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Instances of sure

1SNDdw i (y)n sureCE <os oedden> [?] nhw (we)di deu(d) (wr)tha fi +// .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT suresure.ADJ ifif.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I'm sure if they'd told me...
274RHOmae sureCE +.. .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  surely...
277RHOna mae (y)n sureCE na .
  nono.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ nono.ADV
  no, I'm sure, no.
291RHOwellCE mae sureCE bod (y)na dipyn yn gweithio shiftsCE wsti .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV a_bitlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN shiftsshift.SV.INFIN+PL know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  well, I'm sure several do work shifts, you know.
462RHOxxx sureCE na filletCE [% pronounced as in French] steakCE oedd o yn_de .
  suresure.ADJ PRT(n)or.CONJ filletfillet.N.SG.[or].billet.N.SG+SM.[or].millet.N.SG+SM steaksteak.N.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGisn't_it.IM
  [...] sure it was a fillet steak, eh.
469SNDmae (y)n sureCE na ddim fo oedd yn talu [=! laughs] .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ PRT(n)or.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN
  I'm sure it wasn't him that was paying.
502RHOoohCE sureCE bod hwnna (y)n costio tua +// .
  IMooh.IM suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT cost.NONFINcost.V.INFIN abouttowards.PREP
  oh, I'm sure that costs about...
508RHOond # dw (ddi)m yn sureCE (ba)swn i isio talu # thirt(y)E [//] twenty_fiveE quidE # i fynd yna # cael bwyd +// .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN thirtythirty.NUM twenty_fiveunk quidquid.N.SG toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV have.NONFINget.V.INFIN foodfood.N.M.SG
  but I'm not sure I'd want to pay £25 to go there, have food...
794SNDmae (y)n sureCE bod nhw gallu wneud rywbeth rŵan efo (y)r digitalE a bethau .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM nownow.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF digitaldigital.ADJ andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM
  surely they can do something now with digital and stuff.
818SND&=laugh sureCE o fod !
  suresure.ADJ ofof.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM
  probably!
874RHOoedd sureCE oedd .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF suresure.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF
  yes, of course she was.
896RHOdw i (dd)im yn sureCE iawn lle mae o deud gwir (wr)tha chdi .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN truthtrue.ADJ to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  I'm not too sure where he/it is, to tell you the truth.
898RHOdw i ddim yn sureCE .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ
  I'm not sure.
911RHOdw (ddi)m yn sureCE iawn .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV
  I'm not quite sure.
936SNDdw [?] (ddi)m yn sureCE pa un groupCE wnaeth cymryd o chwaith .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ whichwhich.ADJ oneone.NUM groupgroup.N.SG.[or].croup.N.SG+SM do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S eitherneither.ADV
  I'm not sure which particular group took it either.
946RHOpres fi oedd o mae sureCE .
  moneymoney.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  it was my money probably.

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