um, that got married last weekend, her twenty-first birthday was a couple of days ago...before, before the day
248SALond erCE # yeahCE oedd coupleCE (y)ma xx umCE # wnaeth briodi weekendE dwytha # oedd pen_blwydd # twenty_firstE hi # coupleCE ddyddiau nô(l) [//] # cyn # cyn y diwrnod .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF couplecouple.N.SG herehere.ADV IMum.IM do.3S.pastdo.V.3S.PAST+SM marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN+SM weekendweekend.N.SG previouslast.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG twenty_firstunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S couplecouple.N.SG daysday.N.M.PL+SM backfetch.V.INFIN beforebefore.PREP beforebefore.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.M.SG
  but er, yeah, this couple [...] um, that got married last weekend, her twenty-first birthday was a couple of days ago...before, before the day
369CER(wn)es i gwario gymaint xxx flwyddyn yma (wn)es i gael digitalE cameraCE umCE # justCE cyn y mhen_blwydd i (y)n y ha .
  do.1S.pastdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S spend.NONFINspend.V.INFIN so_muchso much.ADJ+SM yearyear.N.F.SG+SM herehere.ADV do.1S.pastdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM digitaldigital.ADJ cameracamera.N.SG IMum.IM justjust.ADV beforebefore.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF summersummer.N.M.SG
  I spent so much [...] this year, I got a digital camera, um, just before my birthday in summer
438CERroes i <yno fo> [?] # a xx oedd y batteryCE (we)di marw justCE cyn i fi roid o onE # wellCE justCE xxx roes i o onE [//] (y)mlaen .
  put.1S.pastgive.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP in.3SMthere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF batterybattery.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP die.NONFINdie.V.INFIN justjust.ADV beforebefore.PREP forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onon.PREP wellwell.ADV justjust.ADV put.1S.pastgive.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1Sto.PREP.[or].I.PRON.1S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onon.PREP onforward.ADV
  I put [them ?] in it, and [...] the battery died just before I put it on, well just [...] I switched it on
479CERa aethon ni (ddi)m # adre naddo tan # justCE cyn Dolig .
  andand.CONJ go.1PL.pastgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM homehome.ADV nono.ADV.PAST untiluntil.PREP justjust.ADV beforebefore.PREP ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG
  and we didn't go home until Christmas
1189SALmae nhw (we)di bod yn deud hynna ers blwyddyn gynta ni (he)fyd a cyn hynny hefyd .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP sincesince.PREP yearyear.N.F.SG firstfirst.ORD+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P alsoalso.ADV andand.CONJ beforebefore.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP alsoalso.ADV
  they've been saying that since our first year, and before that too

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