SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of cyn for speaker CER

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
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

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