SIARAD - Davies6
Instances of be

30HECmmmCE be (y)dy o ?
  IMmmm.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  mmm, what's he?
58HECdw i wneud (y)r un peth bob # be ti (y)n galw fo wsti .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG everyeach.PREQ+SM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  I do the same thing every what-do-you-call-it, you know.
71DANbe mae o ddeud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMof.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  what does it say?
80DAN<be gawn ni wneud> [=! laugh] ?
  whatwhat.INT get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what can we do?
97HECam be ?
  aboutfor.PREP whatwhat.INT
  why?
99HECoedd (y)na rywun arall (we)di wneud # be ti (y)n galw fo (we)di dweud am # bobl Iddewig rywbryd o_blaen doedd ?
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV someonesomeone.N.M.SG+SM otherother.ADJ PRT.PASTafter.PREP make.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM JewishJewish.ADJ sometimeat_some_stage.ADV+SM beforebefore.ADV be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG
  someone else had, what do you call it, had said things about Jews sometime before, right?
101HECbe mae Mel_GibsonCE (we)di wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mel_Gibsonname PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what has Mel Gibson done?
128DANbe (y)dy (r)hain ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thesethese.PRON
  what are these?
131DANbe pedwar yma ?
  whatwhat.INT four.Mfour.NUM.M herehere.ADV
  what, these four?
141HECar [?] be oedd o ?
  onon.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what was it on?
171HECbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
176DAN&=sigh &de tyrd â (y)r SunCE yma i mi gael gweld be sy (y)n y scragE yna .
  come.2S.IMPERcome.V.2S.IMPER withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Sunname herehere.ADV toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF scragscrag.N.SG therethere.ADV
  pass the Sun here so that I can see what's in that scrag.
235HECbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
277DANdw (ddi)m (gwy)bod be oedd de .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF TAGbe.IM+SM
  I don't know what was [wrong], eh.
279DANwellCE be ti ddisgwyl gen mul ond kickCE de .
  wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP muleunk butbut.CONJ kickkick.SV.INFIN TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, what do you expect from a mule but a kick?
301DAN<ahCE be uffar [?] ti fod i ddisgwyl> [=! laugh] de .
  IMah.IM whatwhat.INT hellunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTto.PREP expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  ah, what the hell do you expect, eh?
303HECxxx be ?
  whatwhat.INT
  .. . what?
311DANbe ti ddisgwyl de ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  what do you expect, eh?
322DAN<be arall> [?] sy yn y cachu (y)ma ?
  whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inPRT DETthe.DET.DEF shitshit.V.INFIN herehere.ADV
  what else is in this shit?
328HECbe [?] (dd)eudodd Gary_NevilleCE ?
  whatwhat.INT say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM Gary_Nevillename
  what did Gary Neville say?
337DAN+" refusedE toE beE partCE ofE theE ## &dzouva &=sigh [//] <&ʣe &ov &jæl> [//] jovialE atmosphereE surroundingE Ronaldo'sCE returnE toE theE club'sE # characterE trainingE groundCE onE MondayE .
  refuse.V.INFIN+AV to.PREP be.V.INFIN part.N.SG of.PREP the.DET.DEF jovial.ADJ atmosphere.N.SG surround.V.PRESPART name return.SV.INFIN to.PREP the.DET.DEF club.N.SG+=POSS character.N.SG unk grind.V.PAST+P.[or].ground.SV.INFIN on.PREP name
  
353DANbe ti fod i wneud de ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  what are you to do, eh?
380DANbe wnest ti ?
  whatwhat.INT do.2S.PASTdo.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what did you do?
427DANtibod pan o'n i tro cynta o'n i (y)n be +// .
  know.2Sunk whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S timeturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT
  you know, when I was the first time, I was, what ...
428HEC+< be oedd i MrCE PictonCE <i ddeud hynny> [?] ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTto.PREP Mrname Pictonname PRTto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  what made Mr Picton say that?
510HECac oedd <o (y)n> [=! laugh] # be ti (y)n galw fo topio un hi fyny .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S top.NONFINblock_up.V.INFIN oneone.NUM PRON.3SMshe.PRON.F.3S upup.ADV
  and he was, what do you call it, topping hers up.
605HECbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
685DANa chwalu dy umCE # be ti (y)n alw fo di ?
  andand.CONJ shatter.NONFINscatter.V.INFIN POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S IMum.IM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM
  and destroy your, what do you call it?
686HECbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
690HECbe <o'n i (y)n> [?] deud dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what was I saying, eh?
707DAN+< be (y)dy hwn dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what's this, eh?
718DANi be ?
  toto.PREP whatwhat.INT
  for what?
724HECArglwydd chaiff # Mel_GibsonCE (y)ma byth be ti (y)n galw fo eto # filmCE arall dda na cheith # ar_ôl businessCE JewishE (y)ma .
  Lordname get.3S.NONPASTget.V.3S.PRES+AM Mel_Gibsonname herehere.ADV nevernever.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S againagain.ADV filmfilm.N.SG otherother.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM NEGPRT.NEG get.3S.NONPASTget.V.3S.PRES+AM afterafter.PREP businessbusiness.N.SG Jewishname herehere.ADV
  Lord, Mel Gibson will never get a what do you call it again, another good film, will he, after this Jewish business.
760HECbe wyt ti wneud weekendE (y)ma DanielCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM weekendweekend.N.SG herehere.ADV Danielname
  what are you doing this weekend, Daniel?
764HECella bydd [?] raid fi bicio allan nos Wener de # be ti (y)n galw fo # i gael y canpunt (y)ma gan AdrianCE .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM pick.NONFINdart.V.INFIN+SM outout.ADV nightnight.N.F.SG FridayFriday.N.F.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF hundred_poundsunk herehere.ADV fromwith.PREP Adrianname
  I may have to pop out on Friday night, eh, what do you call it, to get this hundred pounds off Adrian.
876HECbe ti (y)n galw fo wedyn # oedden ni am &o +.. .
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P aboutfor.PREP
  what do you call it, then we were for ...
884DANbe ei bidlan o [=! laugh] ?
  whatwhat.INT POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S.[or].her.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].go.V.2S.PRES penisunk PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what, his penis?
908HECdyna be (y)dy enw hi de .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  that's what her name is, eh.
914HECti gw(ybod) be <alla i roi enw> [?] i bob un ohonyn nhw DanielCE &=laugh .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM enwname.N.M.SG toto.PREP everyeach.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM of.3PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P Danielname
  you know what, I can give a name to every one of them, Daniel.
924DANti wybod be ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT
  you know what?
926DANyndy a ti (y)n gwybod be ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT
  yes, and you know what?
927HECbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
966DANbe mae nhw wneud yn fa(n) (y)ma (fe)lly ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV thusso.ADV
  what do they do here, then?
975HEC+< thingE [///] # be ydy hwnna ?
  thingthing.N.SG whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's that?
985DANahCE # i be de ?
  IMah.IM forto.PREP whatwhat.INT TAGbe.IM+SM
  ah, for what, eh?

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