SIARAD - Deuchar1
Instances of because for speaker SER

158SER(be)causeE oedd NickyCE drosodd .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Nickyname overover.ADV+SM
  because Nicky was over
266SER+" (be)causeE mae [/] mae (y)n braf yma rŵan .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT finefine.ADJ herehere.ADV nownow.ADV
  "because it's...it's nice here now"
286SER(be)causeE timod <oes dim isie> [?] xx xx os (y)dy (y)n wlyb o_dan +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF NEGnot.ADV wantwant.N.M.SG ifunk be.3S.PRESif.CONJ PRTbe.V.3S.PRES wetPRT underwet.ADJ+SM under.PREP
  because there's no need [...] if it's wet under...
295SERond erCE (be)causeE deg punt ddaru o talu am y tentCE .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM becausebecause.CONJ tenten.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF tenttent.N.SG
  but er, because he only paid ten pounds for the tent
398SER(be)causeE mae xx xx paradeCE erCE timod .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES paradeunk IMparade.N.SG know.2Ser.IM know.V.2S.PRES
  because it's [...] parade, er, you know
435SER(be)causeE ac oedden ni rightCE yn y tu blaen # o (y)r paradeCE (y)ma .
  becausebecause.CONJ andand.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P rightright.ADJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sideside.N.M.SG frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF paradeparade.N.SG herehere.ADV
  because, and we were right in the front of this parade
449SER(be)causeE oedd hi (y)n oer doedd +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT coldcold.ADJ be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG
  because it was cold, wasn't it
642SER(be)causeE mae nhw fawr i [/] i &dr +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P bigbig.ADJ+SM forto.PREP forto.PREP
  because they're big for...for...
759SER(be)causeE mae mamCE JuliaCE # yn cymryd hi y dyddiau eraill .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES mummam.N.SG Julianame PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S DETthe.DET.DEF daysday.N.M.PL otherothers.PRON
  because Julia's mum takes her the other days
785SER(be)causeE # <oedd umCE> [//] # oedden ni (y)n stripio <(y)r &t> [//] # yr xx .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMum.IM be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP strip.NONFINunk DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF
  because um, we were stripping the...the [...]
793SER(be)causeE <oedd hi (y)n> [//] o'n i (y)n tŷ trwy (y)r pnawn .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP househouse.N.M.SG throughthrough.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF afternoonafternoon.N.M.SG
  because she was...I was in the house all afternoon
880SER+< yeahCE (be)causeE (dy)dy o (ddi)m mor bell +/ .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM soso.ADV farfar.ADJ+SM
  yeah, because it's not so far...
926SERoes (be)causeE mae xx [//] # côr lawr yn Gaerdydd yeahCE ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES choirchoir.N.M.SG downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP CardiffCardiff.NAME.PLACE+SM yeahyeah.ADV
  yes, because a choir's [?] down in Cardiff, yeah?
967SER(be)causeE xx nhw ddim (we)di cael eu dwyn i_fyny ffordd hyn # &t <ti (ddi)m yn cael> [//] # ond Elai(ne)CE [/] ElaineCE reallyE dan ni (y)n nabod de .
  becausebecause.CONJ PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P bear.NONFINtake.V.INFIN.[or].hillock.N.M.SG+SM upup.ADV wayway.N.F.SG herethis.ADJ.DEM.SP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN butbut.CONJ Elainename Elainename reallyreal.ADJ+ADV be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN TAGbe.IM+SM
  because [...] they weren't brought up this way, you don't get...we only know Elai...Elaine, really, isn't it
1132SERmae MartinCE (be)causeE mae o (y)n gweithio yeahCE xx .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Martinname becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN yeahyeah.ADV
  Martin is, because he's working, yeah [...]
1163SERond erCE (be)causeE erCE yn dechrau justCE un diwrnod oedd o (y)n gwneud .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM becausebecause.CONJ IMer.IM inPRT beginningbegin.V.INFIN justjust.ADV oneone.NUM dayday.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN
  but er, because, er, at the beginning he just did one day

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