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Instances of y for speaker BEC

2BECa mi gyrhaeddodd y nghyfnither .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF arrive.1S.PASTarrive.V.3S.PAST+SM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S cousincousin.N.F.SG+NM
  and my cousin arrived
47BECgadael y plant efo (e)i rhieni hi .
  leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF childrenchild.N.M.PL withwith.PREP POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S parentsparents.N.M.PL PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  leaving the children with her parents
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
187BEC+< ac <oedd (y)na ddigo(n)> [//] o't ti (y)n teimlo bod (y)na ddigon o bobl yn nabod y caneuon ?
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV enoughenough.QUAN+SM be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV enoughenough.QUAN+SM ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF songssongs.N.F.PL
  and were there enough...did you feel that enough people knew the songs?
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
199BECyn y canol oedden nhw .
  inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF middlemiddle.N.M.SG be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  they were in the middle
216BEC+< nabod y caneuon a bob_dim .
  know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF songssongs.N.F.PL andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON.[or].everything.N.M.SG+SM
  knew the songs and everything
235BECdyna oedd y nghyfnither yn ddeud .
  therethat_is.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S cousincousin.N.F.SG+NM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  that's what my cousin was saying
298BEC+, oedd y [/] y fydwraig yn meddwl +// .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF midwifemidwife.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  the midwife thought...
298BEC+, oedd y [/] y fydwraig yn meddwl +// .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF midwifemidwife.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  the midwife thought...
390BECwellCE # yn_ôl y sôn dim bod fi (y)n gwybod bod erCE ar y dechrau bod ti gallu newid rhwng # (ddi)m (gwy)bod wyth i ddeg gwaith .
  wellwell.ADV according_toback.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF mentionmention.V.INFIN NEGnot.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN IMer.IM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF startbeginning.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN betweenbetween.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN eighteight.NUM toto.PREP tenten.NUM+SM timetime.N.F.SG
  well apparently, not that I know, at the beginning you can change between, I don't know, eight and ten times
390BECwellCE # yn_ôl y sôn dim bod fi (y)n gwybod bod erCE ar y dechrau bod ti gallu newid rhwng # (ddi)m (gwy)bod wyth i ddeg gwaith .
  wellwell.ADV according_toback.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF mentionmention.V.INFIN NEGnot.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN IMer.IM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF startbeginning.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN betweenbetween.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN eighteight.NUM toto.PREP tenten.NUM+SM timetime.N.F.SG
  well apparently, not that I know, at the beginning you can change between, I don't know, eight and ten times
397BECtua [?] deg y diwrnod .
  abouttowards.PREP tenten.NUM DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.M.SG
  about ten a day
411BECond [?] be bynnag pwrpas y peth ydy <i roid ryw> [//] # i [/] i &w &w &v +// .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ purposepurpose.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES forI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM somesome.PREQ+SM forto.PREP forto.PREP
  but anyway, the point of the thing is to put some, to, to...
413BECwnaeth y fudwraig justCE deud (wr)tha fi beidio trio bod yn heroE a golchi nhw ar y dechrau .
  do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM DETthe.DET.DEF midwifeunk justjust.ADV say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM desist.NONFINstop.V.INFIN+SM try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP herohero.N.SG andand.CONJ wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF startbeginning.N.M.SG
  the midwife just told me not to try to be hero and wash them at the start
413BECwnaeth y fudwraig justCE deud (wr)tha fi beidio trio bod yn heroE a golchi nhw ar y dechrau .
  do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM DETthe.DET.DEF midwifeunk justjust.ADV say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM desist.NONFINstop.V.INFIN+SM try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP herohero.N.SG andand.CONJ wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF startbeginning.N.M.SG
  the midwife just told me not to try to be hero and wash them at the start
454BECna ti justCE yn roi hwnnw (y)n y canol .
  nono.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S justjust.ADV PRTPRT put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF middlemiddle.N.M.SG
  no, you just put that in the middle
455BECa wedyn mae (y)r peth bach (y)ma (y)n mynd rowndyn nhw efo velcroCE ar y frontCE .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG littlesmall.ADJ herehere.ADV PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN round.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P withwith.PREP velcrounk onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF frontfront.N.SG
  and then this little thing goes round them with velcro on the front
458BECwedyn dim ond y bitCE tu fewn ti gorod olchi .
  thenafterwards.ADV NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV butbut.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF bitbit.N.SG.[or].pit.N.SG+SM sideside.N.M.SG inin.PREP+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN+SM
  then you've only got to wash the bit inside
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...
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...
