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Instances of nice

340LILoedd y staffCE yna <(y)n &dr> [//] mor niceCE a # barod i helpu ti .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF staffstaff.N.SG therethere.ADV PRTPRT soso.ADV nicenice.ADJ andand.CONJ readyready.ADJ+SM toto.PREP help.NONFINhelp.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  the staff there were so nice and ready to help you
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
526LIL+< xx niceCE .
  nicenice.ADJ
  [...] nice
544MECna mae fan (y)na niceCE .
  nono.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV nicenice.ADJ
  no, that's a nice place
568MECmae o &l [/] # lan y môr niceCE de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S shoreshore.N.F.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF seasea.N.M.SG nicenice.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  it is a nice beach, you know
576MECa &mm mae o le niceCE i fynd am dro .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM nicenice.ADJ toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP turnturn.N.M.SG+SM
  and it's a nice place to go for a walk
662MECmae TywynCE yn le niceCE yndy ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Tywynname PRTPRT placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM nicenice.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  Tywyn's a nice place, isn't it?
677MECmae fan (y)na niceCE yndy .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV nicenice.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  that's a nice place, isn't it
679MECAberdyfiCE sy niceCE .
  Aberdyfiname be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL nicenice.ADJ
  it's Aberdyfi that's nice
1118LILfydd o rightCE niceCE # mewn un ffordd .
  be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S rightright.ADJ nicenice.ADJ inin.PREP oneone.NUM wayway.N.F.SG
  it'll be quite nice in one way

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