SIARAD - Stammers6
Instances of cant

532IFA&kɘmag mae boyCE [?] (we)di gofyn cant amdano fo sti .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES boyboy.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN hundredhundred.N.M.SG for.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S know.2Syou_know.IM
  the guy's asked a hundred for it, you know.
536IFA<wna i> [/] wna i fidio cant a deg arno fo a wedyn +.. .
  do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S bid.NONFINbid.V.INFIN+SM hundredhundred.N.M.SG andand.CONJ tenten.NUM on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV
  I'll bid 110 on it, and then...
538IFA<wna i> [/] wna i fidio cant a deg arno fo munud ola # a gweld be (ddi)gwyddith [?] .
  do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S bid.NONFINbid.V.INFIN+SM hundredhundred.N.M.SG andand.CONJ tenten.NUM on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S minuteminute.N.M.SG lastlast.ADJ andand.CONJ see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT happen.3S.NONPASThappen.V.3S.FUT+SM
  I'll bid 110 on it at the last minute, and see what happens.
668HEUa # mae &ŋk hynny (y)n costio # naw cant punt yr wsnos # i ofalu am # blant .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRTPRT cost.NONFINcost.V.INFIN ninenine.NUM hundredhundred.N.M.SG poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF weekweek.N.F.SG toto.PREP care.NONFINtake_care.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP childrenchild.N.M.PL+SM
  and that costs £900 per week, to care for children.

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