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Instances of meddwl for speaker GRE

90GRE+< chdi byth yn meddwl <na (fa)sachd> [?] .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S nevernever.ADV PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN NEGno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ be.2S.CONDITunk
  You wouldn't think so, would you.
256GREneu na actuallyE neithiwr oedd (y)na un ymlaen dw i meddwl .
  oror.CONJ nono.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV last_nightlast_night.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV oneone.NUM onforward.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  Or no, actually, last night there was one on I think.
378GRElle # dw i meddwl mai stafell gotiau neu (rhyw)beth sy (y)na lawr rŵan +/ .
  placewhere.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS roomroom.N.F.SG coatscoat.N.F.PL+SM oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL therethere.ADV downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM nownow.ADV
  Where, I think, there's a cloakroom or something down there now ...
457GRE+< o'n i meddwl <ohCE noE way@s:eng> ["] .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN IMoh.IM nono.ADV wayway.N.SG
  I though "oh, no way!"
465GREti meddwl (ba)swn i (y)n # isio gwneud ffaith fel (y)na i_fyny &=laugh ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP wantwant.N.M.SG make.NONFINmake.V.INFIN factfact.N.F.SG likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV upup.ADV
  You think I'd want to make a fact like that up?
501GREdw i meddwl bod nhw fath â trwy briodas obviouslyE .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ throughthrough.PREP marriagemarriage.N.F.SG+SM obviouslyobvious.ADJ+ADV
  I think they are through marriage, obviously.
544GREwellCE o'n i methu meddwl am neb arall &=laugh .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP nobodyanyone.PRON otherother.ADJ
  Well, I couldn't think of anyone else.
673GREmae wastraff o bres wedyn achos ti (ddi)m yn gallu mynd â nhw nôl dw i (dd)im yn meddwl .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES wastewaste.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM thenafterwards.ADV becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P backfetch.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  Then it's a waste of money because you can't take them back, I don't think.
758GRE+< ti methu meddwl ar y pryd thoughE nag wyt ?
  PRON.1Syou.PRON.2S fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG thoughthough.CONJ NEGthan.CONJ be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES
  You can't think on the spot, though, can you?
786GREdw i meddwl mai justCE isio ffraeo oeddan nhw .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS justjust.ADV wantwant.N.M.SG argue.NONFINquarrel.V.INFIN be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  I think they just wanted to argue.
813GREdw i (ddi)m yn meddwl bod fi (we)di cyfarfod dim un Albanwr na Gwyddel # sy isio bod yn Brydeinwr [?] .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN NEGnot.ADV oneone.NUM Scotsmanname nor(n)or.CONJ Irishmanname be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL wantwant.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTin.PREP British_personname
  I don't think I've met one Scotsman or Irishman who wants to be British.
884GRE(dy)dy hi (ddi)m (we)di cael [///] dw i (y)n meddwl bod hi (we)di cael un gwaith actio neu fath â # mewn theatreCE ers gadael coleg timod .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN oneone.NUM worktime.N.F.SG act.NONFINact.V.INFIN oror.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ inin.PREP theatretheatre.N.SG sincesince.PREP leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN collegecollege.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  She hasn't had .. . I think she's had one acting job or, like, in a theatre since leaving college, you know.
917GREdw i meddwl ella fydd hi justCE yn dod dydd Sadwrn hefyd .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN perhapsmaybe.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S justjust.ADV PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN dayday.N.M.SG SaturdaySaturday.N.M.SG alsoalso.ADV
  I think maybe she'll just come on Saturday too.
946GREdw i meddwl ella bod (y)na # timod [//] achos bod (y)na fwy o ysgolion yn fa(n) (y)ma hefyd +/ .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN maybemaybe.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM ofof.PREP schoolsschools.N.F.PL inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV alsoalso.ADV
  I think because there are, you know .. . because there are more schools here as well ...
958GREoedd ganddi jobCE yn fa(n) (y)ma wellCE # rhan amser timod ac oedd hi justCE yn meddwl # waeth iddi aros yn fa(n) (y)ma yn gweithio yn hytrach na byw adref efo (e)i rhieni timod .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF with.3SFwith_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S jobjob.N.SG inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV wellwell.ADV partpart.N.F.SG timetime.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S justjust.ADV PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN worseworse.ADJ.COMP+SM to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN PRTPRT ratherrather.ADV than(n)or.CONJ live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN homehomewards.ADV withwith.PREP POSS.3SFhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S parentsparents.N.M.PL know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  She had a job here, well, part-time you know, and she just thought she might as well stay here to work rather than live home with her parents, you know.
1018GREyeahCE dw i meddwl JemimahCE oedd ei enw hi .
  yesyeah.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN Jemimahname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  Yes, I think her name was Jemimah.
