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Instances of be for speaker BED

141BEDia dyna be (y)dy o lotCE .
  yesyes.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S lotlot.N.SG
  yes, that's what it is, a lot
187BEDa faint o xxx # xx be mae nhw (y)n deud averageE mileageE ryw +.. .
  andand.CONJ how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN averageaverage.N.SG mileagemileage.N.SG somesome.PREQ+SM
  and how much [...] what they say, average mileage, about...
274BEDa dyna be xxx .
  andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT
  and that's what [...]
321BEDerCE dyna be oedd y ngwaith i &rʰe [/] rheoli +// .
  IMer.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S workwork.N.M.SG+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP manage.NONFINmanage.V.INFIN
  er, that's what my work was, to manage...
332BED+" ohCE yeahCE dyma be (y)dy werth o .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV herethis_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES worthsell.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  "oh yeah, this is what it's worth"
335BED+" naci # &d dim dyna be (y)dy werth o .
  nono.ADV NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES worthsell.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  "no, that's not what it's worth"
341BED+" wedyn dyma be mae (y)r llyfr yn ddeud (y)dy werth o .
  thenafterwards.ADV herethis_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTthe.DET.DEF bookbook.N.M.SG PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES worthsell.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  "so this is what the book says it's worth"
558BEDxx ohCE be oedd mwy teg ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF moremore.ADJ.COMP fairfair.ADJ
  [...] oh what could be fairer?
619BEDa be arall o'n i (y)n weld hefyd oedd yn jobCE digalon oedd [/] oedd &d erCE tynnu rwdins .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM alsoalso.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT jobjob.N.SG depressingdisheartened.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMer.IM pull.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN swedesunk
  and another thing I thought was a horrible job was digging up swedes
687BEDxxx be oedd ddigon ers_talwm # os (peta)sai rywun yn digwydd ateb rywun yn_ôl rywun hynach na fo (e)i hun # fasai fo mond yn deud +"/ .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF enoughenough.QUAN+SM in_the_pastfor_some_time.ADV ifif.CONJ if_be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF.HYP somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN answer.NONFINanswer.V.INFIN somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM backback.ADV somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM olderold.ADJ.COMP PRT(n)or.CONJ PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S selfself.PRON.SG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onlybond.N.M.SG+NM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  [...] what used to be enough, if somebody happened to amswer somebody back, somebody older that himself, he'd only say:
700BEDa dim ots be oedden nhw .
  andand.CONJ NEGnot.ADV matterproblem.N.M.SG whatwhat.INT be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  and it didn't matter what they were
708BEDdyna be oedd o de .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  that's what it was, wasn't it
712BEDwn i (ddi)m be (y)dy (y)r ateb i hwnnw de .
  know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF answeranswer.N.M.SG toto.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  I don't know what the answer to that is, you know
823BEDa (we)dyn dyn nhw (ddi)m yn gwybod be wneud te .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3PL.PRES.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM
  and then they don't know what to do, you know
843BEDohCE be oedd gynnon ni wneud ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  oh, what did we have to do?
853BEDa dwn i (ddi)m be &d +// .
  andand.CONJ know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT
  and I don't know what...
943BEDond dw i <co(fio) erCE (dy)na (y)r peth arall oedd> [?] rywun yn gorfod wneud de umCE erCE # i [/] xxx [//] i &d> [//] <i brofi wan fel arall xxx be wyt ti bod ddeud rŵan .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN IMer.IM therethat_is.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG otherother.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM IMum.IM IMer.IM toto.PREP toto.PREP toto.PREP prove.NONFINexamine.V.INFIN+SM.[or].prove.V.INFIN+SM.[or].taste.V.INFIN+SM nowpale.ADJ+SM.[or].weak.ADJ+SM likelike.CONJ otherother.ADJ whatwhat.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM nownow.ADV
  but I remember, er, that's the other thing you had to do, right, um, er, to.. . [...] ...to...to prove what you've just been saying
978BED<be oedd &xwar> [//] erCE &k be oedd cyflog chwarel ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF salarywage.N.MF.SG quarrypane.N.M.SG+AM
  what was...er, what were the quarry wages
978BED<be oedd &xwar> [//] erCE &k be oedd cyflog chwarel ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF salarywage.N.MF.SG quarrypane.N.M.SG+AM
  what was...er, what were the quarry wages
1038BED+" be gawn ni wneud nesa +/?
  whatwhat.INT get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nextnext.ADJ.SUP.[or].approach.V.2S.IMPER.[or].approach.V.3S.PRES
  "what can we do next..?"
