SIARAD - Roberts4
Instances of bach

200LILadventureE bach .
  adventureadventure.N.SG smallsmall.ADJ
  a little adventure
440MECdw meddwl mae o dipyn bach drutach na byw yn neuadd .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ more_expensiveexpensive.ADJ.COMP PRT(n)or.CONJ live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP hallhall.N.F.SG
  I think it is a little bit more expensive than living in halls
485LILyeahCE <mae &bə> [/] mae BillCE dipyn bach yn wahanol .
  yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Billname a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT differentdifferent.ADJ+SM
  yeah, Bill's a little bit different
710MECmae [/] mae o le bach .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ
  it's...it's a small place
711MECa wedyn mae nhw (we)di gallu wneud lle bach (y)ma i edrych mor +/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM placeplace.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ herehere.ADV toto.PREP look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN soso.ADV
  and then they've been able to make this small place look so...
748LILyeahCE &m # coupleCE o oriau i BirminghamCE <coupleCE o or(iau)> [//] wellCE tua awr a hanner i ManchesterE # tua <awr a &hə> [/] # awr a hanner i Lerpwl # wellCE justCE llai # dipyn bach llai .
  yeahyeah.ADV couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP hourshours.N.F.PL toto.PREP Birminghamname couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP hourshours.N.F.PL wellwell.ADV approximatelytowards.PREP hourhour.N.F.SG andand.CONJ halfhalf.N.M.SG toto.PREP Manchestername approximatelytowards.PREP hourhour.N.F.SG andand.CONJ hourhour.N.F.SG andand.CONJ halfhalf.N.M.SG toto.PREP Liverpoolname wellwell.ADV justjust.ADV lesssmaller.ADJ.COMP a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ lesssmaller.ADJ.COMP
  yeah, a couple of hours to Brimingham, a couple of...well, about an hour and a half to Manchester, an hour and a...an hour and a half to Liverpool, well, just less, a little bit less
852LILdw i meddwl (ba)swn i (we)di umCE # erCE [?] codi ofn ar y plantos bach os o'n i wedi .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP IMum.IM IMer.IM raise.NONFINlift.V.INFIN fearfear.N.M.SG onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF kiddiesunk smallsmall.ADJ ifif.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP
  I think I would have frightened the little kiddies had I done so
958LILwellCE wnes i wneud dipyn bach o &adəl +// .
  wellwell.ADV do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP
  well I did a little bit of...
1196LILgawn ni obeithio fydd hi dipyn bach o helpCE .
  get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P hope.NONFINhope.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP helphelp.SV.INFIN
  let's hope she'll be some help
1301LILwellCE <mae gennon ni &m> [///] # teulu bach xx gennon ni reallyE .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.1PLgrow_scaly.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P familyfamily.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ with.1PLgrow_scaly.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P reallyreal.ADJ+ADV
  well we've got...we've only got a small family really

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