SIARAD - Fusser27
Instances of because for speaker MAB

104MAB(be)causeE <allen ni # fyw> [///] allen ni aros (y)na am ddim .
  becausebecause.CONJ can.1PL.NONPASTbe_able.V.1P.IMPERF+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN+SM can.1PL.NONPASTbe_able.V.1P.IMPERF+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN therethere.ADV forfor.PREP nothingnothing.N.M.SG+SM
  because we could stay there for free.
105MAB(be)causeE (dy)dy o (ddi)m ots .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM matterproblem.N.M.SG
  because it doesn't matter.
232MAByeahCE (be)causeE <mae umCE> [/] mae ffrindiau fi CatherineCE mae hi mynd i &n [//] WrexhamCE rightCE aml .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMum.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES friendsfriends.N.M.PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM Catherinename be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Wrexhamname rightright.ADJ oftenfrequent.ADJ
  yeah, because my friend Catherine, she goes to Wrexham quite often.
234MAB(be)causeE mae hi angen frockCE hefyd i fynd i (y)r un un peth ydw i (y)n mynd yn mis Mai .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S needneed.N.M.SG frockfrock.N.SG.[or].brock.N.SG+SM alsoalso.ADV PRTto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP monthmonth.N.M.SG MayMay.N.M.SG
  because she needs a frock too to go to the same thing I'm going to in May.
269MAB(be)causeE <o'n i (y)n> [/] o'n i (y)n gwaith diwrnod o_blaen a +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP workwork.N.M.SG dayday.N.M.SG beforebefore.ADV andand.CONJ
  because I was at work the other day, and ...
272MAB(be)causeE o'n [/] oedd umCE # un o bossesCE fi yn dangos <yr &kum> [//] yr # &k [/] cyfrifiadur i fi .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMum.IM oneone.NUM ofof.PREP bossesboss.N.SG+PL.[or].poss.SV.INFIN+SM+PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF computercomputer.N.M.SG toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  because one of my bosses was showing me the computer.
476MAB(be)causeE dw i meddwl pan oedd ElizabethCE y cyntaf o_gwmpas wnaeth o ddechrau # &əs [/] ysgfriennu oes yna .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Elizabethname DETthe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ORD aroundaround.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN+SM write.NONFINunk agebe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV
  because I think when Elizabeth the first was around he started writing in that time.
545MAB(be)causeE [?] (fa)swn i (we)di gallu gwneud hwnna yn lle ## hanes xxx .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG inin.PREP placewhere.INT historystory.N.M.SG
  because I could have done that instead of History [...].
593MABohCE erCE <(fa)swn i> [?] [///] na (be)causeE <mae o> [?] .
  IMoh.IM IMer.IM be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nono.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  oh, I'd .. . because it is.
599MAB(be)causeE hwnna wnaeth atgoffa fi fod [=? mae] (y)na bethau [=? beth] EgyptianE yno .
  becausebecause.CONJ that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM remind.NONFINremind.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM Egyptianname therethere.ADV
  because that reminded me that there are Egyptian things there.
622MAB(be)causeE o'n i (y)n tua # pedair pan ges i fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP abouttowards.PREP four.Ffour.NUM.F whenwhen.CONJ get.1S.PASTget.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because I was about four when I got it.
675MAB(be)causeE timod &ən [//] ti angen ## billionsCE o bibsCE pan gen ti babi bach .
  becausebecause.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S needneed.N.M.SG billionsbillion.NUM+PL.[or].pillion.N.SG+SM+PL ofof.PREP bibsbib.N.SG+PL whenwhen.CONJ withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S babybaby.N.MF.SG littlesmall.ADJ
  because you need billions of bibs when you have a little baby.
739MAB(be)causeE <o'n i> [/] # o'n i (y)n dal (we)di blino rywfaint ar_ôl cur yn pen ges i ddoe .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT hold.NONFINstill.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP tire.NONFINtire.V.INFIN somewhatamount.N.M.SG+SM afterafter.PREP acheunk inPRT.[or].in.PREP headhead.N.M.SG get.1S.PASTget.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S yesterdayyesterday.ADV
  because I was still a little tired after the headache I got yesterday.
770MAB<(be)causeE umCE> [///] a mae CeridwenCE hefyd am wneud o dw i meddwl # a HelgaCE # sy (y)n byw efo hi .
  becausebecause.CONJ IMum.IM andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Ceridwenname alsoalso.ADV aboutfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN andand.CONJ Helganame be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  because Ceridwen is going to do it too, I think, and Helga who lives with her.
1067MAB(be)causeE mae o (y)n mwy # gwirion # na y lleill &=laugh .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT moremore.ADJ.COMP stupidsilly.ADJ thanthan.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF othersothers.PRON
  because he's more stupid than the others.
1087MAB(be)causeE pan es i i # tŷ NancyCE gynnau dyma NancyCE (y)n gofyn +"/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ go.1S.PASTgo.V.1S.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S toto.PREP househouse.N.M.SG Nancyname recentlylight.V.INFIN+SM herethis_is.ADV Nancyname PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN
  because when I went to Nancy's house recently, Nancy asked:
1095MAB(be)causeE [?] dw i fath â +"/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  because I'm like:
1137MABmmmCE (be)causeE <dw i> [/] dw i am fynd +/ .
  IMmmm.IM becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S aboutfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM
  mm, because I'm going to go.

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