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Instances of well

5OSWwellCE ["] meddai fo +"/ .
  wellwell.ADV say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well, he said
12OSW+" butE umCE # IE thinkE IE knowE youE wellE enoughE .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wellwell.ADV enoughenough.ADJ
  "but um, I think I know you well enough"
25OSW+" soCE # erCE wellCE thenE .
  soso.ADV IMer.IM wellwell.ADV thenthen.ADV
  "so, er, well then"
57OSW+" wellCE it'sE upE toE youE .
  wellwell.ADV it''sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES upup.ADV toto.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP
  "well it's up to you"
64OSWwellCE ["] meddai hi .
  wellwell.ADV say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  "well" she said
73OSWwellCE ryw gant a hanner yn fwy .
  wellwell.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM hundredhundred.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ halfhalf.N.M.SG PRTPRT moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM
  well, about a hundred and fifty more
97OSWwellCE Iesu mi wnaeth hwnnw (y)r tripCE de .
  wellwell.ADV Jesusname PRTPRT.AFF do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF triptrip.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  well Jesus, that made the trip, you know
101OSWwellCE arglwydd peth nesa (a)chan oedden ni (y)n pasio # drost umCE # HeyshamCE powerE stationCE sti # ffordd (y)na .
  wellwell.ADV lordlord.N.M.SG thingthing.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP boyunk be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT pass.NONFINpass.V.INFIN overover.PREP IMum.IM Heyshamname powerpow.N.SG.AG.[or].power.N.SG stationstation.N.SG know.2Syou_know.IM wayway.N.F.SG therethere.ADV
  well lord, the next thing, we were passing over, um, Heysham power station, you know, that way
154CYNwellCE ia ia soCE oedd dy ddiwrnod di (y)n ddiwrnod hir mewn ffordd (fe)lly .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV soso.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S dayday.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM PRTPRT dayday.N.M.SG+SM longlong.ADJ inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG thusso.ADV
  well yes yes, so your day was a long day in a way, then
155OSWoedd [//] wellCE oedd .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF
  yes...well yes
202OSWwellCE bendigedig te .
  wellwell.ADV wonderfulwonderful.ADJ TAGbe.IM
  well wonderful, ins't it
230OSWwellCE Iesu wsti be # cyrraedd yn fan (y)no te # a xxx dod # o (y)r [/] # y planeCE wan ar_hyd y corridorsCE (y)ma # <welcomeE toE SydneyCE> ["] de .
  wellwell.ADV Jesusname know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT arrice.NONFINarrive.V.2S.IMPER.[or].arrive.V.3S.PRES.[or].arrive.V.INFIN inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG andand.CONJ come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF planeplane.N.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM alongalong.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF corridorscorridor.N.SG+PL herehere.ADV welcomewelcome.ADJ toto.PREP Sydneyname TAGbe.IM+SM
  well Jesus, you know what, arriving there, you know, and [...] coming from the...the plane now, along these corridors, "Welcome to Sydney" isn't it
244OSWwellCE pwy bynnag sy mynd i SydneyCE te mae hwnnw (y)n mustE te [?] .
  wellwell.ADV whowho.PRON ever-ever.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Sydneyname TAGtea.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT mustmust.V.INFIN TAGbe.IM
  well whoever goes to Sydney, right, that's a must, you know
248CYNwellCE <am bod chdi yn(a)> [///] <(ba)sai rywun deud bod> [///] (pe)taset chdi ddeud [?] bod chdi bod yn AustraliaCE xx siarad (e)fo dy fatesCE yn pubCE # <a xx> [//] a xxx +"/ .
  wellwell.ADV forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S therethere.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN if_be.2S.CONDITbe.V.2S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP Australianame speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S matesunk inPRT pubpub.N.SG andand.CONJ andand.CONJ
  well because you're there...somebody would say that...if you said that you'd been in Australia [...] talking to your mates in the pub and [...] ...and [...]
250CYN+" wellCE est ti ar y bont ?
  wellwell.ADV go.2S.PASTgo.V.2S.PAST PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bridgebridge.N.F.SG+SM
  "well, did you go on the bridge?"
