A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of become in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ion ae the story that wis tae become Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerla on page v
g boay seid, "in yer hair has become awfy white; on page 46
push the matter oan, Whit wid become ae you? on page 118
ust be the Queen - 'Whit wid become ae your' - Aye, 'whit' right on page 120

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
if she wanted this desire tae become a reality. Which wis bein bur on page 34

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Like bane become, that yince had been wave. on page 26

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
hat dull thud n throb that yi become accustomed tae. on page 20
that yi hang aboot wae them n become a YT wan, oot gittin a smoke on page 23

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
steir this up again, Whit wad become o you? on page 44

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
dala or entorhinal cortex had become inflamed. I should take two a on page 80

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
that micht juist become me on page 15
or suddently become fascinatit wi luikin oot the on page 53

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
- an wee Janet? Whit wis tae become o his wee mitherless bairn, j on page 28

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
o'er an' o'er agin So's they become part o' yer daily routine. Se on page

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Sae, I hae become in his een on page 18

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the space age elevators become a cludgie on page 47

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The breeze upon former fields become fields again, on page 57

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e you as well, the flies will become that bit quicker, the shelfs on page 15
. An idea that a naeboady kin become a someboady yin day, that Dav on page 18
e the hing produces that they become maire a zombie than human. No on page 28
d me ae how bad losin her hus become. There's naé fuckin denyin i on page 62
her walk along the pathwey ah become transfixed. Utterly mesmerise on page 84
Also on pages 87, 91, 119, 130, 136, 138, 156
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
said. His voice had suddenly become saft and unchancy. on page 22
hair. It wis her shot noo tae become a heroine if she could jist d on page 130

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
The stanes become on page 193

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
phrase 'The Bottom Line' his become pairt o everday speech. It is on page 35
heir books. Since whan did it become the Holy Grail? The various n on page 36
an doun there will stairt tae become gey clear. An hou? Fer wha wi on page 81
bscene 'gig economy' that his become sae popular amang the rentier on page 90
the haill plethora o whit his become kennt as 'TartanTat' fills up on page 91
Also on pages 99
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
gemmes, an fae that they had become gey close. As the pair o them on page 62
rst pit up. The Hermitage had become a bit o a tourist attrac. tio on page 86
er keep him in the style he'd become accustomit tae as Dundee's Re on page 111
Duke o York that went on tae become James vii an 11. Mind ye John on page 117

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tance, Shut yir ugly mug, wid become, Sughut yugir ugugly mugug! on page 17
man. Yi don't need German tae become a lifeguard, she said, an tha on page 20
rlene's decidet she wants tae become vegetarian anaw noo, but that on page 88
Ann wantet tae go tae uni tae become a child psychologist when she on page 126
n addict an noo she wants tae become a drugs counsellor. Bliddy dr on page 129
Also on pages 141, 169
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nicht, this room wid become a blythe place, and the haill on page 10
ties it's been turnin oot hae become better and brawer aw the time on page 21
Mr Wonka himsel had suddently become even mair excitit than usual, on page 100
rsel, the entire factory will become aw yours.' on page 170

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ye've become, literally, on page 37

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
. Laddies that grow ower fast become hert-lazy and stupit.' on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ry the Inglis of Scotland had become a national language and was b on page 15
ires tae learn mair anent, or become mair skeely in writin in a pa on page 51
nstance as in scuil, that can become skweel, an guid, that can bec on page 64

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
l hiv tae gie up yer croon an become a commoner!" he roared at the on page 88

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Though it micht become a habit, on page 52
a gey sicht younger, and had become doited and silly ower them, a on page 64

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
in his faither's fitsteps and become a richt high-flyer in the yar on page xix
an fur ma Highers so ah could become a nurse. on page 12

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O hou hame-farin wis become hame-gaun, on page 26

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
it, the mair bearable it wuid become, till the map fetchit wi a br on page 8

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
bandone Scots yersel quhen ye become King ae England? on page 12

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
trang Catholic feel tae thaim become amang yer maist important soo on page 108

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Oh aye, and when dae we become cuddie food?" on page 35

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
rtit oot as a ploy but he had become a sairious kemp o the attenti on page 69

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Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
become the prey. on page 41

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
that they micht become the bouk and bluid on page 97

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Mankind's become His ain disease. on page 54

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
bigg up thair ain skeils, an become ware o: the use (and abuse) o on page 130

