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26MEDachos <oedd [?] neithiwr oedd &ʧælt> [///] mae # Lerpwl yn chwarae meddai GwenCE neithiwr de # cyn i ni fynd # o (y)na de .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF last_nightlast_night.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Liverpoolname PRTPRT play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF Gwenname last_nightlast_night.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM beforebefore.PREP forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  because last nihgt...Liverpool are playing, said Gwen, last night, right, before we left
485LERa mae o (we)di bod ar y nebulizerE # un waith os nad dwy cyn hynny .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nebulizernebulizer.N.SG oneone.NUM timetime.N.F.SG+SM ifif.CONJ NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG two.Ftwo.NUM.F beforebefore.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  and he's been on the nebulizer once, if not twice, before that
824MEDwnaeth hi roid i_mewn iddo fo (y)n dechrau do cyn [//] do a cymryd wsnos offCE .
  do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inPRT beginningbegin.V.INFIN yescome.V.1S.PRES.[or].yes.ADV.PAST.[or].roof.N.M.SG+SM beforebefore.PREP yesyes.ADV.PAST.[or].come.V.1S.PRES.[or].roof.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN weekweek.N.F.SG offoff.PREP
  she gave in to it at the beginning, didn't she, before...didn't she, and took a week off
861MEDa xx (y)chydig cyn Dolig oedden nhw (y)n cael gwybod .
  andand.CONJ a_littlea_little.QUAN beforebefore.PREP ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  and [...] a little before Christmas they found out
1330LERo'n i (we)di meddwl (ba)swn i (we)di cael gorffen nhw cyn i mi ddod yma (y)li .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P beforebefore.PREP forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM herehere.ADV see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  I thought I'd have been able to finish them before coming here, you see
1346MEDdw i (y)n meddwl cymryd dydd Llun a dydd Mawrth: hanner tymor (y)na hwyrach i_ffwrdd dod i_mewn dydd Mercher cyn mynd i (y)r [?] Llundain (y)na .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN dayday.N.M.SG MondayMonday.N.M.SG andand.CONJ dayday.N.M.SG TuesdayTuesday.N.M.SG halfhalf.N.M.SG termseason.N.M.SG therethere.ADV perhapsperhaps.ADV offout.ADV come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP dayday.N.M.SG WednesdayWednesday.N.F.SG beforebefore.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF LondonLondon.N.F.SG.PLACE therethere.ADV
  I'm thinking of taking Monday and Tuesday that half term off perhaps, come in on Wednesday before going to London

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