SIARAD - Davies16
Instances of because for speaker ADA

18ADAwedyn ga i fynd i (y)r cadair (be)causeE dw i (y)n gweld o (y)n haws sbïo ar (y)r un gwaelod o fan (y)na [?] .
  afterafterwards.ADV can.1S.NONPASTget.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF chairchair.N.F.SG becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRTI.PRON.1S see.NONFINPRT PRON.3SMsee.V.INFIN PRThe.PRON.M.3S easierPRT look.NONFINeasier.ADJ onlook.V.INFIN DETon.PREP onethe.DET.DEF bottomone.NUM frombottom.N.M.SG placeof.PREP thereplace.N.MF.SG+SM there.ADV
  then can I go on the chair because I find it easier to look at the bottom one [=part of the screen] from there.
216ADA(be)causeE oedden nhw meddwl na justCE anlwc oedd hynna .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN nono.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ justjust.ADV misfortuneunk be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  because they thought that that was just bad luck.
415ADA(be)causeE dim # personCE (y)na ydy &k [//] WilliamCE xxx .
  becausebecause.CONJ NEGnot.ADV personperson.N.SG therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Williamname
  because William isn't that person [...].
467ADAa fi justCE yna (y)n ddistaw (be)causeE o'n i (y)n gwybod (fa)sat ti (y)n guro fo .
  andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM justjust.ADV therethere.ADV PRTPRT quietsilent.ADJ+SM becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.2S.CONDITunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT beat.NONFINbeat.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1She.PRON.M.3S
  and me just there being quiet because I knew you'd beat him.
551ADA(be)causeE o'n i (y)n cover_oE+cym .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT cover.NONFINcover.V.INFIN
  because I was covering.
553ADA(be)causeE oedd o (y)n deud bod o (we)di sbïo lle &o: [///] os o'n i yna .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN placewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG ifif.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S therethere.ADV
  because he was saying he had looked if I was there.
610ADA(be)causeE dw i (y)n trystio fydda [?] di gymryd o os ti (y)n gwybod lle mae o .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT trust.NONFINtrust.V.INFIN be.2S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN placewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because I trust that you'll take him if you know where he is.
626ADA(be)causeE dw i yn .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  because I am.
658ADA(be)causeE dw i digon agos i chdi .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S enoughenough.QUAN closenear.ADJ toto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  because I'm close enough to you.
932ADA(be)causeE dyna [//] pwsio startE ti wneud yn fan (y)na de .
  becausebecause.CONJ therethat_is.ADV push.NONFINunk startstart.SV.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  because pushing start is what you do there, eh.
1065ADA(be)causeE dan ni lotCE gwell .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P lotlot.N.SG betterbetter.ADJ.COMP
  because we're much beter.

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