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Instances of basai for speaker MED

128MEDo'n i meddwl (ba)sai fo (we)di <mynd neithi(wr)> [=! laughs] &=laugh <neithiwr xx xxx> [=! laughs] +// .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN last_nightlast_night.ADV last_nightlast_night.ADV unk
  I thought he'd have gone last ni...last night [...] ...
782MED<cymryd yr> [///] sti <(ba)sai well> [//] fel ti (y)n deud fydd raid chdi roid i_mewn iddo fo dw i meddwl de .
  take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF know.2Syou_know.IM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM likelike.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.2Snecessity.N.M.SG+SM give.NONFINyou.PRON.2S ingive.V.INFIN+SM to.3SMin.ADV.[or].in.PREP PRON.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S be.1S.PREShe.PRON.M.3S PRON.1Sbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINI.PRON.1S TAGthink.V.INFIN be.IM+SM
  take the...you know, it'd be better...as you say, you have to give in to it, I think, you know
883MEDgaeth hi mamolaeth (fe)lly sti fath â (ba)sai (y)n cael plant bach .
  get.3S.PASTget.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S maternalmaternity.N.F.SG thusso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN childrenchild.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ
  she got maternity, like, you know, as if she was having little children
901MED+" (ba)set ti meddwl (ba)sai hi (y)n siarad (fe)lly amdano fo yn [?] +/?
  be.2S.CONDITbe.V.2S.PLUPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN thusso.ADV about.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inPRT.[or].in.PREP
  you'd think she'd talk about it, like, in...
903MEDerCE ia wsti (ba)sai (y)n raglen bach (fe)lly .
  IMer.IM yesyes.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT programmeprogramme.N.F.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ thusso.ADV
  er, yes, you know, it'd be a little programme, like
949MEDfydda i meddwl ar ryw ddydd Llun neu dydd Gwener de (ba)sai niceCE justCE cael ryw bedwar diwrnod .
  be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN onon.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM dayday.N.M.SG+SM MondayMonday.N.M.SG oror.CONJ dayday.N.M.SG FridayFriday.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM+SM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF nicenice.ADJ justjust.ADV get.NONFINget.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ+SM four.Mfour.NUM.M+SM dayday.N.M.SG
  I think on a Monday or a Friday, right, it'd be nice just to have four days or so
960MED&=clears_throat os oedd dy swydd di mynd (ba)sai raid ti fynd ym mis # Gorffennaf neu (ryw)beth .
  ifif.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S jobjob.N.F.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP monthmonth.N.M.SG JulyJuly.N.M.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  if your job was going you'd have to go in July or something
1043MED(ba)sai hi licio dŵad mwy ffordd hyn i fyw .
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP wayway.N.F.SG thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP toto.PREP live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN+SM
  she'd like to come live more this way
1117MEDond [=? ohCE] (ba)sai raid chdi fynd i un llai wedyn bysai sti # erCE bysai bysai .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP oneone.NUM smallersmaller.ADJ.COMP thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF know.2Syou_know.IM IMer.IM be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  but you'd have to go to a smaller one then, wouldn't you, you know, you would, you would
1193MED(be)causeE oedd ArwelCE (we)di bod meddwl hwyrach (ba)sai fo (y)n # rhentio ei dŷ allan .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Arwelname PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN perhapsperhaps.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT rent.NONFINrent.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S househouse.N.M.SG+SM outout.ADV
  because Arwel had been thinking perhaps he'd rent out his house
1208MED(peta)sen nhw (we)di cynni(g) [//] deud wrth ArwelCE hwyrach (ba)sai fo (we)di roi # offerE i_mewn timod .
  if_be.3PL.CONDITunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP offer.NONFINoffer.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toby.PREP Arwelname perhapsperhaps.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM offeroff.ADV+COMP.AG.[or].offer.SV.INFIN inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  had they offered...told Arwel, perhaps he'd have put in an offer, you know
1332MED(ba)sai well i mi .
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  it'd be better for me
1340MED(ba)sai raid chdi gymryd hwnnw &vɛ [/] fewn amser dŵad ?
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG inin.PREP+SM timetime.N.M.SG say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  would you have to take that within time, say?

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