SIARAD - Roberts2
Instances of basai

153IRWohCE (ba)sai dda gen i (peta)sai gen i rywbeth fel (yn)a de # timod .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF goodgood.ADJ+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S if_be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF.HYP withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  oh I'd like it if I had something like that, right, you know
207IRWond timod # ohCE (ba)sai genna fi (ddi)m mynedd gwneud hynna adre de .
  butbut.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES IMoh.IM be.1S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF with.1Sgrow_scaly.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM patienceunk do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP homehome.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  but you know, I'd have no patience to do that at home, you know
482IRWsoCE xx justCE gorod lluchio ryw fanion i_fewn i ryw [?] foxCE a gan obeithio (ba)sai neb yn sbïo (y)n ei boxCE bwyd hi de # gan feddwl +"/ .
  soso.ADV justjust.ADV must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN throw.NONFINthrow.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ+SM little_bitsunk inin.PREP toto.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM boxfox.N.SG.[or].box.N.SG+SM andand.CONJ bywith.PREP hope.NONFINhope.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF nobodyanyone.PRON PRTPRT look.NONFINinlook.V.INFIN POSS.3SFPRT.[or].in.PREP boxhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S foodbox.N.SG.[or].pox.N.SG+SM PRON.3SFfood.N.M.SG TAGshe.PRON.F.3S bybe.IM+SM think.NONFINwith.PREP think.V.INFIN+SM
  so [...] just had to throw some little bits into some food box, and hoping that nobody would look in her food box, right, thinking:
810IONwsti (peta)swn i (y)n gwybod bod fi (we)di cael gwesty # lle mae (y)r # canu a ballu (ba)sai (y)n iawn basai .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES if_be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN hotelhotel.N.M.SG wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF sing.NONFINsing.V.INFIN andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT rightOK.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF
  you know, if I knew I'd had a hotel where the singing is and so forth, it would be alright, wouldn't it
810IONwsti (peta)swn i (y)n gwybod bod fi (we)di cael gwesty # lle mae (y)r # canu a ballu (ba)sai (y)n iawn basai .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES if_be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN hotelhotel.N.M.SG wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF sing.NONFINsing.V.INFIN andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT rightOK.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF
  you know, if I knew I'd had a hotel where the singing is and so forth, it would be alright, wouldn't it
816IONia # (b)as(ai) [/] (b)as(ai) raid ti gael stafell deulu bysai .
  yesyes.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM roomroom.N.F.SG familyfamily.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  yes, you'd have to get a family room, wouldn't you
816IONia # (b)as(ai) [/] (b)as(ai) raid ti gael stafell deulu bysai .
  yesyes.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM roomroom.N.F.SG familyfamily.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  yes, you'd have to get a family room, wouldn't you
841IONohCE (ba)sai (we)di bod yn niceCE basai .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT nicenice.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF
  oh, it would have been nice, wouldn't it
841IONohCE (ba)sai (we)di bod yn niceCE basai .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT nicenice.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF
  oh, it would have been nice, wouldn't it
842IRWbasai (y)n hwyl basai .
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP funfun.N.F.SG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF
  it'd be fun, wouldn't it
842IRWbasai (y)n hwyl basai .
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP funfun.N.F.SG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF
  it'd be fun, wouldn't it
875IRWwedyn mi wnaeth hi sôn (wr)tha fi ti (y)n gweld # gofyn # (peta)swn i meddwl mynd (y)na ryw bryd (ba)sai hi yn # ffansïo dod felly .
  thenafterwards.ADV PRTPRT.AFF do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN if_1s.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.nonginthink.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM timemind.N.M.SG.[or].time.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT fancy.NONFINfancy.V.INFIN come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN thusso.ADV
  then, she mentioned to me before, you see, asked if I was thinking of going there some time, she'd fancy coming, like
917IONa (we)dyn wrth_gwrs # (ba)sai raid i (y)r plant ymuno efo ni rywsut yn [/] yn y mis yna .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV of_courseof_course.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF childrenchild.N.M.PL join.NONFINjoin.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.3PLwe.PRON.1P somehowsomehow.ADV+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF monthmonth.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  and then, of course, the children would have to join us somehow in...in that month
918IONdwn i (ddi)m sut (ba)sai fo (y)n gweithio de .
  knos.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM howhow.INT be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN TAGbe.IM+SM
  I don't know how that would work, you know
936IONbe (ba)sai (y)n greatCE i chdi (ba)sai llenwi +/ .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT greatgreat.ADJ forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF fill.NONFINfill.V.INFIN
  what would be great for you, would be to fill...