1105BEDerCE be [?] dan ni ddeud bod # y rhei sy yn gwneud hyn # yr un un rhei wyt ti (y)n weld erCE yn [/] <yn &d> [/] yn cerdded o_gwmpas # a yn wneud twrw a sti cerdded stryd ac ati .
  IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF somesome.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM oneone.NUM somesome.PRON be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM IMer.IM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN aroundaround.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM racketunk andand.CONJ know.2Syou_know.IM walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN streetstreet.N.F.SG andand.CONJ so_onto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  er, what we're saying is that ones who do this are the same ones who you see, er, walking around and causing trouble and, you know, walking the streets and so on
1162BED(dy)dy o (ddi)m ots be (y)dy o # mae nhw am wneud +// .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM matterproblem.N.M.SG whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES pon.3PLthey.PRON.3P forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  it doesn't matter what it is, they want to...
1167BEDond erCE # na <dw i (y)n> [/] # dw i (y)n credu fysai nhw (y)n [/] yn [/] yn deg # a dangos be mae (y)r pethau da mae nhw wneud hefyd .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM noPRT.NEG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT believe.NONFINbelieve.V.INFIN be.3PL.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT PRTPRT fairten.NUM andand.CONJ show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL goodgood.ADJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM alsoalso.ADV
  but er, no I...I think they'd be fair and show what the good things they do too
1281BEDdwn i (ddi)m be (y)dy o sy (y)n bod deud y gwir de .
  know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT matterbe.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  I don't know what it is that's the matter, to tell the truth, you know
1284BEDxxx dod yn_ôl i [/] i businessCE helpu (y)ma dyna be (y)dy o de .
  come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backback.ADV toto.PREP toto.PREP businessbusiness.N.SG help.NONFINhelp.V.INFIN herehere.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  [...] coming back to...to this helping business, that's what it is, isn't it
1295BEDyndy wn i (ddi)m be (y)dy (y)r achos: +// .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF causecause.N.M.SG
  yes, I don't know what the reason is...
1312BEDerCE be dan ni &m (y)n alw fo mae nhw (y)n deud ohCE +"/ .
  IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN oh.IM
  er, what we call it, they say:
1316BEDstalkingE ["] <mae nhw xx> [//] dyna be mae nhw ddeud xxx de stalkingE ["] de .
  stalkingstalk.N.SG+ASV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM stalkingstalk.N.SG+ASV TAGbe.IM+SM
  "stalking" they [...] ...that's what they say [...] isn't it, "stalking" isn't it
1323BEDwedyn # dw i cofio umCE erCE (y)r hen Eilir_WernCE yn deud (wr)tha fi te # ac am be (y)dy o werth mi (dd)euda i eto xx (y)n deud (wr)tha fi +"/ .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN IMum.IM IMer.IM DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ Eilir_Wernname PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGtea.N.M.SG andand.CONJ forfor.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S worthsell.V.3S.PRES+SM.[or].value.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT.AFF say.1S.NONPASTsay.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S againagain.ADV PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  so, I remember, um, er, old Eilir Wern telling me, right, and for what it's worth I'll say it again, [...] told me:
1329BED+" a dyna be [?] [//] lle mae (y)r setCE (we)di dŵad .
  andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF setset.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN
  "and that's where the setting/stalking has come from"
1376BEDohCE <dyna chdi xx> [//] dyna chdi be (dde)udodd Eilir_WernCE (wr)tha fi .
  IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S therethat_is.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S whatwhat.INT say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM Eilir_Wernname to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  oh that's [...] ...that's what Eilir Wern told me
1391BEDa tydy o ddim mewn bleiddiaid waeth gyn i be (dde)udan nhw .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGunk PRON.3SMof.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP wolvesunk worseworse.ADJ.COMP+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S whatwhat.INT say.3PL.NONPASTunk PRON.3Splthey.PRON.3P
  and it isn't in wolves, I don't care what they say
1416BEDwellCE # yn bersonol # <bob tro> [//] bob xx be dw i (we)di weld ar teledu byd natur a ballu # efo cŵn # oes (y)na (ddi)m stalk_ioE+cym o_gwbl (y)no fo .
  wellwell.ADV PRTPRT personalpersonal.ADJ+SM everyeach.PREQ+SM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER everyeach.PREQ+SM whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP televisiontelevise.V.INFIN worldworld.N.M.SG naturenature.N.F.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON withwith.PREP dogsdogs.N.M.PL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM stalk.NONFINstalk.N.SG at_allat_all.ADV in.3SMthere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well personally, every time...every [...] what I've seen on television, nature and so on, with dogs, there's no stalking at all in it
1449BEDdyna be oedd y peth xx ci â styleCE te .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG dogdog.N.M.SG withwith.PREP stylestyle.N.SG TAGbe.IM
  that's what the in-thing was [...] a dog with style, you know
1456BEDac [/] ac yn erCE erCE be dw feddwl (y)dy # mae (y)na &m lotCE o gŵn ella wneith o (ddi)m i chdi .
  andand.CONJ andand.CONJ PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT IMer.IM IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP dogsdogs.N.M.PL+SM perhapsmaybe.ADV do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  and...and, er, er, what I mean is, there are a lot of dogs perhaps it won't do for you
1468BEDwellCE dyna be dw i (y)n ddod iddo fo .
  wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well that's what I'm coming up to
1472BEDdyna be (y)dy o .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  that's what it is
1521BED(dy)na chdi be fydda i hefyd yn [/] erCE yn # wellCE mwynhau (y)n hun efo umCE Ymryson_y_BeirddCE de .
  therethat_is.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S whatwhat.INT be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S alsoalso.ADV PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT IMer.IM PRTPRT wellwell.ADV enjoy.NONFINenjoy.V.INFIN POSS.1Sin.PREP selfself.PRON.SG withwith.PREP IMum.IM Ymryson_y_Beirddname TAGbe.IM+SM
  that's what I also, well, enjoy myself with, um, Ymryson y Beirdd, you know
1527BEDbe fydda i weld <mae nhw (y)n> [//] <mae darlle(n)> [//] mae nhw (y)n darllen be mae nhw (we)di sgrifennu .
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES read.NONFINread.V.INFIN be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT read.NONFINread.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP read.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN
  what I see, they...he [?] reads...they read what they've written
1527BEDbe fydda i weld <mae nhw (y)n> [//] <mae darlle(n)> [//] mae nhw (y)n darllen be mae nhw (we)di sgrifennu .
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES read.NONFINread.V.INFIN be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT read.NONFINread.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP read.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN
  what I see, they...he [?] reads...they read what they've written
1551BEDwellCE [=? ohCE] hollol a [/] a &d [/] dyna fi [?] ddeud efo Gerallt_Lloyd_OwenCE (dy)dy o (ddi)m ots be mae o (y)n [/] yn [/] yn [/] <yn ei> [=! laughs] ailddarllen +/ .
  wellwell.ADV exactcompletely.ADJ andand.CONJ andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP Gerallt_Lloyd_Owenname be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S whatnot.ADV+SM be.3S.PRESproblem.N.M.SG PRON.3SMwhat.INT PRTbe.V.3S.PRES PRThe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3Sin.PREP.[or].PRT re_read.NONFINPRT his.ADJ.POSS.M.3S reread.V.INFIN
  well exactly, and...and that's what I was saying with Gerallt Lloyd Owen, it doesn't matter what he reads out again

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