SIARAD - Stammers3
Instances of be for speaker GUT

146GUTohCE dyna be oedda chdi ddeu(d) (wr)th DebCE wan de yeahCE .
  IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM toby.PREP Debname nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM yeahyeah.ADV
  oh, that's what you were telling Deb, now, yeah.
200GUTond umCE # be mae (y)r bobl (y)ma isio ni wneud reallyE (y)dy siarad fel dan ni siarad adre de efo (ei)n_gilydd de .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM herehere.ADV wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM reallyreal.ADJ+ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES talk.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P talk.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN homehome.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.1P TAGbe.IM+SM
  but what these people want us to do really is to talk like we talk at home, right, together, yeah?
203GUTyeahCE # a dyna be dw i wneud IE supposeE !
  yeahyeah.ADV andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM II.PRON.SUB.1S supposesuppose.V.1S.PRES
  yeah, and that's what I'm doing, I suppose.
411GUTiawn (be)causeE be (y)dy o basicallyE de dw i (dd)im isio talu # pres i boced [?] ryw completeE +/ .
  rightOK.ADV becausebecause.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S basicallybasically.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN moneymoney.N.M.SG toto.PREP pocketpocket.N.F.SG+SM somesome.PREQ+SM completecomplete.ADJ
  alright, because what it is basically, right, I don't want to pay money into the pocket of some complete...
445GUTdyna be mae <MamCE yn wneud> [//] xxx MamCE yn wneud xxx fo .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mamname PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM Mamname PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  that's what Mam's doing [...] it.
547GUTsoCE be arall fedrwn ni siarad amdan ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ can.1PL.NONPASTbe_able.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P talk.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P
  so what else can we talk about?
561GUT<be sy> [?] [///] (ryw)beth ddiddorol sy digwydd i mi # ddiweddar (y)ma ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM interestinginteresting.ADJ+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S recentrecent.ADJ+SM herehere.ADV
  something interesting that's happened to me lately?
686GUTbe wnes i ddeu(d) (wr)tho fo +" .
  whatwhat.INT do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what I told him:
724GUTdw (ddi)m yn gwybod be (y)dy gair Cymraeg am humidityE ["] de .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES wordword.N.M.SG WelshWelsh.N.F.SG forfor.PREP humidityhumidity.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  I don't know what the Welsh word for "humidity" is, eh.
799GUTohCE be am y TardisCE ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Tardisname
  oh, what about the Tardis?
808GUTond be sy wrongCE efo f(an) yma ?
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL wrongwrong.ADJ withwith.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV
  but what's wrong with here?
860GUTyeahCE dw (ddi)m yn gwybod be (y)dy o .
  yeahyeah.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  yeah, I don't know what it is.
937GUTsoCE # &b be wnawn ni erCE ## weekendE nesa ta be # efo (y)r &g grannyE annexeE ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P IMer.IM weekendweekend.N.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP orbe.IM whatwhat.INT withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF grannygranny.N.SG annexeannexe.N.SG
  so, what shall we do, next weekend or what, with the granny annexe?
937GUTsoCE # &b be wnawn ni erCE ## weekendE nesa ta be # efo (y)r &g grannyE annexeE ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P IMer.IM weekendweekend.N.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP orbe.IM whatwhat.INT withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF grannygranny.N.SG annexeannexe.N.SG
  so, what shall we do, next weekend or what, with the granny annexe?
949GUTArgol &b annwyl [?] <be (y)dy o> [//] be mae meddwl dw i poofCE ?
  Lordname deardear.ADJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S poofpoof.N.SG
  good Lord, what does he think I am, a poof?
949GUTArgol &b annwyl [?] <be (y)dy o> [//] be mae meddwl dw i poofCE ?
  Lordname deardear.ADJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S poofpoof.N.SG
  good Lord, what does he think I am, a poof?
951GUT<be xx dim dyna ddeudodd o> [?] !
  whatwhat.INT NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV therethat_is.ADV say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what, [..] he didn't say that!
1000GUTmwy [?] [//] os rywbeth mae mwy stressfulE na be dw wneud wan de .
  moremore.ADJ.COMP ifif.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES moremore.ADJ.COMP stressfulstressful.ADJ thanthan.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  if anything it's more stressful than what I'm doing now, right.
1009GUTumCE dyna be (y)dy o yn GwyneddCE .
  IMum.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP Gwyneddname
  um, that's what it is in Gwynedd.
1011GUT+" be am siarad efo Ben_BennettCE # ynglŷn â hyn ?
  whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP talk.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Ben_Bennettname concerningabout.PREP withas.CONJ.[or].with.PREP.[or].go.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  "how about talking to Ben Bennett about this?"

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