SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of sure for speaker OSW

182OSWa wedyn <gafon ni> [/] # <gafon ni yn fan (y)na (y)li> [///] # dw i sureCE bod ni (we)di aros pump noson yno .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN fivefive.NUM nightnight.N.F.SG therethere.ADV
  and then we had...we had there, you see..I'm sure we stayed there five nights
1318OSW+" dearCE OswyCE I'mE sureCE you'llE beE disappointedE .
  deardear.ADJ.[or].tear.N.SG+SM Oswyname I''mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES suresure.ADJ you''llyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.FUT bebe.V.2SP.PRES disappointeddisappoint.V.PASTPART
  "dear Oswy, I'm sure you'll be disappointed"
1413OSWer <dw i sureCE> [///] dw (ddi)m yn sureCE na Emyn_Roc_and_RôlCE ta +/ .
  althougher.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ PRT(n)or.CONJ Emyn_Roc_and_Rôlname orbe.IM
  although I'm sure...I'm not sure whether Emyn Roc and Rôl or...
1413OSWer <dw i sureCE> [///] dw (ddi)m yn sureCE na Emyn_Roc_and_RôlCE ta +/ .
  althougher.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ PRT(n)or.CONJ Emyn_Roc_and_Rôlname orbe.IM
  although I'm sure...I'm not sure whether Emyn Roc and Rôl or...
1416OSWtydw i (ddi)m yn sureCE .
  be.1S.PRES.NEGunk PRON.1Sto.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ
  I'm not sure

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