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Instances of well

76GREwellCE timod wnaeth o (ddi)m sbwylio fo naddo achos oedd o (y)n iawn unwaith <iddo fo> [=? wnaeth o] gael ei # llnau doedd .
  wellwell.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM spoil.NONFINspoil.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S nono.ADV.PAST becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT rightOK.ADV onceonce.ADV to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S clean.NONFINunk be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG
  Well, y'know, it didn't spoil it, did it, because it was fine once it got cleaned, wasn't it.
89GREwell gen i ddŵr plaen .
  betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S waterwater.N.M.SG+SM plainplain.ADJ
  I prefer plain [=flavourless] water.
101GREond <dw i ddim> [//] # dw (ddi)m reallyE (y)n keenE ar # wellCE +.. .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM reallyreal.ADJ+ADV PRTPRT keenkeen.ADJ onon.PREP wellwell.ADV
  But I'm not really keen on, well ...
196GWYwellCE # umCE es i drwodd i Gaeredin i weld # MikeCE .
  wellwell.ADV IMum.IM go.1S.PASTgo.V.1S.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S throughthrough.PREP toto.PREP Edinburghname toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM Mikename
  Well, I went through to Edinburgh to see Mike.
240GWYwellCE ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV
  Well, yes.
251GWYheblaw [?] wellCE Theatr_GwyneddCE .
  exceptwithout.PREP wellwell.ADV Theatr_Gwyneddname
  Except for Theatr Gwynedd.
252GREwellCE <mae (y)na umCE # filmCE nightsE # yn> [///] [//] # mae nhw (y)n dangos rai sti yn MainE ArtsCE fa(n) (y)ma .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV IMum.IM filmfilm.N.SG nightsnight.N.PL.[or].nights.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN somesome.PRON+SM know.2Syou_know.IM inin.PREP Mainname Artsname placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thishere.ADV
  Well, there are film nights .. . they do show some here, you know, in Main Arts.
318GREohCE wellCE dw i bron iawn (we)di # cael jobCE i (y)n hun <fan (y)na though@s:eng> [?] do ?
  IMoh.IM wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nearlybreast.N.F.SG.[or].almost.ADV veryOK.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN jobjob.N.SG toto.PREP POSS.1Sin.PREP selfself.PRON.SG placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV thoughthough.CONJ yesyes.ADV.PAST
  Oh well, I've just about got a job for myself there though, haven't I.
334GREti gallu dweud <wellCE wna i wneud o (y)n munud> ["] neu rywbeth dwyt soCE +.. .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN wellwell.ADV do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inPRT.[or].in.PREP minuteminute.N.M.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.2S.PRES.NEGbe.V.2S.PRES.NEG soso.ADV
  You can say, "well, I'll do it in a minute" or something, can't you, so ...
361GREwellCE na toughCE de .
  wellwell.ADV nono.ADV toughtough.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  Well, no, tough, eh.
495GREydy wellCE pan ti feddwl am y peth mae (y)r ardal # timod +// .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES wellwell.ADV whenwhen.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF arearegion.N.F.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  Yes, well, when you think about it, the area, you know...
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.
657GWYia wellCE mae pawb yn ddeud hynna .
  yesyes.ADV wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES everyoneeveryone.PRON PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  Yes, well, everyone says that.
675GREwellCE ddim [?] mor hawdd â hynna timod .
  wellwell.ADV NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM soas.ADJ easyeasy.ADJ withas.CONJ thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  Well, not that easily, you know.
699GWYwellCE y peth ydy o'n i [/] # o'n i erioed reallyE (y)n gwatsiad lotCE [?] teledu .
  wellwell.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S evernever.ADV reallyreal.ADJ+ADV PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP watch.NONFINunk lotlot.N.SG televisiontelevise.V.INFIN
  Well, the thing is I never really watched a lot of television.
773GWY+" wellCE dyna marn i !
  wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV opinion.POSSD.1Sjudge.V.2S.IMPER+NM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP
  "Well that's my opinion!"
776GWY+< wellCE [?] ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV
  Well, yes.
812GRE+< yn wellCE timod yn gyffredinol .
  PRTPRT wellwell.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES PRTPRT generallygeneral.ADJ+SM
  Well, you know, generally.
834GWYwellCE # dw i justCE yn meddwl waeth i fi wneud tra +.. .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S justjust.ADV PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN worseworse.ADJ.COMP+SM toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM whilstwhile.CONJ.[or].very.ADV
  Well, I just think I might as well do so while ...
845GREia # wellCE chwarae teg mae o (we)di bod lawr yn fa(n) (y)ma am agesE do .
  yesyes.ADV wellwell.ADV playgame.N.M.SG fairfair.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV forfor.PREP agesunk yesyes.ADV.PAST
  Yes, well, to be fair, he's been down here for ages, hasn't he.
911GREwellCE # dw i (y)n mynd i fynd lawr am y penwythnos cyfan ond (dy)dy JaneCE methu mynd tan # yr nos Sadwrn .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM downdown.ADV forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF weekendweekend.N.M.SG wholewhole.ADJ butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG Janename fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN untiluntil.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG SaturdaySaturday.N.M.SG
  Well, I'm going to go down for the whole weekend, but Jane can't come until the Saturday night.
924GREwellCE newydd symud yna mae (h)i flwyddyn yma de .
  wellwell.ADV newnew.ADJ move.NONFINmove.V.INFIN therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S yearyear.N.F.SG+SM thishere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  Well, she's only moved there this year, right.
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.
