SIARAD - Roberts4
Instances of be

66LILbe wnaethoch chi chwarae LlangefniCE ?
  whatwhat.INT do.2PL.PASTdo.V.2P.PAST+SM PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN Llangefniname
  what, did you play Llangefni?
69LILbe oedd y scoreCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF scorescore.N.SG
  what was the score?
102MECsoCE dw (ddi)m gwybod be wnaeth ddigwydd .
  soso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN+SM
  so I don't know what happened
110LIL+" be sy (y)n digwydd fan hyn de ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herethis.ADJ.DEM.SP thenbe.IM+SM
  "what's happening here then?"
111LILti [///] mae (y)n # dibynnu be wyt ti fel ar y diwrnod .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT depend.NONFINdepend.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S likelike.CONJ onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.M.SG
  you...it depends what you're like on the day
123LILti bron yn meddwl be (y)dy pointCE wedyn .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S almostalmost.ADV PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES pointpoint.N.SG thenafterwards.ADV
  you almost think what's the point then
208LILbe amdanat ti ?
  whatwhat.INT about.2Sfor_you.PREP+PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what about you?
374MECbe ti am wneud Pasg ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM Eastername
  what are you going to do over Easter?
401LILdw (ddi)m yn gwybod be i wneud yn yr ha chwaith .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF summersummer.N.M.SG eitherneither.ADV
  I don't know what to do in the summer either
424MECbe ar y bankCE ?
  whatwhat.INT onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bankbank.N.SG
  what, on the bank
467LILbe ar_ôl cinio neu +.. .
  whatwhat.INT afterafter.PREP lunchdinner.N.M.SG oror.CONJ
  what, after lunch or..?
471MECbe (y)dy enw lôn (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG roadunk therethere.ADV
  what's the name of that road?
620MECbe (y)dyn nhw ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  what are they?
648LILbe beicio i CornwallE ?
  whatwhat.INT cycle.NONFINcycle.V.INFIN toto.PREP Cornwallname
  what, cycle to Cornwall?
715MECfan (y)na mae umCE # &b be (y)dy xx CharlieCE &brʊ [/] BrooksCE honna oedd yn arfer actio JanineCE yn byw .
  placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Charliename Brooksname thatthat.PRON.DEM.F.SG.[or].claim.V.2S.IMPER.[or].claim.V.3S.PRES be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN act.NONFINact.V.INFIN Janinename PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN
  that's where, um, what's [...], Charlie Brooks, her who used to act Janine, lives
716LILbe rŵan ?
  whatwhat.INT nownow.ADV
  what, now?
763MECumCE ## <be oedd> [//] be o'n isio ddeud ?
  IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF wantwant.N.M.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  um, what was...what did I want to say?
763MECumCE ## <be oedd> [//] be o'n isio ddeud ?
  IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF wantwant.N.M.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  um, what was...what did I want to say?
803LILbe dach chi feddwl ohono fi ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM of.1Sfrom_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  what do you think of me?
816LIL+< be oedd o ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what was it?
860LILer o'n i wastad yn cael dilemmasCE am be i wisgo (y)n y bore .
  althougher.IM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S alwaysflat.ADJ+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN dilemmasdilemma.N.SG+PL aboutfor.PREP whatwhat.INT toto.PREP wear.NONFINdress.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF morningmorning.N.M.SG
  although, I'd alwas have dilemmas about what to wear in the morning
877MECo'n i am mynd i # cinemaCE wsnos dwytha i weld umCE # <be (y)dy> [?] [//] be oedd enw o # DeCE [/] # DerailedCE neu rywbeth .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP cinemacinema.N.SG weekweek.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMfrom.PREP Dename Derailedname oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  I was going to go to the cinema last week to see, um, what's...what was it called, De...Derailed or something
877MECo'n i am mynd i # cinemaCE wsnos dwytha i weld umCE # <be (y)dy> [?] [//] be oedd enw o # DeCE [/] # DerailedCE neu rywbeth .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP cinemacinema.N.SG weekweek.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMfrom.PREP Dename Derailedname oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  I was going to go to the cinema last week to see, um, what's...what was it called, De...Derailed or something
885LILbe yr un un ?
  whatwhat.INT DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM oneone.NUM
  what, the same one?
902MECdw (ddi)m yn cofio be oedd filmCE dwytha .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF filmfilm.N.SG previouslast.ADJ
  I don't remember what the last film was
943MECo'n i (y)n gwybod be oedd yn mynd i ddigwydd .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN+SM
  I knew what was going to happen
1015LILoedd hi (y)n gwybod be oeddet ti (y)n trio wneud ?
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  did she know what you were trying to do?
1020MECwnaeth [/] wnaeth hi (ddi)m # dangos bod oedd hi gwybod be o'n i siarad xx anywayE ond +.. .
  do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN anywayanyway.ADV butbut.CONJ
  she didn't show that she know what I was talking [...] anyway but...
1047LILbe oeddet ti (we)di anghofio +/?
  whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP forget.NONFINforget.V.INFIN
  what had you forgotten..?
1090LILxx apparentlyE mae o (y)n gwybod be mae (y)n wneud .
  apparentlyapparent.ADJ+ADV.[or].apparently.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  [...] apparently he knows what he's doing
1108MECxxx # be (y)dy shiftsCE chdi ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES shiftsshift.SV.INFIN+PL PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  [...] what are your shifts?
1134LILti [//] wyt ti (we)di dechrau meddwl am be wyt ti mynd i wneud &əvr [//] yr umCE presentationE (y)na ar ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP whatwhat.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM presentationpresentation.N.SG therethere.ADV onon.PREP
  have you started to think about what you're going to do that, um, presentation on?
1184LIL+< <be ddia(wl)> [//] be uffar +/?
  whatwhat.INT devilunk whatwhat.INT hellunk
  what the devi...what the hel..?
1184LIL+< <be ddia(wl)> [//] be uffar +/?
  whatwhat.INT devilunk whatwhat.INT hellunk
  what the devi...what the hel..?
1201LILbe (y)r peth researchE (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG researchresearch.N.SG therethere.ADV
  what, that research thing?
1212MECo'n [/] # o'n [/] o'n i (ddi)m yn sureCE o rei o nhw # be i roid .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ ofof.PREP somesome.PRON+SM ofof.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P whatwhat.INT toto.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM
  I...I...I wasn't sure about some of them, what to put
1216LILbe ddiawl (y)dy hwnna ?
  whatwhat.INT devilunk be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what the hell is that?
1279LIL+" be ddiawl wyt ti feddwl wyt ti wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT devilunk be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  "what the hell do you think you're doing?"
1285LILbe (y)dy hwn ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's this?

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