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Instances of sure

102BAEyndyn sureCE .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES.EMPH suresure.ADJ
  yes, sure.
125ADWconsistentE ["] ydy (y)r gair yn Saesneg mae sureCE de .
  consistentconsistent.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF wordword.N.M.SG inin.PREP EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  "consistent" is the English word, I guess.
145BAE+< mmhmCE # ie sureCE .
  IMmmhm.IM yesyes.ADV suresure.ADJ
  yes, definitely.
157BAEyeahCE sureCE .
  yeah.ADV sure.ADJ
  
274BAE+< yeahCE sureCE .
  yeah.ADV sure.ADJ
  
300BAEyeahCE sureCE .
  yeah.ADV sure.ADJ
  
303BAEwellCE oedd # oedd sureCE .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF suresure.ADJ
  yes of course, surely.
326ADW+< oedd sureCE .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF suresure.ADJ
  yes, of course.
343BAEa mi oedd hwnnw (y)n cadw rhai bobl <i ffordd mae> [//] i_ffwrdd mae sureCE <yn_doedd o> [?] .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM toto.PREP wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES awayout.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.TAG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and that kept some people away, I guess, didn't it
378ADW&=click &=sigh chwe mlynedd mae sureCE .
  sixsix.NUM yearyears.N.F.PL+NM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  six years, I guess.
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...
403BAEnac oedd sureCE .
  NEGPRT.NEG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF suresure.ADJ
  no, of course not.
417BAE+< <pen braeCE> ["] # yeahCE yeahCE sureCE .
  tophead.N.M.SG braebrae.N.SG yeahyeah.ADV yeahyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ
  "pen brae", yes of course.
422BAE+< yn_basai xxx # yndy sureCE .
  be.3S.CONDIT.NEGbe.V.3S.PLUPERF.TAG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH suresure.ADJ
  wouldn't it xxx yes, of course.
426BAEna dan sureCE # xxx beth bynnag yn_de .
  NEGno.ADV be.1PL.PRESunder.PREP.[or].be.V.1P.PRES.[or].until.PREP+SM suresure.ADJ whatthing.N.M.SG+SM ever-ever.ADJ TAGisn't_it.IM
  no, of course not, xxx anyway.
435BAEwellCE yeahCE sureCE iawn (fe)lly [?] .
  wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV thusso.ADV
  well, yes, of course.
448BAEac erCE # mi oedden ni (y)n # gyrru (y)r ceir o_gwmpas yr [//] y [=! laughs] lle (y)ma fel ffyliaid gwirion mae sureCE &=laugh .
  andand.CONJ IMer.IM PRTPRT.AFF be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT drive.NONFINdrive.V.INFIN DETthat.PRON.REL carscars.N.M.PL.[or].get.V.0.PRES aroundaround.PREP.[or].around.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG herehere.ADV likelike.CONJ foolsunk sillysilly.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  and we drove the cars around the place like fools, I suppose.
449ADW+< wellCE xxx # ddeuda i (wr)thach chi # dw i (y)n sureCE bod yr umCE cwrs (y)na <(y)n Pen(bre)CE> [//] ar erCE CefnCE [//] traeth Cefn_SidanCE yn PenbreCE +.. .
  wellwell.ADV say.1S.NONPASTsay.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S to.2PLunk PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM coursecourse.N.M.SG therethere.ADV inin.PREP Pembreyname onon.PREP IMer.IM Cefnname beachbeach.N.M.SG Cefnname Sidanin.PREP inname Pembrey
  well, xxx, I can tell you, I'm sure that that course on Cefn Sidan beach in Pembrey...
451ADWmae (y)n sureCE o fod yn un da wchi .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ ofof.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT oneone.NUM goodgood.ADJ know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES
  I'm sure it is a good one.
490ADW&=click wellCE mi fasai fo (y)n # ddeg pan gychwynnodd y ryfel a finnau ryw # naw mae sureCE .
  wellwell.ADV PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT tenten.NUM+SM whenwhen.CONJ begin.3S.PASTstart.V.3S.PAST+SM DETthe.DET.DEF warwar.N.MF.SG+SM andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S+SM somesome.PREQ+SM ninenine.NUM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  well, he would have been ten when the war began and myself about nine, I guess.
554ADW+, basech chi (y)n sureCE o ddeud +"/ .
  be.2PL.CONDITbe.V.2P.PLUPERF PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT suresure.ADJ ofof.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  ...I'm sure you'd say:
567BAE+< yeahCE # yeahCE sureCE .
  yeah.ADV yeah.ADV sure.ADJ
  
630BAEohCE yndw sureCE yndw .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES.EMPH suresure.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES.EMPH
  oh, yes, sure I do.
641BAE+< oes yeahCE sureCE mmmCE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF yeahyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ IMmmm.IM
  yes, sure.
662BAEydyn sureCE .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES suresure.ADJ
  of course they have.
664BAEyndyn sureCE .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES.EMPH suresure.ADJ
  of course they do.
681ADW+, i (y)r ElenCE mae sureCE gen i # <a law(r)> [/] a lawr i <CwmCE PenllafarCE # ac Afon # &ap> [//] CwmCE PenllafarCE a # &ke Afon CenllysCE a Afon GasegCE .
  toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Elenname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S andand.CONJ downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP valleyname Penllafarname andand.CONJ rivername valleyname Penllafarname andand.CONJ rivername Cenllysname andand.CONJ rivername Casegname
  to Yr Elen, I'm sure, and down to the Penllafar valley and the River Cenllys and the River Caseg.
686BAE+< oes sureCE # yeahCE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF suresure.ADJ yeahyeah.ADV
  yes, sure, yes.
721BAE+, ffordd arall nes yn diwedd # mi oedden nhw (y)n teimlo mae (y)n sureCE bod nhw (y)n cael eu cau mewn .
  wayway.N.F.SG otherother.ADJ untilnearer.ADJ.COMP inPRT.[or].in.PREP endend.N.M.SG PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P close.NONFINclose.V.INFIN inin.PREP
  the other way until in the end they were surely feeling that they were being closed in.
740BAE+< mmmCE sureCE iawn (fe)lly yeahCE .
  IMmmm.IM suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV thusso.ADV yeahyeah.ADV
  oh, quite so, yes.
757BAEpan o'n [?] i (y)n hogyn ifanc iawn tua saith neu wyth oed <o'n i mae> [?] sureCE # mi oedd gyn un o gymdogion <fy # &da> [/] y nhaid a nain (fe)lly # ferlen ar y farmCE .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP boylad.N.M.SG youngyoung.ADJ veryvery.ADV abouttowards.PREP sevenseven.NUM oror.CONJ eighteight.NUM ageage.N.M.SG be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP oneone.NUM ofof.PREP neighboursneighbours.N.M.PL+SM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S grandadgrandfather.N.M.SG+NM andand.CONJ grannygrandmother.N.F.SG thusso.ADV ponyunk onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF farmfarm.N.SG
  when I was a very young boy, I was probably about seven or eight years old, one of my grandparents' neighbours had a pony on the farm.

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