SIARAD - Davies3
Instances of sure for speaker TOS

15TOS+< sureCE bod o [?] <gyfle i wneud> [//] xx xx [//] cyfle da i wneud ffrindiau newydd a stuffCE dydy .
  suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S opportunityopportunity.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM opportunityunk goodopportunity.N.M.SG togood.ADJ do.NONFINto.PREP friendmake.V.INFIN+SM newfriends.N.M.PL andnew.ADJ stuffand.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGstuff.SV.INFIN be.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  it's probably an opportunity to make [...] [...] a good opportunity to make new friends and stuff, isn't it
18TOSxx # xx dw i sureCE <fydda i (y)n> [//] # dros y Pasg fydda i (y)n stuckCE # adre trwy (y)r adeg &=sigh .
  [...]be.V.1S.PRES [...]I.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESsure.ADJ PRON.1Sbe.V.1S.FUT+SM sureI.PRON.1S be.1S.FUTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRON.1Sover.PREP+SM PRTthe.DET.DEF overname DETbe.V.1S.FUT+SM EasterI.PRON.1S be.1S.FUTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRON.1Sstuck.AV.PAST PRThome.ADV stuckthrough.PREP homethe.DET.DEF throughtime.N.F.SG DET
  [...] [...] I'm sure I'll be...over Easter I'll be stuck at home all the time
64TOSond [//] # er ar_ôl deud hynny dw i sureCE fasai (y)na # <fath â> [?] loadsE o # ffrindiau GavinCE .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM afterafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM therethere.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP loadsload.N.PL.[or].loads.N.PL ofof.PREP friendsfriends.N.M.PL Gavinname
  but, having said that, I'm sure there'd be, like, loads of Gavin's friends
65TOSmae gynno gymaint o ffrindiau # ella xx rhei pobl # fath â # ryw idiotsCE o_gwmpas y lle xx sureCE [?] .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.3SMwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S o_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP friendsfriends.N.M.PL perhapsmaybe.ADV somesome.PREQ peoplepeople.N.F.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM idiotsidiot.N.SG+PL aroundaround.PREP.[or].around.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG suresure.ADJ
  he's got so many friend, perhaps [...] some people, like some idiots around the place [...] sure
86TOSdw (ddi)m y(n) sureCE .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ
  I'm not sure
705TOSdigon i chwythu (y)r tŷ lawr sureCE o fod [=! laughs] .
  enoughenough.QUAN toto.PREP blow.NONFINblow.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM suresure.ADJ toof.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM
  enough to blow the house down, probably
822TOS(a)chos # dw i sureCE xx (ba)swn i deud wrth mamCE +"/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toby.PREP mummam.N.SG
  because I'm sure if I told mum:

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