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Instances of am for speaker BAE

168BAEdyna (e)i reswm o am fod yn yr ardal yna (y)n_de # i ddeud y gwir .
  therethat_is.ADV POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S reasonreason.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF arearegion.N.F.SG therethere.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  that's his reason for being in that area, isn't it, to be honest.
214BAEond erCE be oedden ni ddweud wrth_gwrs erCE fy mamCE a fi yn ei erbyn o oedd y peth gorau am Sir_Fôn oedd yr olygfa # yn_ôl # i (y)r [?] Eryri <(fe)lly (y)n_de> [?] .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM of_courseof_course.ADV IMer.IM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S mothermam.N.SG andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S againstby.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG bestbest.ADJ.SUP aboutfor.PREP Angleseyname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF viewscene.N.F.SG+SM backback.ADV toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Snowdonianame thusso.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM
  but what we said of course, my mother and I against him was that the best thing about Anglesey was the view back to Snowdonia, you know
235BAEam oriau drwy fod ni yna <efo (y)r cwmni> [?] teledu (y)ma +/ .
  forfor.PREP hourshours.N.F.PL throughthrough.PREP+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF companycompany.N.M.SG televisiontelevise.V.INFIN herehere.ADV
  for hours, as we were there with this TV company...
247BAEond [?] wrth_gwrs <mi dach chi> [?] (y)n gallu edrych allan am Sir_Fôn .
  butbut.CONJ of_courseof_course.ADV PRTPRT.AFF be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN outout.ADV forfor.PREP Angleseyname
  but of course you can look out towards Anglesey.
334BAEa mae (y)r plentyn isio mynd am rywbeth arall .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF childchild.N.M.SG wantwant.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM elseother.ADJ
  and the child wants to go for something else.
337BAEa wedyn # i_ffwrdd mae [//] maen nhw mynd wedyn am byth yn_de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV awayout.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN thenafterwards.ADV forfor.PREP evernever.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM
  and then they are gone for ever, aren't they
341BAEmi oedden nhw (y)n &a [//] darlunio wrth_gwrs yn y cylch (y)ma # ac yn pryderu <am y> [/] am <y mynyddoedd> [//] # yr umCE mynyddoedd tywyll du lle oedd (y)na bethau nad oedd bobl ddim yn eu dallt yn gywir yn mynd ymlaen felly .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT illustrate.NONFINillustrate.V.INFIN of_courseof_course.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF circlecircle.N.M.SG herehere.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mountainsmountains.N.M.PL DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM mountainsmountains.N.M.PL darkdark.ADJ blackblack.ADJ wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN PRTPRT correctcorrect.ADJ+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onforward.ADV thusso.ADV
  they painted in this area of course and were worried about the dark, black mountains where there were things going on that people didn't quite understand.
341BAEmi oedden nhw (y)n &a [//] darlunio wrth_gwrs yn y cylch (y)ma # ac yn pryderu <am y> [/] am <y mynyddoedd> [//] # yr umCE mynyddoedd tywyll du lle oedd (y)na bethau nad oedd bobl ddim yn eu dallt yn gywir yn mynd ymlaen felly .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT illustrate.NONFINillustrate.V.INFIN of_courseof_course.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF circlecircle.N.M.SG herehere.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mountainsmountains.N.M.PL DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM mountainsmountains.N.M.PL darkdark.ADJ blackblack.ADJ wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN PRTPRT correctcorrect.ADJ+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onforward.ADV thusso.ADV
  they painted in this area of course and were worried about the dark, black mountains where there were things going on that people didn't quite understand.
347BAEond am fod gennyn nhw ddychymyg oedd hynna .
  butbut.CONJ forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P imaginationimagine.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  but that was because they had imagination.
590BAEa felly <dw innau> [?] (we)di cael esboniad rŵan am [?] pam oedd [//] nad oedden ni (ddi)m yn gallu darganfod darnau +.. .
  andand.CONJ thusso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN explanationexplanation.N.M.SG nownow.ADV aboutfor.PREP whywhy?.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN discover.NONFINdiscover.V.INFIN.[or].detect.V.INFIN partsfragments.N.M.PL.[or].pieces.N.M.PL
  and so I've had an explanation now as to why we couldn't find parts...
637BAEbe <<am y> [/] <am y>> [?] llyn ?
  whatwhat.INT forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF lakelake.N.M.SG
  what, towards the lake?
637BAEbe <<am y> [/] <am y>> [?] llyn ?
  whatwhat.INT forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF lakelake.N.M.SG
  what, towards the lake?
698BAEsôn am yr # passportsCE (y)ma i [/] # <i (y)r> [?] merlod yn_de .
  talk.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF passportspassport.N.SG+PL herehere.ADV forto.PREP forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF poniesunk TAGisn't_it.IM
  talking about these passports for the ponies, right
709BAEa mi oedden nhw am fynd yn_ôl i_fyny ochr y mynydd a dros y topCE xxx .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM backback.ADV upup.ADV sideside.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF mountainmountain.N.M.SG andand.CONJ overover.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF toptop.N.SG
  and they were going to go back up the side of the mountain and over the top [...]
775BAEmi oedd yn fysedd y nhraed i (y)n ddu am wythnosau wedyn (fe)lly .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.1SPRT fingersfingers.N.M.PL+SM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S feetfeet.N.MF.SG+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP PRTPRT blackblack.ADJ+SM forfor.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL afterwardsafterwards.ADV thusso.ADV
  my toes were black for weeks after that.
777BAEond mi faswn i (we)di gallu # cael y nhroi i_ffwrdd fynd ar gefn ceffyl neu merlen am fy mywyd erCE ar_ôl mynd yna unwaith .
  butbut.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN+NM awayout.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP backback.N.M.SG+SM horsehorse.N.M.SG oror.CONJ ponyunk forfor.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S lifelife.N.M.SG+NM IMer.IM afterafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV onceonce.ADV
  but I could have been put off getting on the back of a horse or pony for life after going there one time.

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