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Instances of mai for speaker ADW

119ADWa dw i meddwl mai mond rywun sy (we)di bod i_fewn o (y)r dechrau # neu rywun sy (we)di bod # yn gwatsiad # umCE ar yr ymylon +/ .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONGINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS onlybond.N.M.SG+NM somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF beginningbeginning.N.M.SG oror.CONJ somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP watch.NONFINunk IMum.IM onon.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL marginsedges.N.F.PL.[or].margins.N.F.PL.[or].border.V.1P.PAST.[or].border.V.3P.PAST
  and I think that only somebody who has been in it from the beginning or somebody who has been watching from the sidelines...
385ADWerCE erCE ydy mae o sureCE o fod yn wneud gwahaniaeth er mod i (y)n ymwybodol o (y)r ffaith <bod fi> [//] mai yn y wlad o'n i isio +// .
  IMer.IM IMer.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S suresure.ADJ ofof.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT make.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM differencedifference.N.M.SG althougher.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP PRTPRT awareconscious.ADJ ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF factfact.N.F.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF countrycountry.N.F.SG+SM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG
  yes, I'm sure it makes a difference, although I was aware that the countryside was where I wanted...
406ADW+< wellCE # ymhen dipyn mi ddois i sylweddoli mai <PCE EE &ɛ NCE BCE RE E@s:eng> ["] oedd o .
  wellwell.ADV afterat the end of.PREP bitlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT.AFF come.1S.PASTunk toto.PREP realise.NONFINrealise.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS Pname Ename Nname Bname Rname Ename be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well, after a while I came to realise that it was "P E N B R E" .
429ADW+, umCE mai dyna be oedd o .
  IMum.IM PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  ...that that was what is was.
507ADW+, yn gweld y fireworksE <am bod> [?] ni fyny fan (y)na &a [/] achos mai # bomio <(y)r umCE> [//] # lawr ar y gwastad o'n nhw wrth y môr dach chi (y)n gweld .
  PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF fireworksfirework.N.PL.[or].fireworks.N.PL forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P upup.ADV placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS bomb.NONFINbomb.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF plainflat.ADJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P byby.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF seasea.N.M.SG be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  ...seeing the fireworks, as we were up there, because it was down on the plain by the sea that they were bombing, you see.

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