962 | MEL | ond umCE y peth rhyfedd ydy tro dwytha wnes i ofyn amdani # oedd y boyCE ddim (we)di cael umCE # caniatâd i ddod i Brydain . |
butbut.CONJ IMum.IM DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG strangestrange.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM about.3SFfor_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN IMum.IM permissionpermission.N.M.SG toto.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP BritainBritain.N.F.SG.PLACE+SM | ||
but, um, the strange thing is, the last time I asked after her, the guy hadn't had, um, permission to come to Britain |
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