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Instances of be

66BENond w i ddim yn sureCE be .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESooh.IM PRON.1Sto.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ whatwhat.INT
  but I'm not sure what
95AETond # mae lotCE yn dibynnu be [=! laughs] sy (y)n cael ei luchio tuag ato fo .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lotlot.N.SG PRTPRT depend.NONFINdepend.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S throw.NONFINthrow.V.INFIN+SM towardstowards.PREP to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  but a lot depends on what's thrown at it
138BEN+< xx a pa [//] erCE be [/] erCE be ydy (y)r erCE tymor ?
  andand.CONJ whichwhich.ADJ IMer.IM whatwhat.INT IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM seasonseason.N.M.SG
  [...] and which...er what...er what season is it?
138BEN+< xx a pa [//] erCE be [/] erCE be ydy (y)r erCE tymor ?
  andand.CONJ whichwhich.ADJ IMer.IM whatwhat.INT IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM seasonseason.N.M.SG
  [...] and which...er what...er what season is it?
151AET<ond be o'n i yma> [?] ar y pryd o'n i (y)n disgwyl cael yr haul dod i_fyny .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S herehere.ADV onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF sunsun.N.M.SG come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN upup.ADV
  but what I was doing here at the time, I was waiting for the sun to come up
202AET+< dyna be oedd y problemCE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF problemproblem.N.SG
  that's what the problem was
224AETmae [//] [?] be dw i ddallt ydy cnichtCE ["] yn Gymraeg gair Cymraeg am knightE ["] de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES cnichtunk inin.PREP WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM wordword.N.M.SG WelshWelsh.N.F.SG forfor.PREP knightknight.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  what I understand is "cnicht" in Welsh, a Welsh word for "knight"
359AETond # be fydda i (y)n wneud fydda i mynd â # tripodCE rightCE gry +/ .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP tripodtripod.N.SG rightright.ADJ strongstrong.ADJ+SM
  but, what I do, I take quite a strong tripod
475AETond wrth_gwrs pan mae haul mynd lawr os (y)dy o (y)n lluchio (y)r haul at # gwyn # fath â dan ni wan edrych ar y screenCE (y)ma # erCE lluchio lliw arno fo mae [?] mynd i newid ei liw a dyna be sy digwydd i (y)r gwair yma .
  butbut.CONJ of_courseof_course.ADV whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES sunsun.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN downdown.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT throw.NONFINthrow.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF sunsun.N.M.SG toto.PREP whitewhite.ADJ.M.[or].complaint.N.MF.SG+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF screenscreen.N.SG herehere.ADV IMer.IM throw.NONFINthrow.V.INFIN colourcolour.N.M.SG on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S colourcolour.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF grasshay.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  but of course, when the sun goes down, if it throws the sun against white, like we're doing now looking at this screen, er throwing colour at it, it's going to change its colour, and that's what happens to this grass
510AETac umCE # dyna be oedd hwn un tro .
  andand.CONJ IMum.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG oneone.NUM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER
  and um, that's what this was at one time
517AETdw i bron yn safeCE na dyna be oedd o un tro .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S almostalmost.ADV PRTPRT safesafe.ADJ PRTno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S oneone.NUM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER
  I'm almost certain that's what it was at one time
647AETbe (y)dy enw (y)r graig ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF rockrock.N.F.PL+SM
  what's the name of the rock?
698AET+< erCE erCE be dw i licio dw i licio cael # wchi # foregroundE interestCE fel mae nhw deud # a wedyn # middlegroundE interestCE a wedyn farE distanceCE .
