SIARAD - Roberts4
Instances of couple for speaker LIL

316LILdo wnaeth hi wneud o # mewn gameCE coupleCE o wythnosau nôl # a &w ddim (we)di bod i (y)r sbyty am # wellCE # pythefnos <ddeudwn ni> [?] .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP gamegame.N.SG couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL backfetch.V.INFIN andand.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF hospitalunk forfor.PREP wellwell.ADV two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG say.1PL.NONPASTunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  yes, she did it in a game a couple of weeks back and didn't go to the hospital for, well, two weeks, shall we say
397LILa mi fysai (y)n haws # ti (y)n gwybod coupleCE &ɔr +/ .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM PRTPRT easiereasier.ADJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN couplecouple.N.SG
  and it would be easier, you know, a couple...
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
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
791LIL&=cough a # <coupleCE o> [/] wellCE coupleCE <o wyth(nosau)> [/] o # wythnosau wedyn # wnes i brecio rhy galed # pan o'n i dod nôl o placementE .
  andand.CONJ couplecouple.N.SG ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP wellwell.ADV couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL ofof.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL afterafterwards.ADV do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S brake.NONFINbrake.V.INFIN tootoo.ADJ hardhard.ADJ+SM whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backfetch.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S placementplacement.N.SG
  and a couple of...well a couple of w...of weeks later I braked too hard when I was coming back from placement
791LIL&=cough a # <coupleCE o> [/] wellCE coupleCE <o wyth(nosau)> [/] o # wythnosau wedyn # wnes i brecio rhy galed # pan o'n i dod nôl o placementE .
  andand.CONJ couplecouple.N.SG ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP wellwell.ADV couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL ofof.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL afterafterwards.ADV do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S brake.NONFINbrake.V.INFIN tootoo.ADJ hardhard.ADJ+SM whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backfetch.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S placementplacement.N.SG
  and a couple of...well a couple of w...of weeks later I braked too hard when I was coming back from placement
1008LILdw sureCE bod nhw (we)di marcio nhw # &k xx coupleCE o wythnosau nôl .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP mark.NONFINmark.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL backback.ADV.[or].fetch.V.INFIN
  I'm sure they marked them [...] a couple of weeks ago
1264LILpan oedden ni yn Seland_Newydd wnes i weld coupleCE o &m +// .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inin.PREP New_Zealandname do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM couplecouple.N.SG ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP
  when we were in New Zealand, I saw a couple of...
1295LILwnes i weld umCE # programmeCE ar y teledu neithiwr am # y teulu (y)ma oedd wedi # dilyn eu achau nôl # coupleCE o generationsE .
  do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM IMum.IM programmeprogramme.N.SG onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF televisiontelevision.N.M.SG last_nightlast_night.ADV aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF familyfamily.N.M.SG herehere.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP follow.NONFINfollow.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P genealogyunk backfetch.V.INFIN couplecouple.N.SG ofof.PREP generationsgeneration.N.PL
  I saw, um, a programme on the television last night about this family who had tracked back their family a couple of generations

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