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Instances of basai

161NER<ond (ba)swn> [?] [//] (ba)sai well gen i fod adre <thoughE bysai> [?] .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM homehome.ADV thoughthough.CONJ be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  I'd rather be at home though, wouldn't I.
174NERwellCE (ba)sai well gyn i fod adre .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM homehome.ADV
  well, I'd rather be at home.
208GUTsoCE ## ar y cyfan ti # yn teimlo (ba)sai well gen ti fod yn fam <ac yn> [/] ### ac yn erCE # wraig ?
  soso.ADV onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF wholewhole.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM with.2Swith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT mothermother.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP andand.CONJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM wifewife.N.F.SG+SM
  so on the whole you feel you'd rather be a mother and a wife?
431NER(ba)sai fo (y)n stepping_stoneE bysai .
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP stepping_stoneunk be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  it would be a stepping-stone, wouldn't it.
434GUTa (peta)swn i (y)n tynnu <yn hun> [?] allan o (y)r equationE # ella (ba)sai (y)na llai o &fr ffraeo a henceE # llai o stressCE de .
  andand.CONJ if_be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT pull.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN POSS.1Sin.PREP selfself.PRON.SG outout.ADV ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF equationequation.N.SG maybemaybe.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF therethere.ADV lesssmaller.ADJ.COMP ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP argue.NONFINquarrel.V.INFIN andand.CONJ hencehence.CONJ lesssmaller.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP stressstress.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  and if I took myself out of the equation, there might be less arguing and hence less stress, right.
503NERyeahCE ond (ba)sai [?] &ne +// .
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF
  yeah but that would...
614GUT+< (ba)sai well <gen i> [?] gael dim cariad o_gwbl na gael cariad ar internetE !
  be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM NEGnot.ADV lovelove.N.MF.SG at_allat_all.ADV than(n)or.CONJ get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM lovelove.N.MF.SG onon.PREP internetunk
  I'd rather have no girlfriend at all than get one on the internet!
908GUTella (ba)sai well (i)ddo glirio gynta cyn iddi ddod roundCE .
  maybemaybe.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM for.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S clear.NONFINclear.V.INFIN+SM firstfirst.ORD+SM beforebefore.PREP to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM roundround.ADJ
  it might be better for it to clear first before she comes round.

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