970GWYwellCE ti (y)n meddwl (e)fallai yng Nghymru mae o (y)n digwydd achos dw i justCE yn meddwl fath â ## <dw i (y)n nabod> [?] lotCE sy (y)n dod i FangorCE ac yn aros i fyw (y)ma wedyn .
  wellwell.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN maybeperhaps.CONJ inmy.ADJ.POSS.1S WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE+NM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S justjust.ADV PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP Bangorname andand.CONJ PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN toto.PREP live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN+SM herehere.ADV afterafterwards.ADV
  Well, do you think that perhaps it happens in Wales, because I just think, like, I know of a lot who come to Bangor and then stay here to live.
975GREyeahCE # lotCE o bobl sy (y)n dod yma thoughE (fa)th â yn dod o drefi # wellCE o ddinasoedd anferth dydy .
  yesyeah.ADV lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN herehere.ADV thoughthough.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S townstowns.N.F.PL+SM wellwell.ADV fromof.PREP citiescities.N.F.PL+SM hugehuge.ADJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  Yes, a lot of people who come here, though, like, come from towns, well, huge cities don't they.
997GREwellCE wnaeth o ddeud (fa)th â mae (y)r lle mae o (y)n byw # fath â pentre bach ydy o .
  wellwell.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP villagevillage.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  Well, he said, like, the place where he lives, it's, like, a little village.
1031GWYac o'n i meddwl wellCE &=snort # ohCE &do [/] dw i (ddi)m yn licio # fath â +/ .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN wellwell.ADV IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  And I was thinking, well, oh, I don't like it, like ...
1096GWYwellCE mae (y)n hanner (we)di deg &=laugh !
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP halfhalf.N.M.SG afterafter.PREP tenten.NUM
  Well, it's half past ten!
1103GWYwellCE na dw i angen sortio # xx allan .
  wellwell.ADV nono.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S needneed.N.M.SG sort.NONFINsort.V.INFIN outout.ADV
  Well, no, I need to sort [...] out.
1217GREachos yn yr # gwers umCE ymarfer ysgrifennu wythnos dwytha # wellCE doedd (y)na (ddi)m_ond dau bersonCE yna ac o'n i (we)di mynd lawr i Gaerdydd do'n ?
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF lessonlesson.N.F.SG IMum.IM practicepractise.V.INFIN.[or].exercise.N.F.SG write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN weekweek.N.F.SG lastlast.ADJ wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG therethere.ADV onlyonly.ADV+SM twotwo.NUM.M personperson.N.SG+SM therethere.ADV andand.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN downdown.ADV toto.PREP CardiffCardiff.NAME.PLACE+SM be.1S.IMP.NEGbe.V.1S.IMPERF.NEG
  Because in the writing practice class last week, well there were only two people there, and I'd gone down to Cardiff hadn't I?
1226GREsoCE wellCE hynna (y)n be dair wythnos rhywbeth felly ?
  soso.ADV wellwell.ADV thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT threethree.NUM.F+SM weekweek.N.F.SG somethingsomething.N.M.SG thusso.ADV
  So well, that's, what, three weeks, something like that?
1305GRE+" wellCE dw i (ddi)m yn gwybod .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  "Well, I don't know."
1351GREella fydda i (y)n teimlo well ar_ôl cawod a swper .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM afterafter.PREP showerunk andand.CONJ suppersupper.N.MF.SG
  Perhaps I'll feel better after a shower and supper.
1365GREohCE rightCE wellCE mae nhw isio gweld chdi # i roid o i chdi timod .
  IMoh.IM rightright.ADJ wellwell.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S toto.PREP give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S toto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  Oh right, well they want to see you to give it to you, you know.
1415GREyeahCE yeahCE wellCE # anywayE umCE +/ .
  yesyeah.ADV yesyeah.ADV wellwell.ADV anywayanyway.ADV IMum.IM
  Yes, yes, well, anyway ...
1434GREwellCE HarriCE aeth roundCE i chwilio am fath â # llefydd fasa (y)n gallu +/ .
  wellwell.ADV Harriname go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST roundround.ADJ toto.PREP search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP placesplaces.N.M.PL be.3S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN
  Well, Harri went around to look for, like, places that would be able to ...
1445GWYdw i ffeindio fo mor oddCE gweld pawb [//] bobl [///] wellCE dim pawb ond pobl oedran ni yn priodi ac yn cael plant a pethau [?] .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S soso.ADV oddodd.ADJ see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN everyoneeveryone.PRON peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM wellwell.ADV NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV everyoneeveryone.PRON butbut.CONJ peoplepeople.N.F.SG ageage.N.M.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN andand.CONJ PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN childrenchild.N.M.PL andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL
  I find it so odd seeing everyone .. . people .. . well, not everyone, but people our age getting married and having children and stuff.
1457GRE+< wellCE mae gynno fi gyfrifoldeb justCE bod fi (ddi)m yn wneud dim_byd amdano fo timod !
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.1Swith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM responsibilityresponsibility.N.M.SG+SM justjust.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nothingnothing.ADV about.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  Well, I have responsibility, but it's just that I don't do anything about it, you know!
1478GWYna # wellCE wneith hanner cant yn xx +// .
  nono.ADV wellwell.ADV do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG hundredhundred.N.M.SG PRT.[or].in.PREP
  No, well fifty will ...
1500GWYcofia di de # ella (fa)sa well chdi roi hanner can punt i mewn +.. .
  remember.2S.IMPERremember.V.2S.IMPER PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM perhapsmaybe.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG hundredcan.N.M.SG poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG PRTto.PREP insidein.PREP
  Remember, right, maybe it would be better for you to put fifty pounds in ...
1552GWYermCE # wellCE yeahCE .
  IMgerm.N.SG+SM wellwell.ADV yesyeah.ADV
  Erm, well, yes.

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