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Instances of achos for speaker MEC

181MECachos mae # teamCE # hogiau mae nhw (y)n &l [/] # leagueE ar dydd Sadwrn hefyd yndy .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES teamteam.N.SG boyslads.N.M.PL be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P inPRT.[or].in.PREP leagueleague.N.SG onon.PREP dayday.N.M.SG SaturdaySaturday.N.M.SG alsoalso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  because the lads' team, they're in the league on Saturday too, aren't
213MECachos <nhw sy> [///] # (dy)dy(n) (ddi)m (we)di colli gameCE eto naddo .
  becausebecause.CONJ PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL be.3PL.PRES.NEGbe.V.3P.PRES.NEG NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN gamegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM yetagain.ADV nono.ADV.PAST
  because it's them who...they haven't lost a game yet, have they
238MECachos <wnaethon nhw> [/] # wnaethon nhw golli erbyn # Ffrainc .
  becausebecause.CONJ do.3PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.3PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN+SM againstby.PREP FranceFrance.N.F.SG.PLACE
  because they...they lost against France
360MECjustCE achos mae pawb yn wahanol yndy .
  justjust.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES everybodyeveryone.PRON PRTPRT differentdifferent.ADJ+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  just because everybody's different, aren't they
432MECachos <&gɪ &v> [//] fedr(a) fi (ddi)m bod llawn amser xx .
  becausebecause.CONJ can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN fullfull.ADJ timetime.N.M.SG
  because I can't be full time [...]
477MECachos mae (y)na # ShetlandCE poniesCE niceCE yn fan (y)na oes .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV Shetlandname poniesponies.N.PL nicenice.ADJ inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF
  because there are nice Shetland ponies there, aren't there
519MECachos mae (y)na lôn sydd ar [/] # ar [//] # rightCE wr(th) [/] # wrth ymyl môr yn fan (y)na .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV roadunk be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL onon.PREP onon.PREP rightright.ADJ byby.PREP byby.PREP sideedge.N.F.SG seasea.N.M.SG inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  because there's a road that's on...on...right by the sea there
638MECachos <dw i> [/] <dw i> [///] # &dn [//] # <dw i mynd i> [///] <dw i yn defny(ddio)> [//] dw i (we)di &d wneud defnydd +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES go.NONFINI.PRON.1S togo.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESto.PREP PRON.1Sbe.V.1S.PRES PRTI.PRON.1S use.NONFINPRT be.1S.PRESuse.V.INFIN PRON.1Sbe.V.1S.PRES do.NONFINI.PRON.1S useafter.PREP make.V.INFIN+SM material.N.M.SG
  because I..I...I'm going to...I do use...I have made use...
742MEC+< achos # xx llefydd (fa)th â &b # BirminghamCE (dy)dy fan (y)no (ddi)m bell na(g) (y)dy .
  becausebecause.CONJ placesplaces.N.M.PL kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ Birminghamname be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM farfar.ADJ+SM NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  because [...] places like Birmingham, that's not far, is it
794MEC+< yeahCE achos ti heb (we)di bod yn y carCE xx +/ .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S withoutwithout.PREP PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF carcar.N.SG
  yeah, because you haven't been in the car [...] ...
811MECachos oedd +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF
  because...
831MECachos o'n i gorod newid pan o'n i cyrraedd yna (he)fyd .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S arrive.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN therethere.ADV alsoalso.ADV
  because I had to change when I got there too
833MECachos o'n i (ddi)m yn gallu actuallyE gweithio (y)n y dillad o'n i (we)di # beicio na [=? yna] .
  bacausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF clothesclothes.N.M.PL be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP cycle.NONFINcycle.V.INFIN thereno.ADV
  because I couldn't actually work in the clothes I'd cycled in, no
920MECachos xx wneud yr un gynta eto mae nhw .
  becausebecause.CONJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM firstfirst.ORD+SM againagain.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  because [...] they're doing the first one again
974MEC&s achos ti (ddi)m yn cofio .
  becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN
  because you don't remember
1005MECachos mae pobl eraill yn gael marciau nhw lotCE cynt .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES peoplepeople.N.F.SG otherothers.PRON PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM marksmarks.N.M.PL PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P lotlot.N.SG earlierearlier.ADJ
  because other people get their marks a lot earlier
1024MEC<&θ gorau> [?] [//] achos bod dw i heb (we)di gael pethau (we)di llenwi (y)n iawn dw &g +/ .
  bestbest.ADJ.SUP.[or].choirs.N.M.PL+SM becausebecause.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S withoutwithout.PREP PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM thingsthings.N.M.PL PRT.PASTafter.PREP fillfill.V.INFIN PRTPRT rightOK.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES
  best...because I haven't had things filled in right, I...
1152MECyeahCE achos gaeth o (e)i ganslo dydd Mercher .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ get.3S.PASTget.V.3S.PAST+SM.[or].captive.ADJ+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S cancel.NONFINcancel.V.INFIN+SM dayday.N.M.SG WednesdayWednesday.N.F.SG
  yeah, because it was cancelled on Wednesday
1160MECachos oedd (yn)a lotCE o bobl yn wneud gwaith [/] # gwaith ymchwil adeg yna oedd .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM workwork.N.M.SG worktime.N.F.SG.[or].work.N.M.SG researchresearch.N.M.SG timetime.N.F.SG thatthere.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF
  because a lot of people were doing research work at that time, weren't they
1178MECachos ti isio cael umCE # consentCE nhw # i wneud o .
  becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S wantwant.N.M.SG get.NONFINget.V.INFIN IMum.IM consentconsent.SV.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  because you need to get their consent to do it
1182MECachos # mae GemmaCE a ClaireCE <mae nhw> [/] # mae nhw (we)di wneud o (y)n barod .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Gemmaname andand.CONJ Clairename be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT readyready.ADJ+SM
  because Gemma and Claire, they've...they've done it already
1185MECacho(s) [//] # ond <ti mynd yn> [///] un personCE ti siarad am de .
  becausebecause.CONJ butbut.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTPRT oneone.NUM personperson.N.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP TAGbe.IM+SM
  because...but you're going...you're only talking about one person, aren't you

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