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Instances of be

75BELa be digwyddodd ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT happen.3S.PASThappen.V.3S.PAST
  and what happened?
96BELbe [/] # be wnes ti # yn Saint_MaloCE ?
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT do.2S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP Saint_Maloname
  what...what did you do in Saint Malo
96BELbe [/] # be wnes ti # yn Saint_MaloCE ?
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT do.2S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP Saint_Maloname
  what...what did you do in Saint Malo
145BELohCE sbia be +// .
  IMoh.IM look.2S.IMPERlook.V.2S.IMPER whatwhat.INT
  oh, look what...
147BELbe mae CywrydCE wedi prynu ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Cywrydname PRT.PASTafter.PREP buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN
  what has Cywryd bought?
160AWE<be wnaethon ni o blaen> [?] ?
  whatwhat.INT do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P ofof.PREP beforefront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM
  what did we do before?
178AWEdyna be (y)dy CywrydCE yn Ffrangeg .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Cywrydname inin.PREP Frenchname
  that's what Cywryd is in French
207BEL+< oedd [//] # <be sy (y)n handyCE yw> [?] # ti +// .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT handyhandy.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what's handy is that you...
211BELti [?] (y)n cofnodi <be dan ni (y)n gael [//] # bwyta> [//] be dan ni (y)n bwyta bob dydd .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT note.NONFINrecord.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN everyeach.PREQ+SM dayday.N.M.SG
  you note what we have...eat...what we eat every day
211BELti [?] (y)n cofnodi <be dan ni (y)n gael [//] # bwyta> [//] be dan ni (y)n bwyta bob dydd .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT note.NONFINrecord.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN everyeach.PREQ+SM dayday.N.M.SG
  you note what we have...eat...what we eat every day
219BELond yn anffodus CywrydCE be [?] mae mamCE yn deud .
  butbut.CONJ PRTPRT unfortunateunfortunate.ADJ Cywrydname whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES mummam.N.SG PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  but unfortunately, Cywryd, what does mum say?
230BELa sbia # be [/] beth oedd yn y cae ?
  andand.CONJ look.2S.IMPERlook.V.2S.IMPER whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF fieldfield.N.M.SG
  and look, what...what was in the field?
252BELerCE dw i (y)n gwybod mae (y)n <yn xx &ɬ> [//] yn fy dyddiadur rywle be o'n i (y)n darllen ar gwyliau .
  IMer.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP inPRT.[or].in.PREP inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S diarydiary.N.M.SG somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT read.NONFINread.V.INFIN onon.PREP holidayholidays.N.F.PL
  er, I know, it's in xx...in my diary somewhere what I was reading on holiday
317AWEshtCE be (y)dy (y)r sŵn (y)na .
  shtunk whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF soundnoise.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  sht, what's that noise
370AWEbe ti meddwl mae wneud CywrydCE ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM Cywrydname
  what do you think he/she's doing, Cywryd?
382BELa be (y)dy o [?] ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and what is it?
389AWEbe mae nhw wneud yn fan (y)na ti meddwl ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  what are they doing there, do you think?
390AWEbe mae nhw wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what are they doing?
411BELplant yn canu xx be gawson ni .
  childrenchild.N.M.PL PRTPRT sing.NONFINsing.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT get.1PL.IMPget.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  children singing, [...] what we got
466BELbe digwyddodd yn y lle yma ?
  whatwhat.INT happen.3S.PASThappen.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  what happened in this place?
534AWEbe wnaeth CywrydCE yn fan (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM Cywrydname inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  what did Cywryd do there?
536AWE+< be wnest ti ?
  whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what did you do?
556AWEa be (y)dy hwnna ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  and what's that?
581BELa dw (ddi)m yn gallu cofio be wnaethon ni ar y dydd Gwener .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.M.SG FridayFriday.N.F.SG
  and I can't remember what we did on the Friday
594BELa be welest # ti yn yr amgueddfa ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT see.2S.PASTsee.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF museummuseum.N.F.SG
  and what did you see in the museum?
601BELbuwch # a be ?
  cowcow.N.F.SG andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT
  cow, and what?
609BELoherwydd o'n nhw (y)n dangos yn y # amgueddfa xx gwahaniaeth # rwng # be mae personCE # yn umCE # gallu torri mewn awr +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF museummuseum.N.F.SG differencedifference.N.M.SG betweenbetween.PREP+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES personperson.N.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMum.IM can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN cut.NONFINbreak.V.INFIN inin.PREP hourhour.N.F.SG
  because they showed in the museum [...] difference between what a person, um can cut in an hour...
612BEL+, ŷd dw i meddwl # a be mae combineCE yn gallu .
  corncorn.N.M.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S thinkthink.V.INFIN andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES combinecombine.SV.INFIN PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN
  corn I think, and what a combine can [cut]
638AWEa be o(edd) (y)na fan hyn ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP
  and what was there here?
665BELa be [/] # be ti (we)di cael sy (y)n wyneb i_waered ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT faceface.N.M.SG.[or].face.N.M.SG+SM downwardunk
  and what...what have you had that's upside-down?
665BELa be [/] # be ti (we)di cael sy (y)n wyneb i_waered ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT faceface.N.M.SG.[or].face.N.M.SG+SM downwardunk
  and what...what have you had that's upside-down?
703AWEyeahCE be wnest ti fan (y)na ?
  yeahyeah.ADV whatwhat.INT do.2S.PASTdo.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  yeah, what did you do there?
716BELa be digwyddodd diwrnod ola ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT happen.3S.PASThappen.V.3S.PAST dayday.N.M.SG lastlast.ADJ
  and what happened on the last day?
723BELbe (y)dy o ta_taCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S ta_taunk
  what is it, ta-ta?
741AWE<be sy (y)na> [?] ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL therethere.ADV
  what's there?
747AWEbe (y)dy hwnna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's that?
758BELbe (y)dy rein ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thesethese.PRON+SM
  what are these?
761BELa be (y)dy hwn [?] ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  and what's this?
768BELa be welson ni (y)r ochr arall ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT see.1PL.PASTsee.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P DETthe.DET.DEF sideside.N.F.SG otherother.ADJ
  and what did we see the other side?
769BELbe welson ni xx +/?
  whatwhat.INT see.1PL.PASTsee.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  and what did we see [...] ?
771BELbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
781AWE+< be arall ti (we)di weld ?
  whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM
  what else have you seen?
800AWEbe (y)dy enw dy ffrindiau di (y)n (y)r ysgol ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S friendsfriends.N.M.PL PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.F.SG
  what are the names of your friends at school?
811AWEohCE be (y)dy enw fo ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  oh, what's his name?
835AWEohCE be plant yn trio +//?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT childrenchild.N.M.PL PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN
  oh what, children trying...
837AWEbe plant ei ddosbarth o ?
  whatwhat.INT childrenchild.N.M.PL POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S classclass.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what, children in his class?
838BEL<dyna be xx> [//] ohCE dyna be <mae wedi> [?] dweud y holl ffordd # adre +"/ .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF completeall.PREQ wayway.N.F.SG homehome.ADV
  that's what [...] .. . oh, that's what he said all the way home:
838BEL<dyna be xx> [//] ohCE dyna be <mae wedi> [?] dweud y holl ffordd # adre +"/ .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF completeall.PREQ wayway.N.F.SG homehome.ADV
  that's what [...] .. . oh, that's what he said all the way home:
856AWEbe oeddet ti ddeud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  what would you say?
861AWEbe (y)dy hwnna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's that?

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