SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of oedden

20MEDam bod yr [?] [//] isio mynd i (y)r gameCE oedden nhw de .
  forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF wantwant.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF gamegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P TAGbe.IM+SM
  because the...they wanted to go to the game, didn't they
138MEDsut mae o (y)n deud ohCE bod nhw (ddi)m yn sgwennu fath â oedden nhw ers_talwm mewn ffordd .
  howhow.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN IMoh.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P beforefor_some_time.ADV inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  how he says it, oh that they don't write like they used to, in a way
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...
198MED+< oedden .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF
  yes
304LERsoCE oedden nhw dal yna (y)n hwyr .
  soso.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P stillcontinue.V.INFIN therethere.ADV PRTPRT latelate.ADJ
  so they were still there late
379LERohCE timod oedden ni roid y setsCE i_fyny a bob_dim de .
  IMoh.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF setsset.N.SG+PL upup.ADV andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON.[or].everything.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh you know, we'd put up the sets and everything, you know
391LERond <oedd o> [//] <oedden nhw &d> [///] erCE <oedd eu [?]> [///] # mae nhw (we)di deud &gɪ [//] <gawn ni pre(s)> [/] gawn ni pres yn_ôl # am [/] am ddoe (fe)lly # <bod nhw ddim> [//] # wsti # am bod nhw ddim +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P IMer.IM abe.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG backback.ADV forfor.PREP forfor.PREP yesterdayyesterday.ADV thusso.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM
  but he/it was...they were...er, their...they've said we'll get the money...we'll get the money back for...for yesterday, like, that they haven't...you know, because they haven't...
397LERond oedden nhw methu ffitio fo fewn <yn yr> [/] erCE yn +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN fit.NONFINfit.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM inPRT.[or].in.PREP
  but they couldn't fit it in in the...er, in...
483LER<oedden ni yn> [//] # achos oedden ni yn meddygfa &me [//] &nɔ [//] # umCE newydd doedden .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP surgerysurgery.N.F.SG IMum.IM newnew.ADJ be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG
  we were at...because we were at the surgery [...] ...um, new, weren't we
483LER<oedden ni yn> [//] # achos oedden ni yn meddygfa &me [//] &nɔ [//] # umCE newydd doedden .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP surgerysurgery.N.F.SG IMum.IM newnew.ADJ be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG
  we were at...because we were at the surgery [...] ...um, new, weren't we
497LERond (we)dyn pan ddoth o adre ddoe [=! laughs] ac oedden nhw (we)di roi &vɪnt [//] VentolinCE iddo fo o'n i meddwl ohCE bechod .
  butbut.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S homehome.ADV yesterdayyesterday.ADV andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM Ventolinname to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN IMoh.IM sinhow_sad.IM
  but then when he came home yesterday and they'd given him Ventolin, I thought, oh bless him
509MEDoedden nhw (we)di mynd i # &d [/] test_dreifioCE1 ryw garCE .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP test_drive.NONFIN somesome.PREQ+SM carcar.N.SG+SM
  they'd gone to test-drive some car
544LERwellCE dw (ddi)m (gwy)bod # os oedden ni (y)n LlandudnoCE neu rywbeth fel (yn)a # aetha hi fewn i [/] # i MarksCE .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inin.PREP Llandudnoname oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV go.3S.CONDITunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S inin.PREP+SM toto.PREP toto.PREP Marksname
  well I don't know, if we were in Llandudno or something like that, she'd go into...into Marks
555LERond umCE oedden nhw (y)n deud na (ry)wbeth i wneud efo (y)r menopauseCE oedd hynna .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN PRT(n)or.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF menopausemenopause.N.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  but um, they said that was something to do with the menopause
559MEDac oedd hi (y)n deud oedden nhw mynd i test_dreifioCE1 fo i # BwllheliCE .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP test_drive.NONFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S toto.PREP Pwllheliname
  and she was saying they were going to test-drive it to Pwllheli
804LERoedden ni # umCE # <yn yr # &kʊ> [//] wellCE yn y # cwrs thingE &m (y)ma dydd erCE +// .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P IMum.IM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF wellwell.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF coursecourse.N.M.SG thingthing.N.SG herehere.ADV dayday.N.M.SG IMer.IM
  we were, um, in this...well in this course thing on, er...
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
862MEDoedden nhw mynd i cwrt .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP courtcourt.N.M.SG
  they were going to court
897MEDBarnardo'sCE oedden nhw .
