SIARAD - Smith1
Instances of be

3DEWwellCE erCE # be (y)dy (r)hein ta ?
  wellwell.ADV IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thesethese.PRON thenbe.IM
  well er, what are these then?
20DEWmae (y)n gwrando be ti ddeud sti .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT listen.NONFINlisten.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM know.2Syou_know.IM
  he's listening to what you're saying, you know
43DEWxxx sbïa be sy fan (y)na .
  look.2S.IMPERlook.V.2S.IMPER whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  [...] look what's there
90DEWbe oedd y gorau xxx ti ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ.SUP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what was the best you [...] ?
92DEWbe oedd un gorau gest ti ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF oneone.NUM bestbest.ADJ.SUP.[or].choirs.N.M.PL+SM get.2S.PASTget.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what was the best one you got?
94DEWbe gest ti efo # cerdd ?
  whatwhat.INT get.2S.PASTget.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S withwith.PREP musicmusic.N.F.SG
  what did you get with music?
98DEWa be (y)dy hwnna ta ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG thenbe.IM
  and what's that then?
123DEWmae (y)na be ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV whatwhat.INT
  there's what?
134DEWawn ni roundCE <at y> [/] ## at y ringE wedyn i weld be sy mynd ymlaen yn fan (y)na yeahCE ?
  go.1PL.NONPASTgo.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P roundround.ADJ toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF ringunk afterafterwards.ADV toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN aheadforward.ADV inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV yeahyeah.ADV
  we'll go round to the...to the ring afterwards to see what's going on there, yeah?
139DEWnaci xxx # y cae i weld be sy mynd ymlaen yn y cae yeahCE .
  nono.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF fieldfield.N.M.SG toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN aheadforward.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF fieldfield.N.M.SG yeahyeah.ADV
  no [...] the field to see what's going on in the field, yeah
145DEWbe ti am gael ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM
  what are you going to have?
192DEWbe ti meddwl ella i ddim ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN can.1S.NONPASTmaybe.ADV PRON.1Sto.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM
  what, you think I can't?
227DEWbe sy matterCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL mattermatter.N.SG
  what's wrong?
260DEWsoCE be ti yn wneud WillCE ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM Willname
  so what do you do, Will?
279DEWbe dan ni am wneud fory ?
  whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM tomorrowtomorrow.ADV
  what are we going to do tomorrow?
290DEWbe ti mynd i gael i ginio ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM forto.PREP lunchdinner.N.M.SG+SM
  what are you going to have for lunch?
291CEIbe ti (y)n brynu fi ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  what are you buying me?
292DEWbe ti isio ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S wantwant.N.M.SG
  what do you want?
331CEI+< genna chdi fath â xxx clywed # be mae pobl # erCE directorsE deud .
  with.2Sgrow_scaly.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES peoplepeople.N.F.SG IMer.IM directorsdirector.N.PL say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  you had like [...] hear what people, er, the directors were saying
389DEWbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
394DEWbe sy gael fi ydy erCE newyddion umCE # Cymraeg y de yeahCE .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMer.IM newsnews.N.M.PL IMum.IM WelshWelsh.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF southsouth.N.M.SG.[or].right.N.M.SG yeahyeah.ADV
  what gets me is, er, the south Wales news, yeah [or the news in southern Welsh]
424DEWbe ti isio ta ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S wantwant.N.M.SG thenbe.IM
  what do you want then?
440DEWbe mae nhw wneud efo fo (y)n diwedd ti meddwl ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inPRT.[or].in.PREP endend.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  what do you think they do with it in the end?
441DEWbe (y)dy o [?] ideaCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S ideaidea.N.SG
  what's the idea?
443DEWyeahCE i be ?
  yeahyeah.ADV forto.PREP whatwhat.INT
  yeah, what for?
446CEIwellCE dyna be (dd)eudodd GaryCE .
  wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM Garyname
  well that's what Gary said
473DEWbe ti feddwl busCE xxx yna ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM busbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  what do you mean, bus [...] there?
480DEWbe ti feddwl <busCE GlanaethwyCE> ["] ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM busbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM Glanaethwyname
  what do you mean, "Glanaethwy bus"?
495CEIia ond be os dw isio mynd yna erbyn saith gloch y nos ?
  yesyes.ADV butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT ifif.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV byby.PREP sevenseven.NUM clockbell.N.F.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG
  yes, but what if I want to go there by seven in the evening?
626DEWam be ?
  forfor.PREP whatwhat.INT
  what for?
662DEWohCE ## be arall # gawn ni wneud # heddiw ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM todaytoday.ADV
  oh, what else can we do today?
730DEWam [=? ond] be ?
  forfor.PREP whatwhat.INT
  for what?
732CEI<be mae nhw ddeud> [?] xxx wneud un <a justCE> [?] &=yawn xxx [=! yawns] .
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM oneone.NUM andand.CONJ justjust.ADV
  what they say [...] do one and just [...]
789DEWxxx be ?
  whatwhat.INT
  [...] what?

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