SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of because for speaker CYN

125CYN(be)causeE <aethon ni &n> [//] xx aethon ni dros GreenlandE pan aethon ni (y)li .
  becausebecause.CONJ go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P overover.PREP+SM Greenlandname whenwhen.CONJ go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  because we went.. . [...] we went over Greenland when we went, you see
500CYN(be)causeE # oedden ni (y)n CanadaCE ryw # bedair mlynedd yn gynt adeg yr umCE # xxx New_YorkE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inin.PREP Canadaname somesome.PREQ+SM four.Ffour.NUM.F+SM yearsyears.N.F.PL+NM PRTPRT earlierearlier.ADJ+SM timetime.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM New_Yorkname
  because we were in Canada about four years previously at the time of the, um, [...] New York
729CYN(be)causeE fel oedd hi (y)n deud # mae (y)na gymaint o lefydd i weld de .
  becuausebecause.CONJ likelike.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP placesplaces.N.M.PL+SM toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  because as she was saying, there are so many places to see, you know
755CYNond cofia iawn (y)dy o (he)fyd (be)causeE # oedd y Saeson (we)di cymryd mantais o nhw # efo (e)u tir nhw # <yn yr> [/] # yn yr eighteenE hundredsE de chwarae teg de .
  butbut.CONJ remember.2S.IMPERremember.V.2S.IMPER rightOK.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S alsoalso.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF English_peoplename PRT.PASTafter.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN advantageadvantage.N.F.SG ofof.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P withwith.PREP POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P landland.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF eighteeneighteen.NUM hundredshundred.NUM+PV TAGbe.IM+SM playgame.N.M.SG fairfair.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  but remember it's alright too, because the English had taken advantage of them, with their land, in the...in the eighteen hundreds, you know, fair play, you know
874CYN(be)causeE (dy)dy o (ddi)m ots faint o bres ti <&nÉ› &l> [//] lotCE o bres de # ohCE ti (ddi)m yn cael amser i wario fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM matterproblem.N.M.SG how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN timetime.N.M.SG toto.PREP spend.NONFINspend.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because it doesn't matter how much money you...lot of money, right, oh you don't have time to spend it
877CYN(be)causeE ti <(y)n gwely> [/] # yn gwely ac yn gweithio .
  becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inPRT.[or].in.PREP bedbed.N.M.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP bedbed.N.M.SG andand.CONJ PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN
  because you're in bed...in bed and working
1018CYN(be)causeE yn [/] <yn PortugalCE mae gyn ti> [//] # erCE fel ti (y)n deud yn PortugalCE mae gyn ti (y)r sardinesCE de .
  becausebecause.CONJ inPRT.[or].in.PREP inin.PREP Portugalname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S IMer.IM likelike.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN inin.PREP Portugalname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S DETthe.DET.DEF sardinesunk TAGbe.IM+SM
  because in...in Portugal you've got...er, as you say, in Portugal you've got the sardines, you know
1113CYN+< (be)causeE ti meddwl +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  because you think...
1139CYN(be)causeE mae [/] # mae (y)r cerrig (we)di cymryd y gwyrdd xx o (y)na i_gyd de .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF stonestones.N.F.PL PRT.PASTafter.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF greengreen.ADJ fromhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP therethere.ADV allall.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  because the stones have taken all the green away, you know
1174CYN+< (be)causeE <dw (ddi)m (we)di> [/] dw (ddi)m (we)di gweld chdi ers talwm na [?] .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S sincesince.PREP whilelong_time.N.M.SG nono.ADV
  because I haven't...I haven't seen you for a while, no
1209CYNerCE (be)causeE gest ti articleCE yn y Daily_PostCE do .
  IMer.IM becausebecause.CONJ get.2S.PASTget.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S articlearticle.N.SG inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Daily_Postname yesyes.ADV.PAST
  er, because you got an article in the Daily Post, didn't you
1282CYN(be)causeE mewn ffordd +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  because in a way...
1323CYN(be)causeE aeth yr hogan (y)na o Dinbych lawr do .
  becausebecause.CONJ go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST DETthe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.F.SG therethere.ADV fromfrom.PREP Denbightname downdown.ADV yesyes.ADV.PAST
  because that girl from Denbigh went down, didn't she
1327CYN(be)causeE xxx [//] oedd (y)na neb oedd hi nabod # yn y crowdCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV nobodyanyone.PRON be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF crowdcrowd.N.SG
  because [...] ...there was nobody she knew in the crowd
1354CYN(be)causeE does (yn)a (ddi)m_byd i weld yn mynd ymlaen ar hyn o bryd xx [//] yn y # gwaith filmCE nag oes .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG therethere.ADV nothingnothing.ADV+SM toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN aheadforward.ADV aton.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP ofof.PREP timetime.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF workwork.N.M.SG filmfilm.N.SG NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF
  because there doesn't seem to be anything going on at the moment [...] ...in the filming work, does there

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