255CYNwellCE # ella chei di (ddi)m cyfle eto de .
  wellwell.ADV perhapsmaybe.ADV get.2S.NONPASTget.V.2S.PRES+AM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM opportunityopportunity.N.M.SG againagain.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, perhaps you won't get another opportunity, you know
275OSWwellCE [?] dyna i ti brofiad diawl(edig) [//] # bendigedig mynd efo nhw noson # ymarfer .
  wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S experienceexperience.N.M.SG+SM devillishunk wonderfulwonderful.ADJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P nightnight.N.F.SG practice.NONFINpractise.V.INFIN.[or].exercise.N.F.SG
  well there's a wonderful experience for you, going with them on rehearsal night
289OSWwellCE dyna i ti wlad fendigedig .
  wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S countrycountry.N.F.SG+SM wonderfulwonderful.ADJ+SM
  well, there's a wonderful country for you
301CYNwellCE ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV
  well yes
325OSWwellCE Iesu hwyl te .
  wellwell.ADV Jesusname funfun.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM
  well Jesus, fun, you know
328OSW+" I can [=! laughs] speak another [=! laughs] language as well .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES speakspeak.V.INFIN anotheranother.ADJ languagelanguage.N.SG asas.CONJ wellwell.ADV
  "I can speak another language as well"
333OSWwellCE wnaethon ni ffrindiau .
  wellwell.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P friendsfriends.N.M.PL
  well, we made some friends
392OSW+< wellCE chwerthin xxx .
  wellwell.ADV laugh.NONFINlaugh.V.INFIN
  well we laughed [...]
424CYN+< wellCE # wnes [/] wnes +/ .
  wellwell.ADV do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM
  well, I...I...
429CYN+< wellCE <dw mynd mewn &p> [/] dw mynd mewn bythefnos .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inin.PREP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inin.PREP two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG+SM
  well I'm going in...I'm going in two weeks
556CYNwellCE xx chdi ddeud hynna wan de xx pobl Cymraeg de .
  wellwell.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM peoplepeople.N.F.SG WelshWelsh.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  well you [...] say that now, isn't it [...] Welsh people, isn't it
698CYNwellCE ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV
  well yes
715CYN+< wellCE ia wnaeth CarolCE sôn flwyddyn [?] dwytha do .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM Carolname mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN yearyear.N.F.SG+SM previouslast.ADJ yesyes.ADV.PAST
  well yes, Carol said last year, didn't she
720OSW+< wellCE # fedri di (ddi)m mynd i fan (y)na # am gyfnod byr .
  wellwell.ADV can.2S.NONPASTbe_able.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV forfor.PREP periodperiod.N.M.SG+SM shortshort.ADJ
  well you can't go there for a short period
724CYNwellCE aeth KathyCE y ferch fenga aeth hi i ryw briodas ryw ddwy flynedd yn_ôl .
  wellwell.ADV go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST Kathyname DETthe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.F.SG+SM youngestunk go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S toto.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM weddingmarriage.N.F.SG+SM somesome.PREQ+SM two.Ftwo.NUM.F+SM yearyears.N.F.PL+SM backback.ADV
  well Kathy the youngest daughter, she went to some wedding about two years ago
740CYN<wellCE Duw (peta)sa chdi efo (y)r IndianCE> [?] xx ti wrth dy fodd bysat +/ .
  wellwell.ADV Godname if_be.2S.CONDITunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Indianname PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S byby.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S likingpleasure.N.M.SG+SM be.2S.CONDITunk
  well God, if you were with the Indian, you [...] love it, wouldn't you
770OSWwellCE # &v +/ .
  wellwell.ADV
  well...
773OSWwellCE ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV
  well, yes
815CYN+< wellCE ia xx ia ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV
  well yes, [...] yes, yes
880CYNwell gyn i gael # bywyd iawn a # (d)igon o bres i gael &br [//] bwyd ar bwrdd # a (y)chydig bach o wyliau .
  bettwebetter.ADJ.COMP+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM lifelife.N.M.SG rightOK.ADV andand.CONJ enoughenough.QUAN ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM foodfood.N.M.SG onon.PREP tabletable.N.M.SG andand.CONJ a_littlea_little.QUAN bitsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP holidaysholidays.N.F.PL+SM
  I'd rather have a good life and enough money to have food on the table and a bit of a holiday
915OSW+" wellCE [?] Duw .
  wellwell.ADV Godname
  "well God"
1057CYN<wnaeth o> [?] [///] wellCE +.. .
  do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S wellwell.ADV
  he...well...
