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Instances of gwir for speaker BAE

50BAEsefyllfa amhosib(l) i ddeud y gwir yn_de [?] .
  situationsituation.N.F.SG impossibleimpossible.ADJ toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG TAGisn't_it.IM
  an impossible situation, to be honest, yes
93BAEohCE mae hwnna (y)n broblemCE sy gynnon ni heddiw i ddeud y gwir yn_dydy .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT problemproblem.N.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P todaytoday.ADV toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.TAG
  oh, that is a problem that we have today to tell the truth, isn't it?
129BAE+< wchi be o'n i feddwl i ddeud y gwir oedd # &=sigh Sais oedd hi wrth_gwrs +.. .
  know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF thruthtruth.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Englishmanname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S of_courseof_course.ADV
  you know what I thought, to be honest, was, she was English of course...
142BAEquestionCE dw i (we)di ofyn i fi fy hun yn aml dros y flwyddyn ddwytha (y)ma # hynny ydy ydy (y)r Cymry # yn gwir werthfawrogi # yr tirwedd sydd o_gwmpas # xxx # <a be sy gynnon ni> [?] .
  questionquestion.N.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S selfself.PRON.SG PRTPRT oftenfrequent.ADJ overover.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF yearyear.N.F.SG+SM previouslast.ADJ+SM herehere.ADV thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL PRTPRT truetrue.ADJ appreciate.NONFINappreciate.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF landscaperelief.N.F.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL aroundaround.ADV andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  a question I have often asked myself during this last year, that is, do the Welsh fully appreciate the landscape which is around xxx and what we have
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.
225BAE<mae (y)n> [//] mae o (y)n wyrthiol i ddeud y gwir yn_dydy [?] .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP miraculousunk toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.TAG
  it is marvellous, to be honest, isn't it
237BAE+, doedd gynna i (ddi)m_byd i wneud i ddeud y gwir +/ .
  be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG with.1Swith_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRON.1Sto.PREP nothingnothing.ADV+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  ...I had nothing to do, to be honest...
340BAEac # i ddeud y gwir dw i meddwl pan dach chi (y)n edrych ar y tirwedd allan # mae isio # defnyddio (ei)ch dychymyg # yn yr un modd mae (y)n debyg ag oedd bobl amser # VictoriaCE yn_de .
  andand.CONJ toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN whenwhen.CONJ be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF landscaperelief.N.F.SG outout.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN POSS.2PLyour.ADJ.POSS.2P imaginationimagination.N.M.SG.[or].imagine.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM waymeans.N.M.SG be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT similarsimilar.ADJ+SM aswith.PREP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM timetime.N.M.SG Victorianame TAGisn't_it.IM
  and to be honest , I think when you look at the landscape outside you probably have to use your imaginationin the same way as the Victorian people did.

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