1065GREyeahCE ond pan oedd o (y)n son am hynna ac o'n i meddwl # ella wna i fynd yn_ôl achos mae o justCE (fa)th â +// .
  yesyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP mention.NONFINunk aboutfor.PREP DETthat.PRON.DEM.SP andand.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN maybemaybe.ADV do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM backback.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S justjust.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  Yes, but when he was talking about that, and I thought, maybe I'll go back because it's just, like ...
1068GREond wedyn o'n i meddwl (peta)san ni (y)n mynd yn_ôl (ba)san ni (y)n gorfod cael ein traenio eto basan ?
  butbut.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTthink.V.INFIN think.NONFINunk if_be.1PL.CONDITwe.PRON.1P PRON.1PLPRT PRTgo.V.INFIN go.NONFINback.ADV backbe.V.1P.PLUPERF be.1PL.CONDITwe.PRON.1P PRON.1PLPRT PRThave_to.V.INFIN must.NONFINget.V.INFIN get.NONFINour.ADJ.POSS.1P POSS.1PLdrain.V.INFIN train.NONFINagain.ADV againbe.V.1P.PLUPERF be.1PL.CONDIT
  But then I was thinking, if we went back we'd have to be trained again, wouldn't we ...
1094GREo'n i (y)n sbïo [=! laughs] arno fo gynnau ac o'n i (y)n meddwl +"/ .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S recentlylight.V.INFIN+SM andand.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  I was looking at it just now, and I was thinking,
1098GRExxx sbïo faint o gloch oedd hi arno fo a wnes i justCE meddwl <ohCE iawn> ["] &=laugh .
  look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP clockbell.N.F.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S andon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S do.1S.PASThe.PRON.M.3S PRON.1Sand.CONJ justdo.V.1S.PAST+SM think.NONFINI.PRON.1S IMjust.ADV finethink.V.INFIN oh.IM OK.ADV
  [...] looking at what time it was on it, and I just thought, "Oh, OK!"
1140GREo'n i (y)n meddwl bod chdi am ddechrau panic_ioE+cym rŵan .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S aboutfor.PREP begin.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN+SM panic.NONFINpanic.N.SG nownow.ADV
  I was thinking you were about to start panicking now.
1210GREohCE dw i (ddi)m yn meddwl [=! laughs] &=laugh !
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  Oh, I don't think so!
1244GREmae justCE rhyfedd yndy meddwl (fa)th â # byddan ni (we)di gorffen ar y cwrs wedyn .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADV strangestrange.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.1PL.FUTbe.V.3P.FUT PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF coursecourse.N.M.SG afterafterwards.ADV
  It's just strange, isn't it, to think, like, that we'll have finished on the course afterwards.
1247GREdw [/] dw i meddwl bod ni (y)n cael creditsE amdano fo .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN creditscredit.N.PL.[or].credits.N.PL for.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I think that we get credits for it.
1250GRE+< soCE dw i meddwl dyna pam mae nhw (we)di dewis hwn i fi achos bod o (y)n helpCE i fi hefyd timod .
  soso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN therethat_is.ADV whywhy?.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM becausebecause.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT helphelp.V.INFIN toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM alsoalso.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  So, I think that's why they've chosen this for me, because it's a help to me as well, you know.
1274GREdw i (ddi)m (we)di dod ar ei draws o_blaen dw i (ddi)m yn meddwl ond dw i teimlo fel dw i fod i nabod o timod .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN onon.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S crossacross.PREP+SM beforebefore.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  I've not come across him before, I don't think, but I feel like I ought to know him, you know.
1280GREyeahCE dw i meddwl mai hwnnw oedd o neu +// .
  yesyeah.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S oror.CONJ
  Yes, I think that's what it was, or...
1301GRE+" be ydach chi (y)n meddwl sy (y)n wrongCE efo hwn ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT wrongwrong.ADJ withwith.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG then
  "what do you think is wrong with this, then?"
1322GRE+" do dw i meddwl mod i wedi .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP PRT.PASTafter.PREP
  "Yes, I think I have" .
1325GREdw i meddwl fod o (y)n reallyE licio RhysCE timod +/ .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT reallyreal.ADJ+ADV like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN Rhysname know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  I think he really likes Rhys, you know ...
1408GREyeahCE o'n i (y)n meddwl .
  yesyeah.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  Yes, I thought so.
1417GREna dw i (ddi)m yn meddwl .
  nono.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  No, I don't think so.
1468GREti meddwl fydd hynna (y)n [//] wneith hynna (ddi)m llenwi fo na wneith ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP NEGnot.ADV+SM fill.NONFINfill.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM
  Do you think that .. . that won't fill it up, will it?
1550GREond dyna dw i (y)n meddwl am hefyd .
  butbut.CONJ therethat_is.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP alsoalso.ADV
  But that's what I'm thinking about as well.

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