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
That data-liftin empire haes become the embodiment o instant knaw
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Jackie Baillie become a memmer o the Comatee on 29
the Comatee on 9 Mey 2002 an become Depute Convener on
become segregatit. The situation cou
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Fairnie, Robert Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
r to encourage more pupils to become aware of the Scots language a
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
tance, Shut yir ugly mug, wid become, Sughut yugir ugugly mugug!
n. Yi don’t need German tae become a life guard, she said, an th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
s, than that uiss will likely become better kent in the media, fir
This email's become ower lang, but it's helpt me
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
The neibour-man haed become Himsel, the boss-man, an con-
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the virtual economy haes nou become bund in wi the real warld’s
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
near Glasgow, the dialect has become hopelessly corrupt’3. Nae d
ton and Jack Milroy), it haes become deeply associatit wi Glasgow.
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
the first symptoms, then you become incredibly hungry and thin. N
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
air dignity an humanity) haes become a by-word for writin aboot wa
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
wad go on tae write whit wad become ane o his better kent poems,
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
But livin traditions quickly become deid yins, an wioot the same
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
hn Playfair, that gaed on tae become a famous mathematician an geo
, throu John, William wis tae become acquent wi a wheen great men
’s nae surprise William wad become a fine thinker hissel an mak
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tit tae gang its ain gate and become a language in its ain richt?
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
site number in an attempt tae become wan.
ust get aulder an it seems ye become less relevant tae people.
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ane o us thocht it would ever become a reality.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
should leave the bog game and become a nurse when this is ower.
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ther moothful o stew. Ah’ve become an auld haun at usin the Goog
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Life had become a bit boring since the local
t saboteurs disbanded. We had become obsolete with the ban on hunt
Ye could say that we had become radicalised, we became frontl
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t. Brain an boadily functions become strangers.
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Your song's become oor battle cry,
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
awa’ childish hings when ye become a man, no? Ah wis nae langer
liked it or no, politics hus become an issue fer the ordinary man
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Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
k ahm actually feart she’ll become jist anither statistic fae th
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
tae become
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
n. Aamaist owernicht oo could become walthy and free. What, than,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
l tae yer fate, or rin awa an become a man.”
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t by that point Stephanie hud become distant. The visits aw but st
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
anither pairty o the left or become unrecognisable. It could be a
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ormative staundarts. They wad become influential. Mair, fowk wad g
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
in aboot whit oor country can become an whaur it is heidit, but at
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
for the Greens i 2016, we’d become the saicont pairty an the off
e Greens are weill-placed tae become that i 2016.
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
low-activists an comrades tae become freins ower this unco, intens
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Vote itself. Bystanders have become organisers, followers have be
organisers, followers have become leaders, politics has become
leaders, politics has become creative, women have become a
creative, women have become assertive, men have learned t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ae mellin wi ither pairts tae become kent as North Britain. But Bu
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
ye feel like you, forby, can become great.' – Mark Twain
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Why no become literate in the Scots languag
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
oo braw or comfy the room hus become ah cud nivver enjoy it.

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
cam later. Eventually he wud become the last martyr tae the Cause

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
McWard whae’d urge him tae become the lion, tae become the witn
the lion, tae become the witness tae the truth and

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
ccasion history had lived and become real.

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
gster fae London’s suddenly become a quiverin and remorseful wre
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ose likes - they laddies kin become heroes the nicht whitever hap (2021) twitter link
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Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ent reasons - the eldest tae become an actor oan the West End, wh on page 77

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
efter door o a hoose aat hid become ower big fir ae wee wifie. Bi on page 78

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
except we've become uncoupled on page 3
could become as oppressive on page 4
while Ah become tongue tied an dumbfounded on page 24
They hiv become the online, on trend on page 25

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
then," thoucht she, "what wid become o me? They're richt found o b on page 80
ldna make oot at all what hed become o id; so, efter huntan all ab on page 105
What wid become o ee? on page 116
at mosst be e Queen-'What wid become o on page 117

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
erstandin that the greenhoose become the property o some private g
Aroond the Bruntlands it’s become a sort o a tourist attraction
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ntae oor hames an lattin them become pairt o the faimily.
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
n the south [which speech] is become more mingled and degenerate f
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
the branches above oor heids become fuller and greener. Andrew st
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Let tales be telt, let lees become truth,
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
kent in that instant that I'd become 'US' an wiz transported intae
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
is lugs. Aabody thocht he’d become dumpish because the only soun
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
addiction. I didna ken I’d become magnetic until I wiz leavin t
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
otions, baised by fit she’s become. They winna caa her quine nae
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
etics is fir this tongues tae become both transperent an opaque.
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Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ring, an dat wi hit he could become pooerful. Den, da voice o rae
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ronic foo dis kind o thing is become fashionable wi maestly middle
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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
the minin strike o 1984-5 tae become a psychiatric nurse. His wark on page 205

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
, whitever happens. Whit wull become o iz?" on page 34
"An eer hair has become awfy white; on page 45
hen," thocht she, "whit would become o iz? They're gie fond o behe on page 82
Whit would become o yow? on page 119
st b' th Queen - 'Whit would become o yow?' - Whit, exactly! - on page 120

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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
a' the foreign names that hev become local hoosehold names in oor
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Ulster