SIARAD - Fusser30
Instances of sure

73LONsureCE oedd o well ers_talwm doedd # justCE ffonio # bobl .
  suresure.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM in_the_pastfor_some_time.ADV be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG justjust.ADV phone.NONFINphone.V.INFIN peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM
  it was probably better in the past, wasn't it, just phoned people
111LONxx ti justCE eistedd (y)na mae sureCE +/ .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S justjust.ADV sit.NONFINsit.V.3S.PRES.[or].sit.V.INFIN therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  [...] you probably just sat there...
168LONwellCE mae sureCE wna i dynnu fo p(a) (y)r un bynnag i [/] i sunbathe_ioE+cym .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S take_off.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S wichwhich.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM ever-ever.ADJ toto.PREP toto.PREP sunbathe.NONFINsunbathe.N.SG
  well, I'll probably take it off anyway to...to sunbathe
238MELmae (we)di newid dipyn mewn naw mlynedd mae (y)n sureCE do ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP ninenine.NUM yearyears.N.F.PL+NM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ yesyes.ADV.PAST
  it's changed a bit in nine years probably, has it?
311LONdw i sureCE fydd o (y)n iawn .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT rightOK.ADV
  I'm sure it'll be alright
315LON&m <sureCE lle o'n i (we)di> [=! laughs] bod .
  suresure.ADJ wherewhere.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN
  [I'm not?] sure where I'd been
654LON(we)dyn mae o nôl # y forwyn fach # MoliCE achos fydd hi (we)di blino sefyll mae sureCE # a eistedd .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S fetch.NONFINfetch.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF maidmaid.N.F.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ+SM Moliname becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP tire.NONFINtire.V.INFIN stand.NONFINstand.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ andand.CONJ sit.NONFINsit.V.INFIN
  then he gets the little bridesmaid, Lois, because she'll probably be tired of standing, and sits down
777MELraid ti wneud yn sureCE bod nhw (y)n eistedd (e)fo (e)i_gilydd yeahCE +/ .
  necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT sit.NONFINsit.V.INFIN withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP yeahyeah.ADV
  you'll have to make sure that they're sitting together, yeah...
809LONwneith o godi a siarad dw i sureCE .
  do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP get_up.NONFINlift.V.INFIN+SM andand.CONJ speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ
  he'll get up and speak, I'm sure
822MELohCE mae sureCE fydd o isio sefyll i_fyny a justCE deud +"/ .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S wantwant.N.M.SG stand.NONFINstand.V.INFIN upup.ADV andjustand.CONJ say.NONFINjust.ADV say.V.INFIN
  oh, he'll probably want to stand up and just say:
905MEL(ddi)m yn sureCE be oedd ei deulu o (y)n meddwl .
  NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S familyfamily.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  not sure what his family thought
961LON+< ohCE yeahCE sureCE yeahCE .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ yeahyeah.ADV
  oh yeah, of course, yeah
964MELa mae (y)n sureCE achos oedden nhw (we)di sbïed ar be oedd (we)di digwydd efo ErinCE .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP look.NONFINlook.V.3S.IMPER aton.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Erinname
  and probably because they looked at what had happened with Erin
971MELfelly mae sureCE fod <nhw meddwl> [?] +"/ .
  thusso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  so they probably think:
1100MELsureCE dylswn i ddim .
  suresure.ADJ should.1S.CONDITunk PRON.1Sto.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM
  I probably shouldn't
1178LONmmmCE # mae sureCE gwnân .
  IMmmm.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES do.3PL.NONPASTsure.ADJ do.V.3P.PRES
  mm, they probably will, won't they
1180MELdw i (y)n sureCE gwnân nhw .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT suresure.ADJ do.3PL.NONPASTdo.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  I'm sure they will
1182LONwellCE ia timod os (y)dy hi (e)fo creditCE cardsCE neu storeCE cardsCE neu rywbeth mae (y)n sureCE (ba)sen nhw (y)n gallu # cael gafael arni ffordd (y)na basen .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S withwith.PREP creditcredit.N.SG cardscard.N.SG+PL.[or].cards.N.SG oror.CONJ storestore.SV.INFIN cardscard.N.SG+PL.[or].cards.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ be.3PL.CONDITbe.V.3P.PLUPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN holdgrasp.V.INFIN on.3SFon_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S wayway.N.F.SG therethere.ADV be.3PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF.[or].be.V.3P.PLUPERF
  well yes, you know, if she's got credit cards or store cards or something, they could probably get hold of her in that way, couldn't they
1185MELond erbyn hyn rŵan mae (y)n sureCE os wneith hi # mynd i drio cael storeCE cardCE efo (e)i henw hi # wneith nhw ddeud na ["] .
  butbut.CONJ byby.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP be.3S.PRESnow.ADV PRTbe.V.3S.PRES surePRT ifsure.ADJ do.3S.NONPASTif.CONJ PRON.3SFdo.V.3S.FUT+SM go.NONFINshe.PRON.F.3S togo.V.INFIN try.NONFINto.PREP get.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM storeget.V.INFIN cardstore.SV.INFIN withcard.N.SG POSS.3SFwith.PREP nameher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S PRON.3SFname.N.M.SG+H do.3PL.NONPASTshe.PRON.F.3S PRON.3PLdo.V.3S.FUT+SM say.NONFINthey.PRON.3P nosay.V.INFIN+SM no.ADV
  but by now, probably, if she goes to try to get a store card in her name, they'll say no

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