SIARAD - Robert4
Instances of because

23KAT(be)causeE [?] oedd hynna tua dw (ddi)m yn cofio &ts # dau yeahCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP abouttowards.PREP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN two.Mtwo.NUM.M yeahyeah.ADV
  because that was, I don't remember, two yeah
89KAT(be)causeE oedden ni (y)n # lCE # seventeenE # rowCE fiveE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inin.PREP.[or].PRT lunk seventeenseventeen.NUM rowrow.N.SG fivefive.NUM
  because we were in L17, row 5
107KATbecauseE oedd Cymru ddim yn chwarae # mor dda â hynna # er wnaethon nhw cael y tryCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT play.NONFINgame.N.M.SG soas.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM asas.CONJ thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP althougher.IM do.3PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF trytry.N.SG
  because Wales weren't playing that well, although they got the try
145KAT(be)causeE oedden ni fath â +"/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  because we were like:
194KIM+< becauseE mae # chwe phunt .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES sixsix.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG+AM.[or].pound.N.F.SG+AM
  because it's six pounds!
216KIM(be)causeE o'n i (ddi)m isio bwyta cyn mynd (rha)g ofn bod ni (y)n sâl de .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1s.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN beforebefore.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN fromfrom.PREP fearfear.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT sickill.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  because we didn't want to eat before going in case we were sick, you know
218KIM(be)causeE dw i (we)di clywed lotCE o bobl yn deud bod (y)na # genod (we)di ffaentio a bobl yn sâl yn toiletCE ar_ôl .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV girlsunk PRT.PASTafter.PREP faint.NONFINunk andand.CONJ peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT sickill.ADJ inPRT toilettoilet.N.SG afterafter.PREP
  because I've heard a lot of people saying that girls have fainted and people have been sick in the toilet afterwards
219KIM(be)causeE mae o sti .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S know.2Syou_know.IM
  because it is, you know
529KAT(be)causeE dydy LeoCE na Dafydd # <ddim yn> [//] # (di)m ond xx .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG Leoname nor(n)or.CONJ Dafyddname NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT nothingnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV butbut.CONJ
  because Leo and Dafydd are only [...]
663KAT+< mae rightCE dda efo chdi (be)causeE fedri di ddeud wellCE [?] # socialE workE [=? workerE] <anywayE dydy> [?] .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES rightright.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S becausebecause.CONJ can.2S.NONPASTbe_able.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM wellwell.ADV socialsocial.ADJ workwork.SV.INFIN anywayanyway.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  it's quite good with you, because you can say well, social work anyway, isn't it
746KIM(be)causeE wnaeth dadCE brynu un .
  becausebecause.CONJ do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM daddad.N.SG buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN+SM oneone.NUM
  because dad bought one
794KIM&=laugh (be)causeE [?] pan o'n i (y)n (i)fengach # bob tro oedden ni (y)n mynd i siopio efo dadCE oedd o (y)n prynu ryw [?] # crys i fi (fe)lly .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT youngerunk everyeach.PREQ+SM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP shop.NONFINunk withwith.PREP daddad.N.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ+SM shirtshirt.N.M.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM thusso.ADV
  because when I was younger, every time we went shopping with dad, he'd buy some shirt for me, you know
828KIM<wna i &v> [//] wna i (di)m ond bwyta fo os oes neb arall yna (be)causeE fedra i justCE munch_ioE+cym nhw <trwy (y)r amser <(fe)lly> [=! laughs]> [?] .
  do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV butbut.CONJ eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF nobodyanyone.PRON otherother.ADJ therethere.ADV becausebecause.CONJ can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S justjust.ADV munch.NONFINmunch.SV.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P throughthrough.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG thusso.ADV
  I'll only eat it if there's nobody else there because I can just munch them all the time, like

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