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Instances of achos for speaker BEC

105BECachos oedd y gradd gyfraith (y)na yn +.. .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF degreedegree.N.MF.SG lawlaw.N.F.SG+SM therethere.ADV PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  because that law degree was...
142BECwellCE yn Llundain be [/] yn yr ardal lle mae ffrind yn byw # mae nhw (we)di sblitio rhan fwya ohonyn nhw i ddau flatCE timod # achos mae nhw (y)n dai # tair ystafell ar y gwaelod a bathroomCE yn rightCE aml .
  wellwell.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP LondonLondon.N.F.SG.PLACE whatwhat.INT inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF arearegion.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES friendfriend.N.M.SG PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP split.NONFINunk partpart.N.F.SG biggestbiggest.ADJ.SUP+SM of.3PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM flatflat.ADJ.[or].blat.SV.INFIN+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT houseshouses.N.M.PL+SM three.Fthree.NUM.F roomroom.N.F.SG onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bottombottom.N.M.SG andand.CONJ bathroombathroom.N.SG PRTPRT rightright.ADJ oftenfrequent.ADJ
  well in London, in the area where my friend lives, they've split most of them into two flats, you know, because they're houses with three rooms on the bottom and a bathroom quite often
188BECachos dyna wyt ti (y)n boeni .
  becausebecause.CONJ therethat_is.ADV be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN+SM
  because that's what you're worried about
197BEC+< achos o'n i (ddi)m yn dallt erCE &d dim y Saw_DoctorsCE oedd <yr ol(a)> [//] chwarae ola .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN IMer.IM NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF Saw_Doctorsname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF lastlast.ADJ play.NONFINgame.N.M.SG lastlast.ADJ
  because I didn't understand, er it wasn't the Saw Doctors who were playing last
236BECachos mae hi (y)n nabod nhw o # fod yn trefnu Sesiwn_FawrCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P fromof.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT organise.NONFINarrange.V.INFIN Sesiwn_Fawrname
  because she knows them from organising Sesiwn Fawr
364BECa mae nhw fath â (y)r <lliw &b> [/] lliw budr achos bod nhw (y)n naturiol dydyn [?] .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF colourcolour.N.M.SG colourcolour.N.M.SG dirtydirty.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT naturalnatural.ADJ be.3PL.PRES.NEGbe.V.3P.PRES.NEG
  and they're like a dirty colour because they're natural, aren't they
414BECfelly [//] # achos golchi dw mynd i wneud de .
  thusso.ADV becausebecause.CONJ wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  so...because I'm going to wash them, you know
468BEC+" paid â trio bod yn heroE a gwneud o # o (y)r dechrau achos fydd o (y)n ddig(on) [/] ddigon o shockCE i chdi # gael babi bach adre heb sôn am feddwl am olchi [/] # olchi +/ .
  desist.2S.IMPERstop.V.2S.IMPER withwith.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP herohero.N.SG andand.CONJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF startbeginning.N.M.SG becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT enoughenough.QUAN+SM enoughenough.QUAN+SM ofof.PREP shockshock.SV.INFIN forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM babybaby.N.MF.SG smallsmall.ADJ homehome.ADV withoutwithout.PREP mentionmention.V.INFIN forfor.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM aboutfor.PREP wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN+SM wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN+SM
  "don't try to be a hero and do it from the start, because it'll be enough of a shock for you to have a little baby at home, let alone thinking about washing..."
484BEC+< wedyn yn y cyfamser dw i (we)di prynu <(y)r rhai> [/] y rhai disposableE gwyrdd achos mae nhw (y)n erCE +/ .
  thenafterwards.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF meantimeinterval.N.M.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF somesome.PRON DETthe.DET.DEF somesome.PRON disposabledisposable.ADJ greengreen.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM
  then in the meantime I've bought the disposable green ones because they're er...
