SIARAD - Fusser12
Instances of ers

554LNWsut [?] [//] faint sy (y)na # ers yr etholiad dwytha ?
  howhow.INT how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL therethere.ADV sincesince.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF electionelection.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ
  how much is there since the last election?
842CEWwellCE ia pobl o (y)r tu allan sy wedi bod yn busnesu ers ganrifoedd yn_de .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV peoplepeople.N.F.SG fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sideside.N.M.SG outout.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT be_nosey.NONFINmeddle.V.INFIN sincesince.PREP centuriescenturies.N.F.PL+SM TAGisn't_it.IM
  well yes, it's people from the outside who've been poking their noses in for centuries, you know
860CEWond [?] cwta iawn (y)dy (y)r amser ers mae IsraelCE yna .
  butbut.CONJ shortshort.ADJ veryvery.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG sincesince.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Israelname therethere.ADV
  it's only a very short time since Israel has been there
866LNWond # dach chimod [?] mae (y)na ffraeo rhyngthyn nhw ers canrifoedd ar ganrifoedd does .
  butbut.CONJ be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV quarrel.NONFINquarrel.V.INFIN between.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P sincesince.PREP centuriescenturies.N.F.PL onon.PREP centuriescenturies.N.F.PL+SM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG
  but you know, they've been fighting for centuries and centuries, haven't they
1260CEWond pan aeth JenCE i (y)r gwely # wellCE [?] erCE dipyn hwyrach # pan o'n i # yn y ngwely ers meitin # oedd hi (y)n cyfarth yn ofnadwy arni !
  butbut.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST Jenname toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bedbed.N.M.SG wellwell.ADV IMer.IM a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM laterperhaps.ADV whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S bedbed.N.M.SG+NM sincesince.PREP long_timeunk be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT bark.NONFINbark.V.INFIN PRTPRT terribleterrible.ADJ at.3SFon_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  but when Jen went to bed, well, er, quite a bit later, when I was in bed, she was barking at her terribly!
1516LNW<ohCE yeahCE o'n i meddwl fi> [?] heb weld DorothyCE o_gwmpas ers [/] ers tro .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM withoutwithout.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM Dorothyname aroundaround.ADV sincesince.PREP sincesince.PREP turnturn.V.2S.IMPER.[or].turn.N.M.SG
  oh yeah, I thought I hadn't seen Dorothy around in a while
1516LNW<ohCE yeahCE o'n i meddwl fi> [?] heb weld DorothyCE o_gwmpas ers [/] ers tro .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM withoutwithout.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM Dorothyname aroundaround.ADV sincesince.PREP sincesince.PREP turnturn.V.2S.IMPER.[or].turn.N.M.SG
  oh yeah, I thought I hadn't seen Dorothy around in a while
1627CEW(be)causeE mae gen rywun yr hawl (we)di cael ei gydnabod ers ryfel byd gynta i beidio mynd i ryfel os (y)dyn # nhw (ddi)m yn gredu yno fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF rightright.N.F.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S acknowledge.NONFINacknowledge.V.INFIN+SM sincesince.PREP warwar.N.MF.SG+SM worldworld.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD+SM toto.PREP desist.NONFINstop.V.INFIN+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP warwar.N.MF.SG+SM ifif.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT believe.NONFINbelieve.V.INFIN+SM in.3SMthere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because one's got the right, recognised since the first world war, not to go to war if they don't believe in it

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