490BECond mae nhw (y)n # rywbeth fath â saith_deg y cant # sydd justCE yn gymaint gwell .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ seventyseventy.NUM DETthe.DET.DEF hundredhundred.N.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL justjust.ADV PRTPRT so_muchso much.ADJ+SM betterbetter.ADJ.COMP
  but they are something like seventy percent, which is just so much better
508BECohCE <mae gen> [/] mae gen y nghyfnither un .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S cousincousin.N.F.SG+NM oneone.NUM
  oh my cousin has one
565BECond ydy o yn cael gwared o (y)r hen gegin a ballu (y)n y priceCE yna ?
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN riddanceunk ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ kitchenkitchen.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF priceprice.N.SG therethere.ADV
  but is he getting rid of the old kitchen and things in that price?
622BEC<dw meddwl> [//] wnaeth y doctorCE ddeud +"/ .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM DETthe.DET.DEF doctordoctor.N.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  I think...the doctor said:
669BECtimod dw i (we)di bod yn wneud y pump erthygl (y)ma i gylchgrawn ?
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF fivefive.NUM articlearticle.N.F.SG herehere.ADV forto.PREP magazinemagazine.N.M.SG+SM
  you know I've been doing these five articles for a magazine
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"
712BEC+" ohCE pwy s(y) gen fynedd i fynd i wneud y <papur Dolig> [=! laughs] ar llaw arall de .
  IMoh.IM whowho.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP patienceunk toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF paperpaper.N.M.SG ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG onon.PREP handhand.N.F.SG otherother.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  "oh who's got the patience to go and do the Christmas paper on the other hand, you know"
727BECachos yn y llun +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG
  because in the picture...
728BECdw i am roi cardyn i_fewn yn y llun timod .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM cardunk inin.PREP inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  I'm going to put in a card in the picture, you know
733BECac dw i am roi cardyn cyfarch bach yn soundCE yn y presentCE # a deud +"/ .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM cardunk greet.NONFINgreeting.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ inPRT soundsound.N.SG inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF presentpresent.ADJ andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  and I'm going to stick a little greeting card to the present and say:
737BEC+< dyna o'n i feddwl hyd_(y)n_oed os (dy)dyn nhw (ddi)m yn gwneud y papur timod .
  therethat_is.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM eveneven.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3PL.PRES.NEGbe.V.3P.PRES.NEG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF paperpaper.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  that's what I thought, even if they don't do the paper, you know
743BEC+" cofiwch os gynnoch chi bapur ar_ôl torrwch allan y siapiau # ac erCE sticio fo ar gardyn gwyn de .
  remember.2PL.IMPERremember.V.2P.IMPER ifif.CONJ with.2PLwith_you.PREP+PRON.2P PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P paperpaper.N.M.SG+SM leftafter.PREP cut.2PL.IMPERbreak.V.2P.IMPER outout.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF shapesshapes.N.M.PL andand.CONJ IMer.IM stick.NONFINstick.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onon.PREP cardunk whitewhite.ADJ.M.[or].complaint.N.MF.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  "remember if you have paper left, cut out the shapes and er, stick it on white card, you know"
785BECohCE ia xx ar y llawr a pethau .
  IMoh.IM yesyes.ADV onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF floorfloor.N.M.SG andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL
  oh yes [...] on the floor and things
909BECdo yn y BurlingtonCE .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Burlingtonname
  yes, in the Burlington
911BECjustCE [//] # wnaethon nhw justCE fynd ar y trainCE a mynd i BirminghamCE .
  justjust.ADV do.3PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P justjust.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF traintrain.N.SG andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Birminghamname
  they just went on the train and went to Birmingham
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
919BEC<ond mae (y)na> [//] peth (y)dy mae nhw (we)di gwario cymaint ar y lle ers hynny .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP spend.NONFINspend.V.INFIN so_muchso much.ADJ onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG sincesince.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  but there's...the thing is, they've spent so much on the place since then
923BECa wedyn umCE # timod [?] o'n nhw (we)di ail_wneud y Bull_RingCE # yn le siopa fantasticCE os ti (y)n licio siopau (y)na .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV IMum.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP redo.NONFINunk DETthe.DET.DEF Bull_Ringname PRTPRT placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM shop.NONFINshop.V.INFIN fantasticfantastic.ADJ ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN shopsshops.N.F.PL therethere.ADV
  and then um, you know, they'd redone the Bull Ring into a fantastic shopping place, if you like those shops
988BEC+< y ddeskCE .
  DETthe.DET.DEF deskdesk.N.SG+SM
  the desk
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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