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Instances of be

62LERbe (dd)aru fi wylio ar y teledu neithiwr ?
  whatwhat.INT happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF televisiontelevision.N.M.SG last_nightlast_night.ADV
  what did I watch on television last night?
64LERohCE naddo ti gwybod be ?
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV.PAST PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT
  oh, no, you know what?
97MED+< erCE be (y)dy enw fo dŵad ?
  IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  er, what's his name, say?
109MEDdw (y)n gwybod be sy (y)n digwydd nos Wener .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN nightnight.N.F.SG FridayFriday.N.F.SG+SM
  I know what happens on Friday night
119LERohCE dw i mynd ar y gwefan y BillCE er_mwyn cael gwybod <be sy xx> [//] be sy digwydd wsnos nesa ac wsnos wedyn .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF websitewebsite.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF Billname forfor_the_sake_of.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN weekweek.N.F.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP andand.CONJ weekweek.N.F.SG afterafterwards.ADV
  oh I go on the Bill's website to find out what's [...] ...what's happening next week and the week after that
119LERohCE dw i mynd ar y gwefan y BillCE er_mwyn cael gwybod <be sy xx> [//] be sy digwydd wsnos nesa ac wsnos wedyn .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF websitewebsite.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF Billname forfor_the_sake_of.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN weekweek.N.F.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP andand.CONJ weekweek.N.F.SG afterafterwards.ADV
  oh I go on the Bill's website to find out what's [...] ...what's happening next week and the week after that
161MEDbe [/] be arall ?
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ
  what...what else?
161MEDbe [/] be arall ?
  whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ
  what...what else?
163MEDbe oedd enw hwnnw dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF namename.N.M.SG thatthat.ADJ.DEM.M.SG say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what was that called, say?
197LERac oedden nhw waldio ac yn be timod ac &i [/] (dd)im yn +// .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wallop.NONFINthrash.V.INFIN andand.CONJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES amdand.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  and they'd wallop and, what, you know, and didn't...
211MEDa be oedd yn fascinate_ioE+cym fi oedd y pris .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT fascinate.NONFINfascinate.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF priceprice.N.M.SG
  and what fascinated me was the price
219LERa ti (y)n talu be wan ?
  andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  and you pay what now?
437MEDond dyna be oedd ShelleyCE (y)n ddeud .
  butbut.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Shelleyname PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  but that's what Shelley was saying
439MEDond # dyna be o'n i (y)n +// .
  butbut.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  but that's what I was...
443MEDxx be (y)dy heddiw dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES todaytoday.ADV say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  [...] what is it today, say?
489LER+< ohCE ti gwybod dy hun be (y)dy asthmaCE dwyt .
  IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES asthmaasthma.N.SG be.2S.PRES.NEGbe.V.2S.PRES.NEG
  oh you know for yourself what asthma is, don't you
519LERia <be mae> [///] na mae (y)na enw arno fo does .
  yesyes.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES noPRT.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV namename.N.M.SG on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG
  yes what's...no, there's a name for it, isn't there
520LERa dw (ddi)m yn cofio wan be (y)dy o +// .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and I don't remember now what it is...
579MED+" achos # o'n i meddwl be sy (we)di dod drosta fi de .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN over.1Sunk PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  "because I thought, what's come over me, isn't it"
591MEDdwn i (ddi)m be (y)dy o yeahCE .
  know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S yeahyeah.ADV
  I don't know what it is, yeah
619LER+" wellCE # i be dach chi (we)di wneud hynny ?
  wellwell.ADV forto.PREP whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  "well, what did you do that for?"
648LER+< ti gwybod be dw feddwl ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  you know what I mean?
657LERbe mae licio dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what does he like, say?
702LER+" ohCE ti gwybod be nac (y)dw .
  IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT NEGPRT.NEG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES
  "oh, you know what, no I'm not"
729MED+" argoel be sy haru ti .
  lordomen.N.F.SG whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL bear.NONFINunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  "God, don't be so silly"
743LER+" ohCE timod be LeriCE bach .
  IMoh.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT Leriname smallsmall.ADJ
  "oh you know what, Leri"
754LER+" pam be sy ?
  whywhy?.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL
  "why, what is it?"
