SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of because for speaker LER

6LERohCE rightCE (be)causeE o'n i +/ .
  IMoh.IM rightright.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  oh right, because I was...
41LERumCE # (be)causeE EvertonCE (y)dy deamCE o de .
  IMum.IM becausebecause.CONJ Evertonname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES teamteam.N.SG+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP TAGbe.IM+SM
  um, because Everton's his team, isn't it
288LER(be)causeE # fath â ti (y)n deud <ei di &və> [/] <ei di &və> [//] ei di HiraelCE yn fan hyn # at RhiannonCE a croeso de .
  becausebecause.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM Hiraelname inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP toto.PREP Rhiannonname andand.CONJ welcomewelcome.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  because as you say, you'll go to...you'll go to...you'll go to Hirael here to Rhiannon, and [you get a] welcome, isn't it
324LER(be)causeE # os ti mynd yna <mae (y)n oddCE i ni mynd â> [//] mae (y)n # wirion mynd â dau garCE dydy a chdithau mynd yna dydy .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT oddodd.ADJ forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT sillysilly.ADJ+SM.[or].check.V.1P.PAST+SM.[or].check.V.3P.PAST+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP two.Mtwo.NUM.M carcar.N.SG+SM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG andand.CONJ PRON.2Sunk go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  because if you're going there, it's odd for us to take...it's silly for us to take two cars, isn't it, with you going there, isn't it
327LER(be)causeE wna i mynd i_mewn i (y)r swyddfa yn bore sti .
  becausebecause.CONJ do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF officeoffice.N.F.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP morningmorning.N.M.SG know.2Syou_know.IM
  because I'll go into the office in the morning, you know
363LER(be)causeE pan o'n i erCE +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S IMer.IM
  because when I was...
400LER(be)causeE oedd merch AnwenCE # oedd hi rightCE siomedig .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF girlgirl.N.F.SG Anwenname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S rightright.ADJ disappointeddisappointed.ADJ
  because Anwen's daughter, she was quite disappointed
401LER(be)causeE o(edd) hi (we)di ffonio (e)i mhamCE amser cinio ddoe # ac yn deud bod hi (y)n siomedig (fe)lly umCE bod hi (ddi)m (we)di cael gweld y ddramaCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP phone.NONFINphone.V.INFIN POSS.3SFhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S motherunk timetime.N.M.SG lunchdinner.N.M.SG yesterdayyesterday.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT disappointeddisappointed.ADJ thusso.ADV IMum.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF dramadrama.N.SG+SM
  because she'd phoned her mum at lunchtime yesterday and said that she was disappointed, like, um, that she didn't get to see the drama
412LER(be)causeE <dydw i (ddi)m> [?] [///] mae nhw yna xx trwy wsnos yma dydy .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P therethere.ADV throughthrough.PREP weekweek.N.F.SG herehere.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  because I'm not...they're there [...] all this week, isn't it
424LERnac (y)dy (be)causeE oedd hi (y)n gofyn hefyd ti (y)n gweld os (f)ysai (y)na rywle (ba)sai hi (y)n gallu dod i weld o ryw bnawn .
  NEGPRT.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN alsoalso.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM therethere.ADV somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S somesome.PREQ+SM afternoonafternoon.N.M.SG+SM
  no, because she was asking too, you see, if there was somewhere she could come see it some afternoon
460LER(be)causeE <oedd o> [/] <oedd o (y)n union> [//] oedd o (y)n mygu ti (y)n gweld yn_de .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT exactexact.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT suffocate.NONFINsuffocate.V.INFIN.[or].smoke.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN TAGisn't_it.IM
  because he was...it was exactly...he was suffocating, you see
580LER&t (be)causeE oes (yn)a (ddi)m rheswm i chdi gael attackE yn dy loftCE # yn [//] adre yn xx # i chdi fod yn teimlo nervousCE na dim_byd fel (y)na yn fan (y)no nag oes .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM reasomreason.N.M.SG forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM attackattack.SV.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S bedroomloft.N.SG inPRT homehome.ADV PRTin.PREP forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN nervousnervous.ADJ NEGno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ nothingnothing.ADV likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF
  because there's no reason for you to have an attack in your bedroom, home [...] for you to be feeling nervous or anything like that there, is there
597LER(be)causeE # o'n i (y)n teimlo mae GwynCE (we)di bod efo # Nain # erCE dydd Mawrth dydy fel mae (y)n arfer .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Gwynname PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Granname IMer.IM dayday.N.M.SG TuesdayTuesday.N.M.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG likelike.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN
  because I felt Gwyn has been with Gran, er on Tuesday, hasn't he, like he usually is
627LER(be)causeE <oedd o> [/] # oedd o (ddi)m isio symud sti .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG move.NONFINmove.V.INFIN know.2Syou_know.IM
  because he...he didn't want to move, you know
638LER+" ohCE na pleaseCE GwynCE paid (be)causeE ti wneud fi deimlo (y)n euog .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV pleaseplease.SV.INFIN Gwynname desist.2S.IMPERstop.V.2S.IMPER becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT guiltyguilty.ADJ
  "oh no please Gwyn don't, because you're making me feel guilty"
676LERxx (be)causeE mae (y)n cael bob math o faldod yna de ond +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN everyeach.PREQ+SM kindtype.N.F.SG ofhe.PRON.M.3S indulgenceunk therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM butbut.CONJ
  [...] because he gets totally spoilt there you know, but...
