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Instances of be

2SND(be)causeE [=? (a)chos] oedd fi (ddi)m yn gwybod be i wneud <na do> [?] # yndy [?] .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM NEGPRT.NEG yescome.V.1S.PRES.[or].yes.ADV.PAST.[or].roof.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  cause I didn't know what to do, did I, eh.
7SNDyeahCE mae (y)n iawn os ti (y)n gwybod be ti (y)n tsiecio am .
  yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT rightOK.ADV ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP check.NONFINunk forfor.PREP
  yeah, it's alright if you know what you're checking for.
15RHOna na dw i gwybod be ti feddwl .
  nono.ADV noPRT.NEG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  no, no, I know what you mean.
67RHObe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
73RHObe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
86RHObe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
90SND+" be ?
  whatwhat.INT
  "what"?
109SNDachos # efo lotCE o ysgolion be maen nhw (y)n deud ydy ti (dd)im yn cael prynu mwy na dau ticed ## perE ## teulu .
  becausebecause.CONJ withwith.PREP lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP schoolsschools.N.F.PL whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ two.Mtwo.NUM.M ticketticket.N.F.SG perper.ADJ familyfamily.N.M.SG
  because with a lot of schools, what they say is you can't buy more than 2 tickets per family.
122RHObe wnewch chi ta ?
  whatwhat.INT do.2PL.NONPASTdo.V.2P.PRES+SM PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P thenbe.IM
  what will you do, then?
160RHOa be sy (y)n digwydd heblaw am # y +// .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN exceptwithout.PREP forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF
  and what's happening apart from the...
185RHObe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
214RHObe ddoth drosta chdi ?
  whatwhat.INT come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM over.2Sunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what came over you?
244SNDdyna be fi (we)di bod yn wneud am yr wythnosau dwytha (y)ma !
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF weeksweeks.N.F.PL previouslast.ADJ herehere.ADV
  that's what I've been doing these last weeks!
245RHOsoCE be maen nhw allE [?] fod i wneud pan [//] &b umCE pan maen nhw yna (fe)lly ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P allall.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM whenwhen.CONJ IMum.IM whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P therethere.ADV thusso.ADV
  so what are they all supposed to do when they're there, like?
305SNDbe mae (we)di wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what's he done?
312SNDsoCE be (y)dy (y)r pointCE o roid appealE yn_erbyn o ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF pointpoint.N.SG ofof.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM appealappeal.N.SG againstagainst.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  so what's the point of putting in an appeal against it?
316SNDbe mae isie [///] mae o isie &d edrych ar_ôl anifeiliaid dal yndy ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S wantwant.N.M.SG look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN afterafter.PREP animalsanimals.N.M.PL stillcontinue.V.INFIN.[or].continue.V.2S.IMPER.[or].tall.ADJ+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  what, he wants to look after animals still, does he?
342RHO+" andE unlessE soE you'llE beE goingE onE yourE holidaysCE againE .
  and.CONJ unless.CONJ so.ADV you.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.FUT be.V.2SP.PRES go.V.PRESPART on.PREP your.ADJ.POSS.2SP holiday.N.SG+PL again.ADV
  
