SIARAD - Roberts2
Instances of ben

165ION+, a mynd yn_ôl (we)dyn ar dy ben ?
  andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN backback.ADV thenafterwards.ADV onon.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S headhead.N.M.SG+SM
  and then go back on your head?
478IRWac # deud &d &pɛ [//] ar ben setCE bod hi isio # brechdan a ballu i ginio de .
  andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM setset.N.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S wantwant.N.M.SG sandwichsandwich.N.F.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON forto.PREP lunchdinner.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  and said at the very last minute that she wanted a sandwich and so forth for lunch, right
690IRWdeuda bod ti ben dy hun neu # os wyt ti mewn carCE yn trafaelio ben dy hun # mae (y)n beth rightCE gall deud y gwir dydy .
  say.2S.IMPERsay.V.2S.IMPER be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG oror.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP carcar.N.SG PRTPRT travel.NONFINlabour.V.INFIN headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT thingwhat.INT rightright.ADJ sensiblebe_able.V.3S.PRES.[or].be_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].sane.ADJ+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  say you're by yourself or if you're in a car travelling by yourself, it's quite a sensible thing to tell the truth, isn't it
690IRWdeuda bod ti ben dy hun neu # os wyt ti mewn carCE yn trafaelio ben dy hun # mae (y)n beth rightCE gall deud y gwir dydy .
  say.2S.IMPERsay.V.2S.IMPER be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG oror.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP carcar.N.SG PRTPRT travel.NONFINlabour.V.INFIN headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT thingwhat.INT rightright.ADJ sensiblebe_able.V.3S.PRES.[or].be_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].sane.ADJ+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  say you're by yourself or if you're in a car travelling by yourself, it's quite a sensible thing to tell the truth, isn't it
709IRWna timod gyn ti (y)r peth (y)ma (y)n dy ben &=clears_throat +// .
  nono.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG herehere.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S headhead.N.M.SG+SM
  no, you know, you have this thing in your head...
843IRWond erCE # ella fedrwn ni fynd ryw ben eto efo nhw i rywle .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM perhapsmaybe.ADV can.1PL.NONPASTbe_able.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM somesome.PREQ+SM timehead.N.M.SG+SM againagain.ADV withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM
  but, er, perhaps we can go some other time with them somewhere
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
1137IRWsoCE # ryw awr ar y fwya mae sureCE fysai hi ar ben ei hun timod <os oes (yn)a> [?] rhaid (fe)lly .
  soso.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM hourhour.N.F.SG aton.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF biggestbiggest.ADJ.SUP+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S onon.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S selfself.PRON.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV necessitynecessity.N.M.SG thusso.ADV
  so, she'd only be by herself of an hour at most, probably, if it's a must, like

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