  IMer.IM IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES foregroundforeground.N.SG interestinterest.N.SG likelike.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV middlegroundunk interestinterest.N.SG andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV farfar.ADV distancedistance.N.SG
  er, er, what I like, I like to get, you know, foreground interest, as they say, and then middleground interest and then far distance
709BENceiliog # be (y)dy ceiliog ?
  cockerelunk whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES cockerelunk
  cockerel, what's cockerel
735AET+" be sy wahaniaeth rhwng y llun yma a llun dwytha dach chi newydd weld .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL differencedifference.N.M.SG+SM betweenbetween.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG herehere.ADV andand.CONJ picturepicture.N.M.SG lastlast.ADJ be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P newlynew.ADJ see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM
  what's the difference between this photo and the last photo you just saw
751AET+< be arall sy wahanol ?
  whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL differentdifferent.ADJ+SM
  what else is different?
789AET+< soCE [/] soCE <be dan ni (y)n> [//] # be (y)dy (y)r +// .
  soso.ADV soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF
  so...so what we...what the...
789AET+< soCE [/] soCE <be dan ni (y)n> [//] # be (y)dy (y)r +// .
  soso.ADV soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF
  so...so what we...what the...
790AETpan dw i mynd roundCE clybiau be dw i trio ddeud wrth bobl +"/ .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN roundround.ADJ clubsclubs.N.M.PL whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM toby.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM
  when I go round clubs, what I try to tell people
794AET+< +, be sy (y)n y tu blaen # a mae (y)r cefndir ddim mor bwysig .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sideside.N.M.SG frondfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF backgroundbackground.N.M.SG NEGnot.ADV+SM soso.ADV importantimportant.ADJ+SM
  what's in the front, and the background isn't so important
810AET&ʔ erCE be dw i (y)n <galw (y)n balanceCE i> [?] +// .
  IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRTPRT balancebalance.N.SG toto.PREP
  er, what I call balance to...
829AETbe o'n i (y)n trio &r # gadael pobl wybod # y wahaniaeth # defnyddio wahanol lensesCE # wchi ar y cameraCE de .
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN peoplepeople.N.F.SG know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF differencedifference.N.M.SG+SM use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN differentdifferent.ADJ+SM lenseslenses.N.PL know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF cameracamera.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  what I was trying, to let people know the difference between using different lenses, you know, on the camera, isn't it
836AETbe s(y) gyn i wan # tri elementCE # foregroundE # middlegroundE # a farE distanceCE .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM three.Mthree.NUM.M elementelement.N.SG foregroundforeground.N.SG middlegroundunk andand.CONJ farfar.ADV distancedistance.N.SG
  what I've got now, three elements: foreground, middleground and far distance
923AETjustCE er_mwyn chi gael gwybod be sy mynd ymlaen # yn y llun eto de .
  justjust.ADV forfor_the_sake_of.PREP PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onforward.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG againagain.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  just so that you know what's going on in the photo again, right
932AETmae nhw (y)n deud na dyna be (y)dy o .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.say.V.INFIN NONFINwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].no.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ PRTthat_is.ADV therewhat.INT whatbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PREShe.PRON.M.3S PRON.3SM
  they say that's what it is
964AETa xx be oedd y syniad oedd gyn i # defnyddio (y)r craig yma <efo (y)r> [/] # efo (y)r quartzCE yno fo flintCE # i wneud pobl # edrych ar hwnna a wedyn mae nhw naturiol mynd i edrych i [/] i_fyny +/ .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF ideaidea.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF rockrock.N.F.PL herehere.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF quartzquartz.N.SG in.3SMthere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S flintflint.N.SG toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM peoplepeople.N.F.SG look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN onon.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P naturalnatural.ADJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN to...upto.PREP up.ADV
  and [...] the idea I had, to use this rock with the...with the quartz in it, flint, to make people look at that and then they're naturally going to look up...
974AETdyna be o'n i (y)n galw ping_pongCE shotCE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN ping_pongunk shotshot.N.SG
  that's what I called the ping-pong shot
981BEN+< dyma be mae nhw (y)n eu alw nhw ?
  herethis_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  that's what they call them?
1024AET<be sy (y)n> [//] be fydda i wneud +// .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what's...what I do...
1024AET<be sy (y)n> [//] be fydda i wneud +// .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what's...what I do...