674BECachos [/] achos peth (y)dy mae raid fi wneud projectCE efo bob un does .
  becausebecause.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM projectproject.N.SG withwith.PREP everyeach.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG
  because, the thing is, I have to do a project with every one, don't I
674BECachos [/] achos peth (y)dy mae raid fi wneud projectCE efo bob un does .
  becausebecause.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM projectproject.N.SG withwith.PREP everyeach.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG
  because, the thing is, I have to do a project with every one, don't I
684BEC+" yeahCE gwna (ry)wbeth Nadolig yn y cylchgrawn cyn Dolig achos # fydd ry hwyr os ti (y)n wneud o (y)n [/] # yn un Rhagfyr mewn ffordd .
  yeahyeah.ADV do.2S.IMPERdo.V.13S.PRES.[or].do.V.2S.IMPER somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF magazinemagazine.N.M.SG beforebefore.PREP ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM tootoo.ADJ+SM latelate.ADJ ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inPRT.[or].in.PREP inPRT oneone.NUM DecemberDecember.N.M.SG inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  "yeah do something Christmassy in the magazine before Christmas, because it'll be too late if you do it in the December one in a way"
700BECachos o'n i meddwl bod o rhy gymhleth hwnnw .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S tootoo.ADJ complicatedcomplex.ADJ+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  because I thought it was too complex, that one
727BECachos yn y llun +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG
  because in the picture...
750BECmae (y)n rhyfedd achos dw i isio llun o sut mae (we)di orffen timod .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT strangestrange.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG picturepicture.N.M.SG ofhe.PRON.M.3S howhow.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  it's strange because I want a picture of how it is finished, you know
782BECachos fedra i roid # cardyn cyfarch ar bob un medraf # a rhoi ryw un gardyn Dolig bach efo fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM cardunk greet.NONFINgreeting.N.M.SG.[or].greet.V.3S.PRES.[or].greet.V.INFIN onon.PREP everyeach.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES andand.CONJ put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ+SM oneone.NUM cardunk ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because I can put a greeting card on every one, can't I, and put about one little Christmas card with it
819BECumCE ie <mae PhillCE erCE wrthi (y)n (e)u> [//] mae o (y)n &k cyfri nhw achos mae (y)n deud bod (y)na fwy &l flwyddyn yma nag oedd (y)na blwyddyn dwytha .
  IMum.IM yesyes.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Phillname IMer.IM at.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP count.NONFINcover.V.2S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM yearyear.N.F.SG+SM herehere.ADV thanthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV yearyear.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ
  um yes, Phil is busy...he's counting them because he says there are more this year than there were last year
857BECyeahCE yeahCE achos gwylanod mae nhw (y)n bla .
  yeahyeah.ADV yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ seagullsunk be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT plagueplague.N.M.SG+SM
  yeah yeah, because seagulls, they're a pest
917BEC+< achos pan o'n i (y)n coleg yna # oedd BirminghamCE dipyn o ddumpCE deud y gwir timod .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP collegecollege.N.M.SG therethere.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Birminghamname a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP dumpdump.N.SG+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  because when I was at university there, Birmingham was a bit of a dump to tell the truth, you know
1024BECsoCE [?] &b dibynnu [//] mae (y)n rhyfedd bod [/] # bod nhw (we)di gorfod talu mwy mewn ffordd dydy achos os (y)dy (y)r personCE tu ôl y ddeskCE de # wedi deud # yna erCE <rhyngthi hi> [//] (ba)set ti feddwl rhyngthi hi a (y)r rheolwr (y)dy o wedyn .
  soso.ADV depend.NONFINdepend.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT strangestrange.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF personperson.N.SG sideside.N.M.SG behindrear.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF deskdesk.N.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN therethere.ADV IMer.IM between.3SFunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.2S.CONDITbe.V.2S.PLUPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM between.3SFunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF managermanager.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S thenafterwards.ADV
  it's funny that they had to pay more in a way, isn't it, because if the person behind the desk has said, then er you'd think it was between her and the manager then

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