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Instances of be

42ANTa be sy gynno ni f(an) yna # questionCE markCE yw (y)r pethau o'n nhw (ddi)m (y)n sureCE amboutu .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1PLwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV questionquestion.N.SG markmark.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ aboutunk
  And what we have there, the question mark, is the things they weren't sure about.
72ANTond os ga i fo bydd e (y)n golygu bydd gynno ni # umCE # be ti (y)n galw fo erCE cyfrifiaduron efo # broadbandE [//] bandCE eang # interactiveE whiteboardsE yn y neuadd pentre .
  butbut.CONJ ifif.CONJ get.1S.NONPASTget.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT mean.NONFINedit.V.INFIN be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT with.1PLwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P IMum.IM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S IMer.IM computerscomputers.N.M.PL.[or].computerise.V.1P.PAST.[or].computerise.V.3P.PAST withwith.PREP broadbandbroadband.ADJ bandband.N.SG wideextensive.ADJ interactiveinteractive.ADJ whiteboardsunk inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF hallhall.N.F.SG villagevillage.N.M.SG
  But if I get it, it will mean we'll have, what do you call it, computers with broadband, interactive whiteboards in the village hall.
112AMRti be ti wneud ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTmake.V.INFIN+SM do.NONFIN
  you, what are you doing?
156AMRbe oedd ei henw hi ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S namename.N.M.SG+H PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  What was its/her name?
164AMR+< ar be oedd o ?
  onon.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  What was it on?
180AMR+< xxx be (y)dy (y)r connectionE # efo (y)r +.. .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF connectionconnection.N.SG withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF
  [...] what's the connection with ...?
186AMRia ond be [//] pwy oedd hi (we)di priodi ?
  yesyes.ADV butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT whowho.PRON be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN
  Yes, but whom had she married?
194AMR+< xxx be oedd enw fo ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  [...] what was his name?
225ANTa wedyn [///] be arall ydan ni (y)n wneud dŵad [=? gwed] ?
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV whatwhat.INT elseother.ADJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  And then, what else are we doing, now?
471AMRmae o [?] costio justCE iawn i chwarter be [?] dalais i amdano fo &=laugh !
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S cost.NONFINcost.V.INFIN justjust.ADV finevery.ADV toto.PREP quarterquarter.N.M.SG whatwhat.INT pay.1S.PASTpay.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S about.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  It costs just about a quarter of what I paid for it [=the car]!
477ANTsoCE mae nhw eisiau rhoi # be ti (y)n galw nhw (y)r sealsE newydd (y)na arno fo .
  soso.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P DETthe.DET.DEF sealsseal.N.PL.[or].seals.N.PL newnew.ADJ therethere.ADV on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  So they want to put, what do you call them, those new seals on it.
506AMRbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  What?
513ANT+< ia ia (dy)na be sy <gynno hi> [?] .
  yesyes.ADV yesyes.ADV DETthat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3SFwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  Yes, yes, that's what she has.
522AMRbe ydy o (y)n dal o_gwmpas ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT stillcontinue.V.INFIN aroundaround.ADV
  What, is he still around?
543ANT+, o be o'n i (y)n allu gweld timod .
  fromhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN+SM see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  .. . from what I could see, you know.
649ANTwellCE pan gaeth e ei eni # dyna be wnaeth hi efo ei cyfnod mamolaeth .
  wellwell.ADV whenwhen.CONJ get.3S.PASTget.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S bear.NONFINbe_born.V.INFIN+SM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S withwith.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S periodperiod.N.M.SG maternitymaternity.N.F.SG
  Well, when he was born, that's what she did with her maternity leave.
664ANT+" Duw be welaist ti yn ChileCE fan (y)na .
  Godname whatwhat.INT see.2S.PASTsee.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP Chilename placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  "God, what did you see there in Chile?"
680AMRohCE # be [?] # <be oedd (h)i (we)di wel(d) (y)no (fe)lly> [?] ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV thusso.ADV
  Oh, what had she seen there then?
680AMRohCE # be [?] # <be oedd (h)i (we)di wel(d) (y)no (fe)lly> [?] ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV thusso.ADV
  Oh, what had she seen there then?
682ANTbe mae nhw (y)n galw umCE # pethau gwlanog (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN IMum.IM thingsthings.N.M.PL woollyunk therethere.ADV
  What do they call those woolly things?

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