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Instances of because

12ANE(be)causeE tibod ?
  becausebecause.CONJ know.2Sunk
  cause, you know?
26BLO(be)causeE mae (we)di deud (y)li .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  cause she's said, you see.
34BLO+< ohCE yeahCE (dy)dy (ddi)m isio wneud o meddai hi (be)causeE plant bach <fydd o ie> [?] ?
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S becausebecause.CONJ childrenchild.N.M.PL littlesmall.ADJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S yesyes.ADV
  oh yeah, she doesn't want to do it, she says, cause it'll be little kids, yeah?
52ANEwsti &ga [/] gawn ni (dd)im cam efo AnnaCE de becauseE +// .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES have.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM injusticestep.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Annaname TAGbe.IM+SM becausebecause.CONJ
  you know, we're not going to get messed around with Anna, are we, because...
53ANEna ChristineCE (be)causeE mae nhw yn meddwl amdanon ni .
  norno.ADV Christinename becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN about.1PLfor_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  or with Christine either, cause they do think about us.
83ANEyeahCE (be)causeE umCE +.. .
  yeah.ADV because.CONJ um.IM
  
290ANEa mae [///] timod mae (y)n mynd i gostio dipyn (be)causeE mae o (y)n <ddau nos(on)> [//] ddwy noson yndy ?
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP cost.NONFINcost.V.INFIN+SM a_bitlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM nightnight.N.F.SG two.Ftwo.NUM.F+SM nightnight.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  and, you know, it's going to cost quite a bit, cause it's two nights, isn't it?
295ANE(be)causeE ti (dd)im isio wneud yr # +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF
  cause you don't want to make the...
302ANE(be)causeE <mae nhw gyd> [//] mae nhw (y)n tyfu i_gyd yndyn ?
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P alljoint.ADJ+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT grow.NONFINgrow.V.INFIN allall.ADJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES.EMPH
  cause they're all growing, aren't they?
330BLO<ti dallt be dw feddwl> [?] (be)causeE mae gen i hogiau pethau ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S boyslads.N.M.PL thingsthings.N.M.PL
  you know what I mean, cause I've got boys, and stuff.
337ANE<dw i (dd)im> [/] <dw i (dd)im yn> [/] dw i (dd)im yn cytuno efo hynna yli (be)causeE os ti (y)n +// .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT agree.NONFINagree.V.INFIN withwith.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP see.2S.NONPASTyou_know.IM becausebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.2S.PRESyou.PRON.2S PRON.2SPRT.[or].in.PREP PRT
  I don't agree with that, because if you...
344ANE(be)causeE wnes i deud hynna noson o blaen .
  becausebecause.CONJ do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP nightnight.N.F.SG ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM
  because I said that the other night.
433BLO(be)causeE fan (y)na (fe)lly [=? lle] fydd o .
  becausebecause.CONJ placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV thusso.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  cause that's where it'll be.
474ANE(be)causeE ryw ddeg wythnos (y)dy tymor yeahCE ?
  becausebecause.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM tenten.NUM+SM weekweek.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES termseason.N.M.SG yeahyeah.ADV
  cause a term's about ten weeks, right?
484BLOond os ti (y)n cymeryd mwy o blant becauseE mae nhw yna i chdi gofio bod mae nhw mynd i coleg unwaith y diw(rnod) [//] wythnos .
  butbut.CONJ ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP childrenchild.N.M.PL+SM becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P therethere.ADV toto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP collegecollege.N.M.SG onceonce.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.M.SG weekweek.N.F.SG
  but if you take in more children because they're there, you have to remember that they go to college once a week.
491BLOxxx ond eitha [?] handyCE (peta)sai IzzyCE (y)n gael o (be)causeE mae JennyCE yn mynd .
  butbut.CONJ quitefairly.ADV handyhandy.ADJ if_be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF.HYP Izzyname PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Jennyname PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN
  [...] but quite handy if Izzy gets it, cause Jenny's leaving.
737BLO(be)causeE o'n i meddwl +"/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  because I was thinking:
741ANEohCE yeahCE (be)causeE (dy)dy (y)r dŵr (dd)im yn # cyrraedd fan (y)na na(g) (y)dy ?
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG DETthe.DET.DEF waterwater.N.M.SG NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT reach.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  oh, yeah, cause the water doesn't get to there, does it?
796ANE(be)causeE # bob tro mae <kidsE (y)ma> [?] mynd i bathCE yeahCE weithiau timod [?] +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ everyeach.PREQ+SM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES kidskid.N.PL herehere.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP bathbath.N.SG.[or].path.N.SG+SM yeahyeah.ADV sometimestimes.N.F.PL+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  because every time these kids go for a bath, yeah, sometimes, you know...
866BLO(be)causeE mae (y)r gripCE o_dan dal i fod rightCE da .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF gripgrip.N.SG underunder.PREP continue.NONFINstill.ADV toto.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM rightright.ADJ goodbe.IM+SM
  because the grip underneath is still pretty good.

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