936IONbe (ba)sai (y)n greatCE i chdi (ba)sai llenwi +/ .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT greatgreat.ADJ forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF fill.NONFINfill.V.INFIN
  what would be great for you, would be to fill...
942IONond (ba)sai raid ti gael wal (we)dyn [?] dw i sureCE sti +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM wallwall.N.F.SG thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ know.2Syou_know.IM
  but you'd have to get a wall then, I'm sure, you know
946IRW<yr unig> [?] # broblemCE oherwydd bod o (y)n # mynd lawr # yn slantio lawr &s &tb fath â ti deud (ba)sai raid fi gael &θ ryw retainingE wallE neu (ry)wbeth yna bysai +/ .
  detthe.DET.DEF onlyonly.PREQ problemproblem.N.SG+SM becausebecause.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN downdown.ADV PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP slant.NONFINunk downdown.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM somesome.PREQ+SM retainingretain.V.PRESPART wallwall.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM therethere.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  the only problem, because it goes down, slants down, as you say, I'd have to get some retaining wall or something, wouldn't I
952ION+< ond (ba)sai raid ti gael ryw stepsCE i_lawr iddi wedyn bysai .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM somesome.PREQ+SM stepsstep.N.SG+PL downdown.ADV to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  but you'd have to get some steps down to it then, wouldn't you
958ION(ba)sai fraich o (y)n mynd dros clawdd fel (yn)a ?
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF armarm.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN overover.PREP+SM hedgehedge.N.M.SG likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV
  would its arm go over the hedge like that?
1129IONDuw (ba)sai (y)n iawn (he)fyd sti .
  Godname be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT rightOK.ADV alsoalso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM
  God, she'd be alright, you know
1134IRW<fath â o'n i ddeud> [?] <(o)s (ba)sai> [?] hi mynd drws nesa (e)fo LynneCE # umCE # fysen nhw mond ella ryw ddeg munud chwarter awr ar ben eu hunain .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM ifif.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN doordoor.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP withwith.PREP Lynnename IMum.IM be.3PL.CONDITfinger.V.3P.IMPER+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P onlybond.N.M.SG+NM perhapsmaybe.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM tenten.NUM+SM minuteminute.N.M.SG quarterquarter.N.M.SG hourhour.N.F.SG onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P selvesself.PRON.PL
  as I was saying, if she went next door with Lynne, um, they'd only be, perhaps, about ten minutes, quarter of an hour by themselves
1136IRWa wedyn (ba)sai hi (y)n aros yn fan (y)na tan (ba)swn i (y)n dod adre .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV untiluntil.PREP be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN homehome.ADV
  and then she'd stay there until I'd come home
1157IRWond timod umCE [?] # yn fan acw # <os oes (y)na> [///] # ohCE lle bynnag (ba)sai hi (y)n cael gwaith # fysai rhaid fi ddanfon hi rywle bysai .
  butbut.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES IMum.IM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thereover there.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV IMoh.IM whereplace.N.M.SG ever-ever.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN workwork.N.M.SG be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM necessitynecessity.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM deliver.NONFINdispatch.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  but, you know, over there, if there's...oh wherever she'd get work, I'd have to take her somewhere, wouldn't I
1174IRWond umCE # na (ba)sai rywbeth # timod # drwy (y)r gwyliau rightCE handyCE deud y gwir de .
  butbut.CONJ umum.IM noPRT.NEG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES throughthrough.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF holidaysholidays.N.F.PL rightright.ADJ handyhandy.ADJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  but, um, no, something, you know, all holidays, would be quite handy, to tell the truth, you know

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