685LER(be)causeE mae AnwenCE (we)di mynd adre (y)n sâl hefyd (y)li greadures .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Anwenname PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN homehome.ADV PRTPRT sickill.ADJ alsoalso.ADV see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM creaturecreature.N.F.SG+SM
  because Anwen't gone home sick too, you see, poor thing
758LER+" timod &n (be)causeE ddo i fewn i chdi os ti isio # justCE +.. .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ come.1S.NONPASTcome.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inin.PREP+SM forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S wantwant.N.M.SG justjust.ADV.[or].just.ADJ
  "you know, because I'll come in for you if you want, just..."
799LERdo &k a [//] (be)causeE <(dd)aru hi gael> [///] umCE aeth o (y)n fath â laryngitisE neu rywbeth arni hi do ac yn +.. .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST andand.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM IMum.IM go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP laryngitislaryngitis.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM on.3SFon_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S yescome.V.1S.PRES.[or].yes.ADV.PAST.[or].roof.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  yes, and...because she got...um, she got laryngitis or something, didn't she, and...
803LERia (be)causeE oedd hi (y)n cnecian .
  yesyes.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP cough.NONFINjar.V.3P.FUT
  yes, because she was coughing
1162LER(be)causeE mae mor hapus yna # yn y meithrinfa ti gwybod # &=clears_throat .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES soso.ADV happyhappy.ADJ therethere.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nurseryunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  because he's so happy there, in the nursery, you know
1277LER(be)causeE pan oedden ni (y)n gwerthu tro dwytha (y)ma wan # oedd (y)na ffurflenni +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT sell.NONFINsell.V.INFIN turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ therehere.ADV nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV formsforms.N.F.PL
  because when we were selling last time now, there were forms...
1298LERia (be)causeE dw i (y)n gwybod bod umCE # pan &ga [/] gafon ni <ail &n> [//] ailweirio fo rŵan de # bod # <o'ch chd(i)> [//] oedd o (ddi)m yn cael roid # y switchesCE # newydd # lle oedd yr hen rei .
  yesyes.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN thatbe.V.INFIN IMum.IM whenwhen.CONJ get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P secondsecond.ORD rewire.NONFINrewire.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGnow.ADV be.NONFINbe.IM+SM be.2PL.IMPbe.V.INFIN PRON.2PLunk be.3S.IMPyou.PRON.2S PRON.3SMbe.V.3S.IMPERF NEGhe.PRON.M.3S PRTnot.ADV+SM get.NONFINPRT put.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETgive.V.INFIN+SM.[or].give.V.0.IMPERF+SM switchesthe.DET.DEF newunk wherenew.ADJ be.3S.IMPwhere.INT DETbe.V.3S.IMPERF oldthe.DET.DEF onesold.ADJ some.PRON+SM
  yes because I know that, um when we got it rewired now, right, that you....he couldn't put the new switches where the old ones were
1321LER(be)causeE <dydw i (ddi)m (we)di> [?] gallu gorffen <yn umCE> [/] <yn erCE> [/] # yn searchesCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRES.NEGbe.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP IMum.IM POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP searchesunk
  because I haven't been able to finish my um...my er...my searches

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