SIARAD - Davies2
Instances of sure for speaker GRE

59GRE(fa)swn i (ddi)m yn gwneud hynna sureCE .
  be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP suresure.ADJ
  I wouldn't do that, of course.
73GREdw i yn sureCE fedra i ffeindio amser i watsiad o rywbryd .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT suresure.ADJ can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN timetime.N.M.SG toto.PREP watch.NONFINunk PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP sometimeat_some_stage.ADV+SM
  I'm sure I can find time to watch it sometime
85GREo'n i (ddi)m yn sureCE os mai dŵr cyffredin oedd o ta oedd (y)na flas arno fo neu (ryw)beth .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ ifif.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS waterwater.N.M.SG ordinarycommon.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S orbe.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV flavourflavour.N.M.SG+SM.[or].taste.N.M.SG+SM on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  I wasn't sure if it was ordinary water or whether there was a flavour to it or something.
124GREyn dy goatCE di xxx [//] neu yn dy scarfCE mae sureCE .
  inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S coatgoat.N.SG.[or].coat.N.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM oror.CONJ inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S scarfscarf.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  In your coat .. . or in your scarf, probably.
147GREohCE yeahCE sureCE .
  IMoh.IM yesyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ
  Oh yes, of course.
347GREohCE yeahCE sureCE .
  IMoh.IM yesyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ
  Oh yes, of course.
745GREsureCE bod ni (y)n loudE hefyd yn gweiddi ar yr hogiau (y)na .
  suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT loudloud.ADJ alsoalso.ADV PRTPRT shout.NONFINshout.V.INFIN aton.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF boyslads.N.M.PL DETthere.ADV
  We were probably loud as well, shouting at those boys.
918GREmae (y)n sureCE os (dy)dy JaneCE ddim yn dod tan ddydd Sadwrn .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG Janename NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN untiluntil.PREP dayday.N.M.SG+SM SaturdaySaturday.N.M.SG
  Probably, if Jane doesn't come until Saturday.
942GREumCE mae (y)n sureCE eith hi rywbryd timod ond mae (h)i (y)n mwynhau yn fa(n) (y)ma wedyn +/ .
  IMum.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ go.3S.NONPASTgo.V.ES.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S sometimeat_some_stage.ADV+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT enjoy.NONFINenjoy.V.INFIN inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV thenafterwards.ADV
  She'll probably go sometime, you know, but she's enjoying here, so ...
1122GREohCE do sureCE .
  IMoh.IM yesyes.ADV.PAST suresure.ADJ
  Oh yes, of course.
1133GREo'n i (ddi)m yn sureCE os fath â gwylanod timod [?] fath â # haid ohonyn nhw oedd o &=laugh .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ ifif.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ seagullsunk know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ flockunk of.3PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I wasn't sure if it was seagulls, you know, like a flock of them.
1162GREchangeCE reallyE yndy achos mae sureCE bod chi (ddi)m yn wneud dim_byd justCE y tri ohonoch chi .
  changechange.SV.INFIN reallyreal.ADJ+ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLyou.PRON.2P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nothingnothing.ADV justjust.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF threethree.NUM.M of.2PLfrom_you.PREP+PRON.2P PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P
  A change, really, isn't it, because you don't do anything, probably, just the three of you.
1173GRE&=gasp ohCE yndy sureCE .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH suresure.ADJ
  Oh yes, of course.
1524GREohCE na mae sureCE (fa)swn i (y)n gallu .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN
  Oh no, I'm sure I'd be able to.

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