  Barnardosname be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  they were Barnardos
917MEDia a o BirminghamCE oedden nhw (y)n dŵad .
  yesyes.ADV andand.CONJ fromfrom.PREP Birminghamname be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN
  yes, and they came from Birmingham
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
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
927MEDa xx oedden nhw (y)n trio llenwi (e)u hunan i_fyny sti pethau bach de ia .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN fill.NONFINfill.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P selfself.PRON.SG upup.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM thingthings.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM yesyes.ADV
  and [...] they were trying to fill themselves up, you know, the little things, isn't it, yes
929MEDa wedyn &s oedd y babi (y)ma ac oedden nhw (y)n gwybod bod honno [=? hwnnw] o (y)r un un tad (fe)lly gyn y fam .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF babybaby.N.MF.SG herehere.ADV andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.F.SG fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM oneone.NUM fatherfather.N.M.SG thusso.ADV fromwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mothermother.N.F.SG+SM
  and then there was this baby and they knew she was from the same father, like, from the mother
1013LERanywayE oedden ni wrthi (y)n gwneud rywbeth yn llofft .
  anywayanyway.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.3PLwe.PRON.1P at.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP bedroombedroom.N.F.SG
  anyway, we were busy doing something upstairs
1189MEDond oedden nhw (we)di cael eu siomi ti (y)n gweld .
  butbut.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P disappoint.NONFINdisappoint.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  but they were disappointed, you see
1190MEDoedden nhw (we)di gweld y tŷ (y)ma (y)n LlanfugailCE doedden .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG herehere.ADV inin.PREP Llanfugailname be.3PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG
  they'd seen this house in Llanfugail, hadn't they
1195MEDoedden nhw mor keenE isio (y)r tŷ (y)ma (we)di [///] timod fel wyt ti (we)di disgyn mewn cariad efo (y)r tŷ (y)ma (we)di meddwl # (dy)na fo investmentE yn y tŷ .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P soso.ADV keenkeen.ADJ wantwant.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG herehere.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES likelike.CONJ be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP fall.NONFINdescend.V.INFIN inin.PREP lovelove.N.MF.SG withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG herehere.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN therethat_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S investmentinvestment.N.SG inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG
  they were so keen wanting this house, had...you know what you're like, had fallen in love with this house, had thought that's it, an investment in the house
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
1220LERac oedden nhw (we)di disgyn mewn cariad efo (y)r tŷ (y)ma .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP fall.NONFINdescend.V.INFIN inin.PREP lovelove.N.MF.SG withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  and they'd fallen in love with this house
1223LERa # peth nesa oedd y phoneCE yn mynd ac oedden nhw (we)di gael o .
  andand.CONJ thingthing.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF phonephone.N.SG PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and the next thing the phone was going and they'd gotten it
1242LERsoCE &=sniff <oedden ni meddwl> [//] ohCE oedden ni [//] GrahamCE a fi (y)n sôn +"/ .
  soso.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN IMoh.IM be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P Grahamname andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN
  so we were thinking...oh we were...Graham and I were saying...
1242LERsoCE &=sniff <oedden ni meddwl> [//] ohCE oedden ni [//] GrahamCE a fi (y)n sôn +"/ .
  soso.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN IMoh.IM be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P Grahamname andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN
  so we were thinking...oh we were...Graham and I were saying...
1246MEDond oedd y boyCE umCE # ddaru [?] wneud conservatoryE ni (y)n deud bod ei ferch o (y)li (y)n BontnewyddCE # naw_deg oedden nhw (y)n ofyn .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG IMum.IM happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM conservatoryconservatory.N.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S girlgirl.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM inin.PREP Bontnewyddname ninetyninety.NUM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM
  but the guy, um, that did our conservatory said that his daughter, you see, in Bontnewydd, they were asking ninety
1247MEDac oedden nhw isio fo gymaint xx naw_deg_saith yn y sealE .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ninety_sevenunk inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sealseal.N.SG
  and they wanted it so bad, they [...] ninety-seven in the seal
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...
1375LERo'n i (y)n gofyn <os oedd (y)na> [//] <os oedden nhw isio> [//] # os oedden nhw mynd i gymryd erCE is_gadeirydd <o (y)r> [/] # o (y)r gogledd .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG ifif.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM IMer.IM vice_chairunk fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF northnorth.N.M.SG
  I was asking if there was...if they wanted...if they were going to take a vice-chair from the north
1375LERo'n i (y)n gofyn <os oedd (y)na> [//] <os oedden nhw isio> [//] # os oedden nhw mynd i gymryd erCE is_gadeirydd <o (y)r> [/] # o (y)r gogledd .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG ifif.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM IMer.IM vice_chairunk fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF northnorth.N.M.SG
  I was asking if there was...if they wanted...if they were going to take a vice-chair from the north

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