1032AET+" be fedra i wneud # yn y tu blaen y llun # i helpu ?
  whatwhat.INT can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sideside.N.M.SG frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG toto.PREP help.NONFINhelp.V.INFIN
  "what can I put in the front of the picture to help?"
1096AETdw (ddi)m yn cofio be (y)dy (y)r llun nesa i fod yn honestCE &=clicks_projector .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP toto.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT honesthonest.ADJ
  I don't remember what the next picture is to be honest
1118AETohCE be o'n i licio wrth_gwrs y lliwiau (y)ma a (y)r gwyn +/ .
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN of_courseof_course.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF colourscolours.N.M.PL herehere.ADV andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF whitecomplaint.N.MF.SG+SM
  oh, what I liked, of course, was these colours and the white
1135AETond be o'n i isio yma (y)dy trianglesE # wchi tri gongl eto de .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG herehere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES trianglesunk know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES three.Mthree.NUM.M cornercorner.N.F.SG+SM againagain.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  but what I wanted here is triangles, you know, three corners again, isn't it
1150AETond hefyd be o'n i (we)di weld +/ .
  butbut.CONJ alsoalso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM
  but also, what I'd seen...
1201AETond be sy (y)n oddCE # mi ddoth +// .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT oddodd.ADJ PRTPRT.AFF come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM
  but what's odd...there came...
1269AET+< a be [/] [?] be oedd yn digwydd oedd o gyd yn mynd drosodd eventuallyE [?] nes [?] oedd gynnoch chi justCE rywbeth fath â hwn .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT happenhappen.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S alljoint.ADJ+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN overover.ADV+SM eventuallyeventual.ADJ+ADV.[or].eventually.ADV untilnearer.ADJ.COMP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF with.2PLwith_you.PREP+PRON.2P PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P justjust.ADV somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  and what happend, it all went over eventually until you had just something like this
1269AET+< a be [/] [?] be oedd yn digwydd oedd o gyd yn mynd drosodd eventuallyE [?] nes [?] oedd gynnoch chi justCE rywbeth fath â hwn .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT happenhappen.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S alljoint.ADJ+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN overover.ADV+SM eventuallyeventual.ADJ+ADV.[or].eventually.ADV untilnearer.ADJ.COMP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF with.2PLwith_you.PREP+PRON.2P PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P justjust.ADV somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  and what happend, it all went over eventually until you had just something like this
1325AETond dyna be sy (y)n digwydd pan xx chi gymaint o # olau cry yn taro .
  butbut.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN whenwhen.CONJ PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP lightlight.N.M.SG+SM.[or].track.N.M.PL strongstrong.ADJ PRTPRT hit.NONFINstrike.V.INFIN
  but that's what happens when you [...] so much strong light hitting
1500AETbe o'n i (we)di gweld y dŵr # erCE yn torri (y)r gwyneb y +/ .
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF waterwater.N.M.SG IMer.IM PRTPRT break.NONFINbreak.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF surfaceface.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF
  what I'd seen, the water, er, breaking the surface of the...
1506AET(be)causeE be oedd yn digwydd hefyd o'n i notisio oedd y dŵr yn chwythu # at tu blaen y cameraCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN alsoalso.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S notice.NONFINunk be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF waterwater.N.M.SG PRTPRT blow.NONFINblow.V.INFIN toto.PREP sideside.N.M.SG frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM DETthe.DET.DEF cameracamera.N.SG
  because what happened too, I noticed, the water was blowing to the front of the camera
1570AET&=clicks_projector (we)dyn # yr un un llyn (he)blaw eira wan i wneud o (y)n erCE lotCE oleuach na [/] na be (y)dy o mewn ffordd .
  thenafterwards.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM oneone.NUM lakelake.N.M.SG exceptwithout.PREP snowsnow.N.M.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT IMer.IM lotlot.N.SG lighterunk PRTno.ADV PRTno.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  then, the same lake, except snow now to make it, er, a lot lighter than...than it is in a way

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