1095OSW(ba)swn i (y)n deud bod tunnell te # <ryw # ddeg> [/] # wellCE # ryw ddeg i bymtheg berfâid de .
  be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN tonton.N.F.SG TAGtea.N.M.SG somesome.PREQ+SM tenten.NUM+SM wellwell.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM tenten.NUM+SM toto.PREP fifteenfifteen.NUM+SM wheelbarrowfulunk TAGbe.IM+SM
  I'd say that a ton, right, is about ten...well, about ten to fifteen wheelbarrowfuls, you know
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
1145CYNond (ba)sai well gynno fi erCE # sti roid ryw hanner dwsin o [/] # o shrubsE (y)na de +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM with.1Swith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM IMer.IM know.2Syou_know.IM put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM somesome.PREQ+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG dozendozen.N.M.SG ofof.PREP ofof.PREP shrubsshrub.N.PL therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  but I'd rather, er, you know, put about half a dozen shrubs there, you know
1159CYNwellCE ia wrth_gwrs yeahCE chwyn .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV of_courseof_course.ADV yeahyeah.ADV weedscomplaint.N.MF.SG+AM
  well yes, of course yeah, weeds
1167OSWwellCE # dw i barod i fynd am baned CynddylanCE .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S readyready.ADJ+SM toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP cuppacupful.N.M.SG+SM Cynddylanname
  well, I'm ready to go for a cuppa, Cynddylan
1170OSWwellCE ia .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV
  well yes
1172CYNwellCE ia likewiseE de [?] .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV likewiselikewise.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  well yes, likewise, isn't it
1181OSWwellCE <ges i> [/] # ges i # alwad phoneCE gyn RadioCE +/ .
  wellwell.ADV get.1S.PASTget.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S get.1S.PASTget.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S callcall.N.MF.SG+SM phonephone.N.SG fromwith.PREP Radioname
  well, I got...I got a phone call from Radio...
1204CYNwellCE torri xxx lotCE o sceneCE allan wneud o (y)n llai # i [/] i (y)r cinemaCE mae sureCE yeahCE .
  wellwell.ADV cut.NONFINbreak.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP scenescene.N.SG outout.ADV do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT smallersmaller.ADJ.COMP forto.PREP forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF cinemacinema.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ yeahyeah.ADV
  well, cut [...] a lot of scenes out, make it shorter for...for the cinema probably, yeah
1213OSWwellCE mae (y)na rywun yn rywle dw i gwybod gosa (y)dy o (y)r agenciesE neu rywbeth .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN unlessitch.V.3S.PRES+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF agenciesagency.N.PL.[or].agencies.N.PL oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  well, someone somewhere, I know, unless it's the agencies or something
1228OSWwellCE o'n i yn fan (y)na (y)n LlanddwynCE efo hi te .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV inin.PREP Llanddwynname withwith.PREP PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S TAGbe.IM
  well, I was there in Llanddwyn with her, right
1234CYNwellCE do dw i (we)di cadw +// .
  wellwell.ADV yescome.V.1S.PRES.[or].yes.ADV.PAST.[or].roof.N.M.SG+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN
  well yes, I've kept...
1271OSW+, wellCE fydd o mond eiliad bydd o te .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onlybond.N.M.SG+NM secondsecond.N.MF.SG be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM
  well it'll only be a second, won't it
1295CYNia wellCE ia hollol .
  yesyes.ADV wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV exactcompletely.ADJ
  yes, well yes, exactly
1300OSWwellCE arglwydd (a)chan pen ryw # wsnos wedyn # dyma (y)na phoneCE callE # gyn y Jenny_PowellCE (y)ma # gofyn (f)yswn [=? os o'n] i # yn fodlon mynd i erCE Pinewood_StudiosCE +/ .
  wellwell.ADV lordlord.N.M.SG boyunk headhead.N.M.SG somesome.PREQ+SM weekweek.N.F.SG afterafterwards.ADV herethis_is.ADV therethere.ADV phonephone.N.SG callcall.SV.INFIN fromwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Jenny_Powellname herehere.ADV ask.NONFINask.V.3S.PRES.[or].ask.V.2S.IMPER.[or].ask.V.INFIN be.1S.CONDITfinger.V.1S.IMPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT willingcontent.ADJ+SM fo.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP IMer.IM Pinewood_Studiosname
  God, mate, about a week later, a phone call came from this Jenny Powell asking would I go to, er, Pinewood Studios
1308OSW+" wellCE dyna hi .
  wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  "well, that's it"
1346OSWwellCE dw i mynd adre rŵan i gael # tamaid o ginio .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN homehome.ADV nownow.ADV toto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM piecepiece.N.M.SG ofof.PREP lunchdinner.N.M.SG+SM
  well I'm going home now to have some lunch
1353CYNwellCE definitelyE .
  wellwell.ADV definitelydefinite.ADJ+ADV.[or].definitely.ADV
  well definitely
1358CYNwellCE [=? ohCE] ti nabo(d) +// .
  wellwell.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN
  well you know...
1409OSWwellCE be ddeudodd erCE # HerbertCE (wr)tha fi am ffonio +/ .
  wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM IMer.IM Herbertname to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM forfor.PREP phone.NONFINphone.V.INFIN
  well what Herbert told me to phone...

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