SIARAD - Davies3
Instances of bach for speaker TOS

152TOSmae speakersE chdi xx xx rightCE bwerus xx # yn sizeCE bach .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES speakersspeaker.N.PL PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S rightunk powerfulright.ADJ PRTpowerful.ADJ+SM sizePRT smallsize.N.SG small.ADJ
  your speakers [...] quite powerful [...] a small size
308TOSo(edd) (y)na fath â # cau ysgolion bach # umCE # tlodi a wedyn # yr un <wnaethon ni> [?] ddewis fath â # yfed twenty_fourE hoursE (fe)lly .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ close.NONFINclose.V.INFIN schoolsschools.N.F.PL smallsmall.ADJ IMum.IM povertypoverty.N.M.SG.[or].impoverish.V.2S.PRES.[or].impoverish.V.INFIN andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ drink.NONFINdrink.V.INFIN twenty_fourunk hourshour.N.PL thusso.ADV
  there was, like, closing small schools, um poverty and then the one we chose, like twenty-four hour drinking, like
477TOSyeahCE achos # xx ti (y)n gael dewis # offeryn wneith o dysgu (di)pyn bach (fe)lly fath â # safon gradd dau neu rywbeth fath â +.. .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN instrumentinstrument.N.M.SG do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S teach.NONFINteach.V.INFIN a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ thusso.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP standardstandard.N.F.SG.[or].stand.V.1P.PAST.[or].stand.V.3P.PAST gradedegree.N.MF.SG twotwo.NUM.M oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  yeah because [...] you get to choose an instrument he'll teach a little bit, like grade two standard or something, like...
479TOSgwybod [?] bod (y)na rhei (we)di dysgu chwarae bassE <(y)chydig bach> [?] fath â +.. .
  know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV somesome.PRON PRT.PASTafter.PREP learn.NONFINteach.V.INFIN play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN bassbass.N.SG a_littlea_little.QUAN smallsmall.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  I know that some have learnt to play bass a little bit, like...
643TOS<a mae o (y)n> [?] # dipyn bach yn gam thoughE [?] .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM PRTsmall.ADJ crookedPRT thoughstep.V.INFIN+SM though.CONJ
  and it's a little bit crooked, though
644TOS<rhaid fi> [/] # &=laugh rhaid fi umCE # ffeilio lawr dipyn bach ar y jigCE [?] s(y) gynna i .
  necessitynecessity.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM necessitynecessity.N.M.SG pronI.PRON.1S+SM IMum.IM file.NONFINfile.V.INFIN downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF jigjig.N.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1Swith_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRON.1Sto.PREP
  I have to file down the jig I've got a_little
722TOSpeth # o'n i (di)pyn bach yn guttedE xx pryd [?] achos o'n i meddwl mai dau am chwech_deg_tri oedd o .
  thingthing.N.M.SG be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP guttedgut.N.SG+AV timewhen.INT.[or].time.N.M.SG becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS two.Mtwo.NUM.M forfor.PREP sixty_three.Munk be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  thing I was a little gutted [...] time because I thought it was two for sixty-three pounds
778TOSxx wneud [?] bach o # waith wan &=laugh .
  do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP workwork.N.M.SG+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  [...] do a bit of work now

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