SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of be for speaker CYN

72CYNoedd o lotCE mwy ta be ?
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S lotlot.N.SG moremore.ADJ.COMP orbe.IM whatwhat.INT
  was it a lot more or what?
308CYN+< o:hCE ia ia dyna be (y)dy o de .
  IMoh.IM yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh yes yes, that's what it is, isn't it
408CYNydy <mae o (y)n> [//] # mae [/] <mae (y)na lotCE> [//] mae (y)na umCE # be mae (y)n ddeud yeahCE [?] ydy umCE # humidityE de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV lotlot.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMum.IM humidityhumidity.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  yes, it's...there's a lot...there's, um, what they say, yeah, is um, humidity, isn't it
410CYN+< dyna be (y)dy o de .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  that's what it is, isn't it
432CYNond be xxx fuon ni yn umCE +.. .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PASTbe.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP IMum.IM
  but what [...] we were in, um...
480CYNsoCE be ti wneud pan ti cyrraedd y lle +/ .
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM whenwhen.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S arrive.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG
  so what you do when you get to the place...
499CYN+< ohCE dyna be (y)dy o .
  IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  oh, that's what it is
519CYNond be xx o ddim yn deud (wr)tha chdi oedd # y (a)gosa xx byd oedda chdi mynd at y fallsE +/ .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF closerclose.ADJ.SUP everworld.N.M.SG be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF fallsfall.N.PL
  but what it [...] not tell you was, the closer you went to the falls...
712CYNsoCE xxx ti am mynd i rywle leni ta be ?
  soso.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM this_yearthis year.ADV orbe.IM whatwhat.INT
  so [...] are you going to go somewhere this year or what?
864CYNo'n i rightCE hapus <wneud be o'n i> [//] # yn ym byd bach yn hun de .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S rightright.ADJ happyhappy.ADJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Sin.PREP worldworld.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ POSS.1Sin.PREP selfself.PRON.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  I was quite happy doing what I was...in my own little world, you know
947CYNbe gest ti fwyta ta ?
  whatwhat.INT get.2S.PASTget.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN+SM thenbe.IM
  what did you have to eat then?
950CYN<oedd gyn ti> [/] oedd gyn ti ideaCE be o'ch chdi (y)n ordro ?
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S ideaidea.N.SG whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT order.NONFINorder.V.INFIN
  did you have...did you have any idea what you were ordering?
980CYNbe mae lotCE deud [?] xxx a dod yna pnawn dydd Sul # pan ti cael y buffetCE .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lotlot.N.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN andand.CONJ come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN therethere.ADV afternoonafternoon.N.M.SG dayday.N.M.SG SundaySunday.N.M.SG whenwhen.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF buffetbuffet.N.SG
  what a lot of people say [...] and go there on Sunday afternoons, when you have the buffet
982CYNa (we)dyn be (y)dy o # dŵad [?] <yn y> [/] yn y restaurantE arall xx sorryCE # yn y roomCE arall # mae gyn ti tua # hanner dwsin neu ddeg o [/] o [/] o botiau # efo wahanol # bwydydd yno fo .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF restaurantrestaurant.N.SG otherother.ADJ sorrysorry.ADJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF roomroom.N.SG otherother.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S approximatelytowards.PREP halfhalf.N.M.SG dozendozen.N.M.SG oror.CONJ tenten.NUM+SM ofof.PREP ofof.PREP ofof.PREP potspots.N.M.PL+SM withwith.PREP differentdifferent.ADJ+SM foodsfoods.N.M.PL in.3SMthere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and then what it is, going in the...in the other restaurant [...] sorry in the other room, you've got about half a dozen or ten pots with different foods in them
1008CYNond # wna i mond bwyta # be dw i (y)n wybod mewn ffordd de .
  butbut.CONJ do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S onlybond.N.M.SG+NM eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  but I'll only eat what I know in a way, you know
1015CYNdw i (y)n gwybod be dw i licio .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN
  I know what I like
1053CYNxxx be sy dda (y)dy [?] dw [/] dw [/] dw chwarae efo [/] efo (y)r grandsonE ti gweld .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL goodgood.ADJ+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN withwith.PREP withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF grandsongrandson.N.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  [...] what's good is I...I...I play with the grandson, you see
1065CYNbe dw i isio de ydy # rywfaint o top_soilE .
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES some_amountamount.N.M.SG+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S top_soilunk
  what I want, right, is some top-soil
1141CYNond pan ti cyrraedd oedran fi wellCE be xxx allE maintenanceE de &=laugh .
  butbut.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S reach.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN ageage.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT allall.ADJ maintenancemaintenance.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  but when you get to my age, well what [...] all maintenance, isn't it
1165CYN(dy)na be <ti &wʃ> [//] ti (ddi)m isio de nag oes .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF
  that's what you...you don't want, isn't it, is there
1180CYNia am be mae hwnna ta ?
  yesyes.ADV aboutfor.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG thenbe.IM
  yes, what's that about then?
1208CYNsoCE dyna be (y)dy o .
  soso.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  so that's what it is
1272CYNna ia dyna be (y)dy o de .
  nono.ADV yesyes.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  no, yes that's what it is, isn't it
1299CYN+< xx dyna be (y)dy o de # mmmCE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM IMmmm.IM
  [...] that's it, isn't it, mm
1331CYNnag oedd dyna be (y)dy o de .
  NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  no, that's it, isn't it
1345CYN+< soCE be ti am wneud wan ta ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM thenbe.IM
  so what you going to do now then?

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