SIARAD - Davies17
Instances of be for speaker ROB

48ROBbe (y)n ariannol (fe)lly ?
  whatwhat.INT PRTPRT financialmonetary.ADJ thusso.ADV
  what, financially, like?
86ROBbe fel tiroedd a +.. .
  whatwhat.INT likelike.CONJ landslands.N.M.PL andand.CONJ
  what like lands and..?
126ROBac <oedd (y)na> [/] oedd [/] <oedd (y)na> [///] # oedden nhw isio wneud yr un peth yn Lloegr yn_doedden # ond bod (y)na ddim [/] # dim digon o gefnogaeth iddo fo # yn_ôl [/] yn_ôl be dw i ddallt felly .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP EnglandEngland.N.F.SG.PLACE be.3PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.TAG butbut.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM NEGnot.ADV enoughenough.QUAN ofof.PREP supportsupport.N.F.SG+SM for.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S afterback.ADV afterback.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S understandunderstand.V.INFIN+SM thusso.ADV
  and there was...there was...they wanted to do the same thing in England, didn't they, but that there wasn't enough support for it, as I understand, like
210ROBond dyna un o (y)r pethau mae PeredurCE edrych arno fo dw meddwl ydy # y ffordd # mae pobl yn [/] yn # dewis geiriau benthyg yn_ôl be dw i (y)n dallt .
  butbut.CONJ therethat_is.ADV oneone.NUM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Peredurname look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES peoplepeople.N.F.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL borrow.NONFINloan.N.M.SG.[or].lend.V.3S.PRES.[or].lend.V.INFIN afterback.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN
  but that's one of the things Peredur's looking at, I think, is the way people choose loan words, as I understand it
213ROBond umCE # dyna [/] dyna <be dw i (y)n> [/] be dw i (y)n dallt .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM therethat_is.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN
  but, um, that's...that's how I...how I understand it
213ROBond umCE # dyna [/] dyna <be dw i (y)n> [/] be dw i (y)n dallt .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM therethat_is.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN
  but, um, that's...that's how I...how I understand it
241ROBachos be [/] be [/] be dw i (y)n gweld +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  because what...what...what I see...
241ROBachos be [/] be [/] be dw i (y)n gweld +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  because what...what...what I see...
241ROBachos be [/] be [/] be dw i (y)n gweld +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  because what...what...what I see...
285ROB+" be (y)dy (y)r gair Cymraeg ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF wordword.N.M.SG WelshWelsh.N.F.SG
  "what's the Welsh word?"
302ROB+, yn_ôl be dw i ddallt .
  afterback.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN+SM
  as I understand it
369ROBumCE # acho(s) [//] # am ryw reswm dw (ddi)m yn sureCE be [/] be oedd o (fe)lly # ond wnaeth nhw benderfynu blwyddyn dwytha bod nhw am drio siarad Cymraeg efo (e)i_gilydd # ond bod nhw justCE (we)di methu wneud achos xx hen arfer yn_de .
  IMum.IM becausebecause.CONJ forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM reasonreason.N.M.SG+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S thusso.ADV butbut.CONJ do.3PL.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P decide.NONFINdecide.V.INFIN+SM yearyear.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P forfor.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP butbut.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P justjust.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM becausebecause.CONJ oldold.ADJ habituse.V.INFIN TAGisn't_it.IM
  um, because for some reason, I'm not sure what...what it was, like, but they decided last year that they're going to try to speak Welsh to each other, but that they just couldn't because [...] old habit, you know
369ROBumCE # acho(s) [//] # am ryw reswm dw (ddi)m yn sureCE be [/] be oedd o (fe)lly # ond wnaeth nhw benderfynu blwyddyn dwytha bod nhw am drio siarad Cymraeg efo (e)i_gilydd # ond bod nhw justCE (we)di methu wneud achos xx hen arfer yn_de .
  IMum.IM becausebecause.CONJ forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM reasonreason.N.M.SG+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S thusso.ADV butbut.CONJ do.3PL.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P decide.NONFINdecide.V.INFIN+SM yearyear.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P forfor.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP butbut.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P justjust.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM becausebecause.CONJ oldold.ADJ habituse.V.INFIN TAGisn't_it.IM
  um, because for some reason, I'm not sure what...what it was, like, but they decided last year that they're going to try to speak Welsh to each other, but that they just couldn't because [...] old habit, you know
411ROB&=sigh <be &d> [/] be [//] erCE sut fyswn i (y)n egluro hyn ?
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT IMer.IM howhow.INT be.1S.CONDITfinger.V.1S.IMPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT explain.NONFINexplain.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  what...what...er, how would I explain this?
411ROB&=sigh <be &d> [/] be [//] erCE sut fyswn i (y)n egluro hyn ?
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT IMer.IM howhow.INT be.1S.CONDITfinger.V.1S.IMPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT explain.NONFINexplain.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  what...what...er, how would I explain this?
