SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of be for speaker MED

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
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?
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
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?
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
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"
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
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
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
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..?

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