836LERxx dw (ddi)m gwybod be mae &m +// .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  [...] I don't know what...
874LER+< be un o (y)r &gɛ +/?
  whatwhat.INT oneone.NUM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF
  what one of the..?
965MEDxx os na (rhy)wbeth gyn y B_B_CCE ta be (y)dy o .
  ifif.CONJ NEG(n)or.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF B_B_Cname orbe.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  [...] unless it's something by the BBC or what
1008LERohCE ti gwybod be mae [/] # mae Saesneg GwynCE # yn mynd yn xx +// .
  IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG Gwynname PRTPRT PRTgo.V.INFIN go.NONFINPRT.[or].in.PREP PRT
  oh you know what, Gwyn's English is getting [...] ...
1020LER+" &=laugh be [=! laughs] +! ?
  whatwhat.INT
  "what!?"
1085LERwell dw i (ddi)m yn gwybod os wnawn ni orffen yr ardd # ta justCE twtio hi ta be wnawn ni .
  wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF gardengarden.N.F.SG+SM orbe.IM justjust.ADV tidy.NONFINtidy.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S orbe.IM whatwhat.INT do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  well I don't know if we'll finish the garden or just tidy it or what we'll do
1191MEDa wedyn umCE oedd xx wedi gofyn i Beresford_AdamsCE cadw nhw # i wybod be oedd yn digwydd yna .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV IMum.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN toto.PREP Beresford_Adamsname keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN therethere.ADV
  and then, um, [...] had asked Beresford Adams to let them know what was happening there
1214LERxx dyna be (dd)aru fi wylio sureCE xx [//] am bod fi ddim yn gwylio The_BillCE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN+SM suresure.ADJ forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN The_Billname
  [...] that's what I watched of course [...] ...because I wasn't watching The Bill
1215LERumCE Location_Location_LocationCE de <oedden nhw (y)n> [///] # neu Relocation_Reloc(ation)CE [//] neu be bynnag oedd o .
  IMum.IM Location_Location_Locationname TAGbe.IM+SM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP oror.CONJ Relocation_Relocationname oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  um, Location Location Location, isn't it, they were...or Relocation Reloc...or whatever it was
1275MEDatE leastE wyt ti (y)n gwybod be ti (y)n gael (we)dyn dwyt .
  atat.PREP leastleast.ADJ be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM thenafterwards.ADV be.2S.PRES.NEGbe.V.2S.PRES.NEG
  at least you know what you're getting then, don't you
1278LERo'n i (e)rioed (we)di gweld y ffurfl(enni) [//] math yna o ffurflenni o blaen # be o'ch chdi (y)n adael yn dy dŷ .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nevernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF formsforms.N.F.PL kindtype.N.F.SG therethere.ADV ofof.PREP formsforms.N.F.PL ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S househouse.N.M.SG+SM
  I'd never seen those froms...those kinds of forms before, what you were going to leave in your house
1285MEDwellCE dan ni (we)di gwneud dipyn o hynny de ticio be ti (y)n gadael ar_ôl (y)na .
  wellwell.ADV be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP TAGbe.IM+SM tick.NONFINtick.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN afterafter.PREP therethere.ADV
  well we've done a bit of that, you know, ticking what you're leaving behind there
1287MEDond # be sy newydd wan xx efo (y)r electricianE gaethon ni wan dan ni (we)di cael &lateral_click llwyth o formsCE i lenwi gynno fo .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL newnew.ADJ nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF electricianelectrician.N.SG get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN loadload.N.M.SG.[or].tribe.N.M.SG ofof.PREP formsform.N.SG+PL toto.PREP fill.NONFINfill.V.INFIN+SM from.3SMwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  but what's new now [...] with the electrician we got now, we've had loads of forms from him to fill
1313MED+< (dy)na be oedd o ddeud .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMof.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  that's what he was saying
1319MEDa be ti (y)n dod yn_ôl i [/] i [/] i [/] i +/?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backback.ADV toto.PREP toto.PREP toto.PREP toto.PREP
  and what, you're coming back to...to...to...to..?
1376LER(dy)na be o'n i gofyn (fe)lly .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN thusso.ADV
  that's what I was asking, like

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