SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of dechrau

495LER++ yn dechrau hynny de .
  PRTPRT start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP TAGbe.IM+SM
  starting that, isn't it
507MEDac oedd honno (y)n deud bod hi (we)di dechrau cael panicCE attacksE (fe)lly .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.F.SG PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN panicpanic.N.SG attacksattack.SV.INFIN+PV thusso.ADV
  and she said she'd started to have panic attacks, like
539MEDbod hynny (y)n dechrau effeithio arni .
  be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRTPRT start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN affect.NONFINeffect.V.INFIN on.3SFon_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  that that's starting to affect her
635LERwedyn <gafael yn y ngho(es)> [//] gafael yn y nghoes i sti a dechrau crio .
  thenafterwards.ADV hold.NONFINgrip.N.F.SG.[or].grasp.V.2S.IMPER.[or].grasp.V.3S.PRES.[or].grasp.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S legleg.N.F.SG+NM hold.NONFINgrip.N.F.SG.[or].grasp.V.2S.IMPER.[or].grasp.V.3S.PRES.[or].grasp.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S legleg.N.F.SG+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP know.2Syou_know.IM andand.CONJ start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN cry.NONFINcry.V.INFIN
  then holding my le...holding my leg, you know, and starting to cry
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
921MED<pan (oe)dden> [=? bydden] nhw dod i tŷ Nain &m meddai LlinosCE xx yn dechrau oedden nhw (y)n ll:owcio [!] (e)u bwyd fath â # hwn oedd y pryd ola .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP househouse.N.M.SG Granname say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF Llinosname inPRT beginningbegin.V.INFIN be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT gobble.NONFINgobble.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P foodfood.N.M.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF mealtime.N.M.SG finallast.ADJ
  when they came to Gran's house, Llinos said, at the beginning, they'd gobble up their food as if this was the last meal
975MEDxx mae (we)di dechrau gwneud gwaith llanw wan dydy .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN workwork.N.M.SG fill.NONFINincoming tide.N.M.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  [...] he's started doing supply work now, hasn't he
1073LERdw i yn dechrau setlo .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN settle.NONFINsettle.V.INFIN
  I am starting to settle
1078MEDmae o (we)di dechrau mynd i ffansïo [=! laughs] +.. .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP fancy.NONFINfancy.V.INFIN
  he's started fancying...
1175MEDa wedyn ew oedd AnnieCE <&m cau> [=? (ddi)m cael] mynd ar yr yardCE fawr de # yn dechrau .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV goshoh.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Anniename refuse.NONFINclose.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF yardyard.N.SG bigbig.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM inPRT startbegin.V.INFIN
  and then, gosh, Annie refused to go on the big playground at the beginning

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