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Instances of well

39MEL+" wellCE pam na wnei di tibod ?
  wellwell.ADV whywhy?.ADV NEGPRT.NEG do.2S.NONPASTdo.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM know.2Sunk
  "well, why don't you, you know?"
40MEL+" ohCE wellCE timod raid mi feddwl am y lle yma a ballu .
  IMoh.IM wellwell.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SPRT.AFF think.NONFINthink.V.3S.PRES+SM.[or].think.V.INFIN+SM.[or].thought.N.M.SG+SM aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG herehere.ADV andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  "oh well, I have to think about this place, and so on"
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
74MELwellCE na achos ella oeddech chi ddim yn ffonio neb .
  wellwell.ADV nono.ADV becausebecause.CONJ perhapsmaybe.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.2P.IMPERF PRON.3PLyou.PRON.2P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT phone.NONFINphone.V.INFIN nobodyanyone.PRON
  well no, because perhaps you didn't phone anybody
152LONwellCE # rightCE specificCE .
  wellwell.ADV rightright.ADJ specificspecific.ADJ
  well, quite specific
163LONwellCE y peth ydy os # dw isio mynd # i MajorcaCE cyn y briodas dw (ddi)m isio cael +/ .
  wellwell.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES ifif.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Majorcaname beforebefore.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF weddingmarriage.N.F.SG+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG get.NONFINget.V.INFIN
  well the thing is, if I want to go to Majorca before the wedding, I don't want to get...
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
217LONwellCE yn MagalufCE mae o .
  wellwell.ADV inin.PREP Magalufname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well it's in Magaluf
259LON&n wellCE yndw wna i drio de .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES.EMPH do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, yes, I'll try, you know
262LONwellCE # dw i (we)di wneud hynna o blaen .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM
  well, I've done that before
268LONwellCE +/ .
  wellwell.ADV
  well...
291MELwellCE na dyna (y)r peth <dw i (y)n> [//] na wnes i wisgo frockCE binkCE .
  wellwell.ADV nono.ADV therethat_is.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP nowho_not.PRON.REL.NEG do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wear.NONFINdress.V.INFIN+SM frockfrock.N.SG.[or].brock.N.SG+SM pinkpink.N.SG+SM
  well no, that's the thing, I'm...no, I wore a bink dress
306LONia well wna i (ddi)m mynd arno fo mor aml â hynna timod .
  yesyes.ADV wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S soas.ADJ oftenfrequent.ADJ withas.CONJ thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  yes, well, I won't go on it that often, you know
339MEL+< ohCE wellCE .
  IMoh.IM wellwell.ADV
  oh well
478LON+" well ti (y)n deud bod hi (y)n niceCE de .
  betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT nicenice.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  "you'd better say it's nice, right"
498LONwellCE timod oedden ni (we)di bod roundCE .
  wellwell.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN roundround.ADJ
  well, you know, we'd been round
538LONond [//] [?] wellCE <o'n isio> [/] o'n isio dod â LeahCE justCE rag ofn bod # mamCE a dadCE deud +"/ .
  butbut.CONJ wellwell.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF wantwant.N.M.SG be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF wantwant.N.M.SG come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Leahname justjust.ADV lestfrom.PREP+SM fearfear.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN mummam.N.SG andand.CONJ daddad.N.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  but...well, I wanted...I wanted to bring Leah just in case mum and dad said:
609LONna wellCE +/ .
  nono.ADV wellwell.ADV
  no, well...
666LON+< +, xx # &ə yn deud &pa [//] wellCE pan mae nhw (y)n wneud y fodrwy a ballu .
  PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN wellwell.ADV whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF ringring.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  [...] saying...well, when they're doing the ring and so on
683LONsoCE (dde)udais i wellCE ["] +/ .
  soso.ADV say.1S.PASTsay.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wellwell.ADV
  so I said "well" ...
693LON+" wellCE na na .
  wellwell.ADV nono.ADV nono.ADV
  "well no, no"
765LONwellCE <a(m) (ry)wbeth> [?] i ddewis .
  wellwell.ADV forfor.PREP somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN+SM
  well, what a thing to choose
853MELwellCE wnaeth hi gael ei fagu (y)n # Gristion .
  wellwell.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S raise.NONFINrear.V.INFIN+SM PRTin.PREP Christianname
  well, she was raised as a Christian
902MELwellCE oedd o justCE +// .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S justjust.ADV
  well, he was just...
927MELwellCE # <wnaeth SaraCE> [//] # wnes i ofyn i [//] wrth SaraCE # umCE pan [/] pan oedd hi fyny Dolig +"/ .
  wellwell.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM Saraname do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM toI.PRON.1S toby.PREP Saraname IMum.IM whenwhen.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S upup.ADV ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG
  well, Sara...I asked Sara, um, when...when she was up at Christmas
938MELwellCE # bloodyCE hellE os ti maddau i rywun ti maddau # ac yn anghofio dwyt .
  wellwell.ADV bloodybloody.ADJ hellhell.N.SG ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forgive.NONFINforgive.V.INFIN toto.PREP somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forgive.NONFINforgive.V.INFIN andand.CONJ PRTPRT forget.NONFINforget.V.INFIN be.2S.PRES.NEGbe.V.2S.PRES.NEG
  well, bloody hell, if you forgive somebody, you forgive and you forget, don't you
941MELond ti gorod meddwl # wellCE pam wnaeth hi wneud tibod .
  butbut.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN wellwell.ADV whywhy?.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM know.2Sunk
  but you have to think, well why did she do it, you know
997LON&əv &əv wellCE # yndy yndy (ba)sai (y)n gwybod hwnnw .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  well, yes, yes, he'd know that
1057MELwellCE bloodyCE hellE fedra i (ddi)m dychmygu neb +// .
  wellwell.ADV bloodybloody.ADJ hellhell.N.SG can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM imagine.NONFINvisualise.V.INFIN nobodyanyone.PRON
  well bloody hell, I can't imagine anyone...
1148MELmae well .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM
  it's better
1150MELohCE mae lotCE yn well na cael un mawr sy (y)n cymryd y stafell i_gyd .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lotlot.N.SG PRTPRT betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM PRT(n)or.CONJ get.NONFINget.V.INFIN oneone.NUM bigbig.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF roomroom.N.F.SG allall.ADJ
  oh, it's a lot better than getting a new one that takes up the whole room
1177MELwell <wneith nhw> [/] wneith nhw ddal i_fyny efo hi (y)n y diwedd .
  wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM do.3PL.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.3PL.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM upup.ADV withwith.PREP PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF endend.N.M.SG
  well, they'll...they'll catch up with her in the end
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

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