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Instances of ben

46AET+< xx <a (dy)na chi> [?] (y)n gweld eira ben y Wyddfa tro (y)ma .
  andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN snowsnow.N.M.SG headhead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF Snowdonname turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV
  [...] and there you see snow at the top of Snowdon this time
169AETo'n i lwcus mewn ffordd bod (y)na dderyn # justCE (we)di mynd ar ben y &k # carreg bach xx i torri # erCE erCE y dŵr (y)na i_fyny bod (y)na rywbeth yna (fe)lly de .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S luckylucky.ADJ inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV birdunk justjust.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP tophead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF stonestone.N.F.SG smallsmall.ADJ toto.PREP break.NONFINbreak.V.INFIN IMer.IM IMer.IM DETthe.DET.DEF waterwater.N.M.SG therethere.ADV upup.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM therethere.ADV thusso.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  I was lucky in a way that a bird had just gone on the top of that little stone [...] to break, er er, that water up, that there's something there, like, you know
294AETtydy o (ddi)m yn le (ba)sai rywun # yn mynd (be)causeE (dy)dy o (ddi)m yn le # fath â mynd i_fyny (y)r Wyddfa neu fyny ben +/ .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGunk PRON.3SMof.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT placewhere.INT+SM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN upup.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF Snowdonname oror.CONJ upup.ADV tophead.N.M.SG+SM
  it's not a place somebody would go, because it's not a place like going up Snowdon or going to the top of...
355AETwchi mae (y)na ddŵr ar ben +/ .
  know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV waterwater.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM
  you know, there's water on...
361AET+, cameraCE ar ei ben o a roi bagCE plasticCE dros y cameraCE .
  cameracamera.N.SG onon.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S headhead.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM bagbag.N.SG plasticplastic.N.SG overover.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF cameracamera.N.SG
  camera on top of it, and put a plastic bag over the camera
391AETmae hwn ar ben # erCE # crib # erCE sy rhedeg o # sut fedra i ddeud wan o NantlleCE # i_fyny &boe [//] i Moel_HebogCE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG onon.PREP tophead.N.M.SG+SM IMer.IM ridgeunk IMer.IM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL run.NONFINrun.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S howhow.INT can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM fromfrom.PREP Nantllename upup.ADV toto.PREP Moel_Hebogname
  this is on top of, er, a ridge, er that runs from, how can I say now, from Nantlle up to Moel Hebog
481AETar ben y ridgeE yna oedden ni justCE wan +/ .
  onon.PREP tophead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF ridgeridge.N.SG therethere.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P justjust.ADV nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  we were on top of that ridge just now
818AETa mae hwn # fath â triangleE # ar ben ei hun .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP triangletriangle.N.SG onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S selfself.PRON.SG
  and this is like a triangle by itself
877BENar ben # <y &d> [/] y dyffryn .
  onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF valleyvalley.N.M.SG
  at the top of the valley
937AET(a)chos # dw i sureCE bod dŵr yn mynd drost ei ben o # pan mae (y)na ddipyn o [/] o peth (y)na .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN waterwater.N.M.SG PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN overover.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S headhead.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV a_littleunk ofof.PREP ofof.PREP thingthing.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  because, I'm sure that water goes over it when there's a little...what you call it
1034AETa <(b)ysech chi> [?] justCE tynnu llun hwnna [?] ar ben ei hun +/ .
  andand.CONJ be.2PL.CONDITfinger.V.2P.IMPERF PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P justjust.ADV take.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN picturepicture.N.M.SG thatthat.ADJ.DEM.M.SG onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S selfself.PRON.SG
  and if you just take that photo by itself
1267BENa [?] dw i licio vortexCE bach ar [/] ar ben y [/] y [//] copa (y)r y cymylau yeahCE [?] justCE yn troi yn symud yeahCE .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN vortexvortex.N.SG smallsmall.ADJ onon.PREP onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF peaksummit.N.M.SG.[or].summit.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF cloudsclouds.N.M.PL yeahyeah.ADV justjust.ADV PRTPRT turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN PRTPRT move.NONFINmove.V.INFIN yeahyeah.ADV
  and I like the little vortex on...on top of the...the clouds' peak, yeah, just turning, moving, yeah
1395AETfysai dŵr # ar ben ei hun (ba)sai fo (y)chydig bach yn erCE # ddeudan ni # monotonousE +/ .
  be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM waterwater.N.M.SG onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S selfself.PRON.SG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S a_littlea_little.QUAN smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM say.1PL.NONPASTunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P monotonousmonotonous.ADJ
  water by itself, it would be a little bit, er shall we say monotonous
1421AETdw i cerdded i_fyny i ben y GarnCE .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN upup.ADV toto.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF Garnname
  I'm walking up to the top of the Garn
1422AETwellCE tes i (ddi)m i ben y GarnCE ond am cyfeiriad y GarnCE .
  wellwell.ADV go.1S.PAST.NEGunk PRON.1Sto.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF Garnname butbut.CONJ forfor.PREP directiondirection.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF Garnname
  well, I didn't go to the top of the Garn, but in the direction of the Garn
1460AETclonio # creigiau (y)ma i_gyd ar ei ben o xx rhag i neb notisio bod o yna .
  clone.NONFINunk rocksrocks.N.F.PL herehere.ADV allall.ADJ onon.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S headhead.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S lestfrom.PREP toto.PREP nobodyanyone.PRON notice.NONFINunk be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S therethere.ADV
  clone all these rocks on top of it [...] so nobody notices it's there
1591AETei drwnc o <fan (y)na> [?] xx ei ben o # cefn .
  POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S.[or].go.V.2S.PRES.[or].her.ADJ.POSS.F.3S trunkunk PRON.3SMof.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S headhead.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP backback.N.M.SG
  its trunk there, [...] its head, back

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