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Instances of because

198ALN(be)causeE # timod # mae o (y)n jobCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT jobjob.N.SG
  cause, you know, it's a job.
255ELE(be)causeE dw i gallu dynnu fo allan de ?
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN pull.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S outout.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  cause I can pull it out, right?
280ALN(be)causeE oedd [/] oedd [/] oedd KenCE yn gwaith heddiw .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Kenname inPRT workwork.N.M.SG todaytoday.ADV
  cause Ken was at work today.
617ALN+" wellCE o'n i fyny rhwng # tri a hanner (we)di pump yn watsio ryw filmCE (be)causeE bod fi methu cysgu yn tagu .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S upup.ADV betweenbetween.PREP three.Mthree.NUM.M andand.CONJ halfhalf.N.M.SG afterafter.PREP fivefive.NUM PRTPRT watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ+SM filmfilm.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN sleep.NONFINsleep.V.INFIN PRTPRT choke.NONFINchoke.V.INFIN
  "well, I was up between 3 and 5:30 watching some film, cause I couldn't sleep for coughing."
684ELE(be)causeE [?] fydd DebbieCE efo chdi .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.FUT+SM Debbiename withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  cause Debbie will be with you.
703ALN(be)causeE os dw i mynegi barn ### <ella fydd raid mi> [?] wneud rywbeth .
  becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTexpress.V.INFIN express.NONFINopinion.N.F.SG opinionmaybe.ADV maybebe.V.3S.FUT+SM be.3S.FUTnecessity.N.M.SG+SM necessityPRT.AFF PRON.1Smake.V.INFIN+SM do.NONFINsomething.N.M.SG+SM something
  cause if I express an opinion, I might have to do something.
821ALN(be)causeE ddeudodd MarkCE (ba)sen nhw medru mynd <i fan (y)no bysai> [?] ?
  becausebecause.CONJ say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM Markname be.3PL.CONDITbe.V.3P.PLUPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  cause Mark said they could go there, couldn't they?

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