343SND<be ti feddwl> [?] againE ["] ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM againagain.ADV
  what do you mean, "again"?
354SNDbe (y)dy oed y boyCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES ageage.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG
  how old's the guy?
370SND+< ++ pobl sy (y)n <gwybod be i wneud> [?] .
  peoplepeople.N.F.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  ...people who know what to do
377SND(dy)dy bobl ddim yn gwybod amdanat ti os ti mynd i # WaltonCE neu <be bynnag ti> [?] galw (y)r lle ?
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN about.2Sfor_you.PREP+PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Waltonname oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG
  don't people know about you if you go to Walton or whatever you call the place?
423RHObe oedd gynno fo yn [?] tân oedd # uffar o blankCE mawr hir .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF with.3SMwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inPRT.[or].in.PREP firefire.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF hellunk ofof.PREP plankblank.ADJ.[or].plank.N.SG+SM bigbig.ADJ longlong.ADJ
  what he had in the fire was one hell of a big long plank.
432RHOwedyn be oedd o (y)n wneud i ddal nhw oedd roid y glueCE (y)ma ar llawr .
  thenafterwards.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF glueglue.N.SG.[or].clue.N.SG+SM herehere.ADV onon.PREP floorfloor.N.M.SG
  and what he used to do to catch them was to put this glue on the floor.
485RHObe dach chi (y)n gael ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT have.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM
  what are you having?
503RHOoofCE be ?
  IMoof.N.SG.[or].goof.N.SG+SM whatwhat.INT
  oh, what?
538RHObe (y)dy pointCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES pointpoint.N.SG
  what's the point?
541RHObe (y)dy +//?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  what's..?
549RHOdeud be ?
  say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT
  say what?
634SNDbe hwnna oedd yr un wnaeth mynd a dod nôl ?
  whatwhat.INT thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN andand.CONJ come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backfetch.V.INFIN
  what, was he the one who went and came back?
645RHO+" wellCE be ti (y)n mynd i wneud wan ta ?
  wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM thenbe.IM
  "well, what are you going to do now then?"
691SND+< be mae (y)n wneud ben to ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM headhead.N.M.SG+SM roofroof.N.M.SG
  what's she doing on the roof?
693SNDi be ?
  toto.PREP whatwhat.INT
  what for?
697RHObe ti (y)n galw mwy nag un enfys ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ oneone.NUM rainbowrainbow.N.F.SG
  what do you call more than one rainbow?
711RHObe ti feddwl &p +// .
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  what do you mean?
719RHO+" be ti (y)n galw mwy nag un enfys ta ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ oneone.NUM rainbowrainbow.N.F.SG thenbe.IM
  "what do you call more than one rainbow then?"
728SND+< be os ti (y)n byw yn CaernarfonCE [=! laughs] ?
  whatwhat.INT ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN inin.PREP Caernarfonname
  what if you live in Caernarfon?
746SNDwellCE <pam ti (y)n deud> [//] be ti (y)n deud ta ?
  wellwell.ADV whywhy?.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN thenbe.IM
  well why are you saying.. . what are you saying then?
748RHOsoCE dw (ddi)m yn gwybod be (y)dy mwy nag un enfys .
  soso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES moremore.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ oneone.NUM rainbowrainbow.N.F.SG
  so I don't know what more than one rainbow is.
792SNDxx ohCE edrych be mae hi wisgo &=laugh !
  IMoh.IM look.2S.IMPERlook.V.2S.IMPER.[or].look.V.3S.PRES.[or].look.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S wear.NONFINdress.V.INFIN+SM
  [...] oh, look what she's wearing!
825RHObe ti (y)n feddwl +"/ .
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  what do you mean:
832RHObe (y)dy enw boyCE (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG boyboy.N.SG therethere.ADV
  what's that guy called?
878SNDi be ?
  toto.PREP whatwhat.INT
  what for?
885RHObe ar ei [=? eu] holidaysCE (fe)lly ?
  whatwhat.INT onon.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S holidaysholiday.N.SG+PL thusso.ADV
  what, on his holidays?
910SNDbe mae <useCE <cael hwn> [=! laughs]> [?] +! ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES useuse.N.SG have.NONFINget.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's the use of having this?
913RHObe wnei di de ?
  whatwhat.INT do.2S.NONPASTdo.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  what will you do, eh?
931RHObe ti feddwl <wnest ti> [=? wnes i] gymryd pump_deg ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM do.2S.PASTdo.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM fiftyunk
  what do you mean, you took fifty?
970SNDdyna be (y)dy o ?
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  is that what it is?
1016RHObe oedd o ddeud de +// .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMof.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  what he said, right...
1020SND+< be (y)dy jobCE o ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES jobjob.N.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP
  what's his job?
1025RHOdw (ddi)m yn cofio [=? gwybod] be (y)dy enw o ond <blahCE deeCE blahCE> ["] .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S butbut.CONJ blahblah.N.SG deedee.N.SG.[or].tee.N.SG+SM blahblah.N.SG
  I don't remember what his name is, but, "blah-dee-blah" .
1038SNDwellCE be oedd o [?] isio gwybod ?
  wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S wantwant.N.M.SG know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  well, what did he want to know?
1067RHObe peintio fo ?
  whatwhat.INT paint.NONFINpaint.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what, paint it?
1097SNDbe ti feddwl ideallyE ["] +! ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM ideallyideal.N.SG+ADV.[or].ideally.ADV
  what do you mean "ideally"!?

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