SIARAD - Davies13
Instances of be

87MEI+< be sy dda yeahCE # ydy ti &ke [//] ## ti mynd i # Sainsbury'sCE neu rywbeth .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL goodgood.ADJ+SM yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Sainsburysname oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  what's good, yeah, is you go to Sainsburys or something.
131MEIbe ti cael (Na)dolig ta ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG thenbe.IM
  what are you getting for Christmas, then?
168JAMbe wnes i tro diwetha oedd anghofio mynd â headphonesE .
  whatwhat.INT do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S timeturn.N.M.SG lastlast.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF forget.NONFINforget.V.INFIN gogo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP headphonesheadphone.N.PL.[or].headphones.N.PL
  what I did last time was to forget to bring headphones.
187JAMna be .
  nono.ADV whatwhat.INT
  no, what.
213JAMbe xx fel IpodCE nanosCE yeahCE .
  whatwhat.INT likelike.CONJ Ipodname nanosunk yeahyeah.ADV
  what [..] like Ipod nanos, yeah.
217JAMbe nawr ?
  whatwhat.INT nownow.ADV
  what now?
226MEI(be)causeE ## os ti (y)n un sy (y)n mynd ar cyfrifiadur ti digon aml # a newid y caneuon a newid be ti (y)n wrando i .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT oneone.NUM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP computercomputer.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S enoughenough.QUAN oftenfrequent.ADJ andand.CONJ change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF songssongs.N.F.PL andand.CONJ change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT listen.NONFINlisten.V.INFIN+SM PRTto.PREP
  because if you're one who goes on your computer often enough and changes the songs and changes what you listen to.
372JAMbe o ran # cryfder corfforol cyffredinol [?] xx .
  whatwhat.INT PRON.3SMof.PREP partpart.N.F.SG+SM strongeststrength.N.M.SG bodilyphysical.ADJ ordinarygeneral.ADJ
  what, in general bodily strength [..].
479JAMohCE fi (y)n gweld be wnest ti fan (y)na .
  IMoh.IM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.2S.PASTdo.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  oh, I see what you did there.
505MEI+< ar be S_pedwar_C ?
  onon.PREP whatwhat.INT S_four_Cname
  on what, S4C?
518JAMbe ti (y)n trio gweud yn gwmws ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP aptunk
  what are you trying to say exactly?
528JAMbe ni am xx [//] angen gwrando i ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P aboutfor.PREP needneed.N.M.SG listen.NONFINlisten.V.INFIN toto.PREP
  what do we need to listen to?
535MEIa geith o ddweud be dan ni fod i wrando i .
  andand.CONJ get.3S.NONPASTget.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTto.PREP listen.NONFINlisten.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP
  and he can say what we're supposed to listen to.
537JAMbe ffono a mynd i gwrando cynta .
  whatwhat.INT phone.NONFINunk andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP listen.NONFINlisten.V.INFIN firstfirst.ORD
  what, phone and go to listen [?] first?
574JAMbe Sbaen .
  whatwhat.INT Spainname
  what, Spain?
590MEI+< ideallyE yn [///] # xxx mae be [//] mae pump awr o gwsg yn ddigon a wedyn napCE # canol dydd .
  ideallyideal.N.SG+ADV.[or].ideally.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES fivefive.NUM hourhour.N.F.SG ofhe.PRON.M.3S sleeptypeset.V.3S.PRES+SM PRTPRT enoughenough.QUAN+SM andand.CONJ afterafterwards.ADV napnap.SV.INFIN middlemiddle.N.M.SG dayday.N.M.SG
  ideally...[...] five hours of sleep is enough, and then a nap at midday.
633MEIti [/] ti dallt be dy # l_b_wCE xx .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESyour.ADJ.POSS.2S l_b_wunk
  you understand what LBW is [..].
635MEI+< a be mae hwnna (y)n # golygu .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT mean.NONFINedit.V.INFIN
  and what does that mean?
643MEIbe mae (y)r bêl yn ei wneud ## i allu rhoi +.. .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF ballball.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRTto.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN+SM put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN
  what the ball does to be able to put...
646JAMbe y llun (y)na lle mae +/ .
  whatwhat.INT DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG therethere.ADV placewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  what, that picture where..
650JAM<hwnna be ti feddwl> [?] ?
  that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S mean.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  is that what you mean?
707JAMbe # xxx [//] be justCE # troi lan a # chwarae (gy)da teamCE neu +.. .
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT justjust.ADV turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN upshore.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN withwith.PREP teamteam.N.SG oror.CONJ
  what, just turn up and play with a team or...?
707JAMbe # xxx [//] be justCE # troi lan a # chwarae (gy)da teamCE neu +.. .
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT justjust.ADV turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN upshore.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN withwith.PREP teamteam.N.SG oror.CONJ
  what, just turn up and play with a team or...?
715JAMsoCE be &od [//] ## ydyw e (y)r un peth mas fan (y)na wedyn â beth yw e fan hyn .
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG outbass.ADJ+NM.[or].shallow.ADJ+NM placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV afterafterwards.ADV withwith.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP
  so what, is it the same thing out there, then, as it is here?
840MEI+< be sy (y)n neisa ydy (y)r erCE LindlCE yeahCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP nicestunk be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM Lindlname yeahyeah.ADV
  what's nicest is, er, Lindl, yeah?
859JAMtimod fel ## fi (ddi)m (gwy)bod be ych chi (y)n wneud am Nadolig .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES likelike.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG
  you know, like, I don't know what you do for Christmas.
923JAM+< be [///] fi [/] fi (y)n gallu deall .
  whatwhat.INT PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN
  I can understand.
946MEIlightE upE be ?
  lightlight.N.SG upup.ADV whatwhat.INT
  light-up what?
1001MEIbob (Na)dolig penblwydd # (oe)s gen i byth syniad be i gael # i cariad fi .
  everyeach.PREQ+SM ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nevernever.ADV ideaidea.N.M.SG whatwhat.INT PRTto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP loverlove.N.MF.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  every Christmas [and] birthday, I never have an idea what to get my girlfriend.
1003MEIbe ti (y)n gael i nhw ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  what do you get them?
1081JAMsoCE # umCE # <be am i ni> [?] wneud y gwaith gwrando (y)na nawr ife neu +.. .
  soso.ADV IMum.IM whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP PRTto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF workwork.N.M.SG listen.NONFINlisten.V.INFIN therethere.ADV nownow.ADV TAGunk oror.CONJ
  so, what say we do the listening work now, eh, or...

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