459ROBond mae [/] # mae rywbeth eitha tediousE timod gorod mynd [/] mynd drwy [/] drwy bob un # pennod o Dr_WhoCE a [/] # <a &s> [//] a chwilio &amɬ [//] allan am bethau # sydd [/] sydd # yn [/] <yn &m> [//] fysai rywun yn gallu pryderu amdanyn nhw timod o ran iaith a [/] # a trais a ryw bethau fel (yn)a timod # a disgrifio (y)r # sce(ne)CE [//] ohCE golygfa lle mae (y)n digwydd (fe)lly fel # be [/] be bynnag sy (y)n digwydd timod &m theE dalecE shootsE theE doctorCE math o beth .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM quitefairly.ADV tedioustedious.ADJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN throughthrough.PREP+SM throughthrough.PREP+SM everyeach.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM chapterchapter.N.F.SG offrom.PREP Dr_Whoname andand.CONJ andand.CONJ andand.CONJ search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN outout.ADV forfor.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN about.3PLfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP partpart.N.F.SG+SM languagelanguage.N.F.SG andand.CONJ andand.CONJ violencerape.N.M.SG andand.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES andand.CONJ describe.NONFINdescribe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF scenescene.N.SG IMoh.IM scenescene.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN know.2Sso.ADV thelike.CONJ dalecwhat.INT shootswhat.INT the-ever.ADJ doctorbe.V.3S.PRES.REL kindPRT ofhappen.V.INFIN thingknow.V.2S.PRES the.DET.DEF unk shoot.V.INFIN+PV the.DET.DEF doctor.N.SG type.N.F.SG of.PREP thing.N.M.SG+SM
  but there's something quite tedious, you know, having to go...go through...through every single chapter of Dr Who and...and...and look out for things that are...that one could worry about, you know, in terms of language and...and violence and things like that, you know, and describe the scene where it happens, you know, the dalec shoots the doctor kind of thing
459ROBond mae [/] # mae rywbeth eitha tediousE timod gorod mynd [/] mynd drwy [/] drwy bob un # pennod o Dr_WhoCE a [/] # <a &s> [//] a chwilio &amɬ [//] allan am bethau # sydd [/] sydd # yn [/] <yn &m> [//] fysai rywun yn gallu pryderu amdanyn nhw timod o ran iaith a [/] # a trais a ryw bethau fel (yn)a timod # a disgrifio (y)r # sce(ne)CE [//] ohCE golygfa lle mae (y)n digwydd (fe)lly fel # be [/] be bynnag sy (y)n digwydd timod &m theE dalecE shootsE theE doctorCE math o beth .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM quitefairly.ADV tedioustedious.ADJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN throughthrough.PREP+SM throughthrough.PREP+SM everyeach.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM chapterchapter.N.F.SG offrom.PREP Dr_Whoname andand.CONJ andand.CONJ andand.CONJ search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN outout.ADV forfor.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN about.3PLfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP partpart.N.F.SG+SM languagelanguage.N.F.SG andand.CONJ andand.CONJ violencerape.N.M.SG andand.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES andand.CONJ describe.NONFINdescribe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF scenescene.N.SG IMoh.IM scenescene.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN know.2Sso.ADV thelike.CONJ dalecwhat.INT shootswhat.INT the-ever.ADJ doctorbe.V.3S.PRES.REL kindPRT ofhappen.V.INFIN thingknow.V.2S.PRES the.DET.DEF unk shoot.V.INFIN+PV the.DET.DEF doctor.N.SG type.N.F.SG of.PREP thing.N.M.SG+SM
  but there's something quite tedious, you know, having to go...go through...through every single chapter of Dr Who and...and...and look out for things that are...that one could worry about, you know, in terms of language and...and violence and things like that, you know, and describe the scene where it happens, you know, the dalec shoots the doctor kind of thing
496ROBond be ti wneud ?
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  but what do you do?
505ROBbe ti wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what do you do?
684ROBa tro [/] tro dwytha es i yna # <oedd hi (y)n # &t> [//] oedd (y)na be ugain o bobl (y)na # ella .
  andand.CONJ turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ go.1S.PASTgo.V.1S.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S therethere.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV whatwhat.INT twentytwenty.NUM ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM therethere.ADV perhapsmaybe.ADV
  and the last tim I went there it was...there was, what, twenty people there, perhaps
686ROBmewn # cyfnod o be ugain mlynedd ?
  inin.PREP periodperiod.N.M.SG ofhe.PRON.M.3S whatwhat.INT twentytwenty.NUM yearyears.N.F.PL+NM
  in how long, twenty years?
724ROBond eto # yn Lerpwl timod <mae (y)na> [//] mae (y)n anodd deud be [///] # sut [/] sut mae pethau <(we)di &n> [/] (we)di newid &sl (fe)lly .
  butbut.CONJ yetagain.ADV inin.PREP Liverpoolname know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT difficultdifficult.ADJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT howhow.INT howhow.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thingsthings.N.M.PL PRT.PASTafter.PREP PRT.PASTafter.PREP change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN thusso.ADV
  yet in Liverpool, you know, there's...it's difficult to say what...how...how things have...have changed, like
737ROBa be sy (y)n oddCE hefyd mae (y)na ysgol +// .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT oddodd.ADJ alsoalso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV schoolschool.N.F.SG
  and what's odd too, there's a school...

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