A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of control in Corpus

Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
a breathin steady, an seem in control o masel. I didna ken gin I wa on page 55
he wis silent, calm, hailly i control. on page 59

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
that this could spiral out of control, so rather than it descendin on page 59

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
this. But it was aw ootae his control. He lufted his hauns an place on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
wha've loss control o thair bouks on page 31

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Deprived o the remote control, on page 49

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
It's rider, wi nae reins tae control his mount, held on grimly tag on page 38

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
Thae firey thochts are oot o' control. Noo staund back an' watch th on page

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
troy that which they couldnae control; on page 21
They cannae control, on page 36
which we know A had complete control, on page 63
inds ae yer regime ae fear an control is on page 83
e catch wur breath and regain control ae wur hert. on page 93

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
lators, cashin in on an oot o control tourism sector bein an obviou on page 9
s the posh boys hae taen back control, an that his a lot tae dae wi on page 48
we will insist on takkin back control o oor ain lives, and oor ain on page 62
here shuid be onie democratic control ower what they dae; eftir aw, on page 84
shair that whit they cuidnae control they wuid try an suppress. Th on page 105
Also on pages 122, 140
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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
front ae me an ah can barely control masel. It's fuckin mental. Ma on page 76

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Eh canna control them but on page 39
anger o which eh couldna control? on page 113

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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
eign king come in an tak ower control o Scotland. An it wis here th on page 22
he British Navy had effective control o the seas, the atmosphere in on page 25
up plates, nane o yer portion control nonsense in them days. on page 58
unities, nou the lairdies had control o aw the land this type o beh on page 82
the stern tae try an get mair control o the pinnace. Nou the extra on page 92
Also on pages 126
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ist feenished ontae yin o the control buttons, ken. Then the nixt p on page 38
'Control yersel! Pou yersel thegither! on page 89

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
's yer ain faut, or ayont yer control? Stop on page 113

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
oot lood, "thas the richt tae control ony money that belangs tae hi on page 98
ce he's yer husband he'll hae control o oor maw and da's siller and on page 100
uid and legal, and noo I'm in control o her hale fortune." on page 145

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nae come alone. Ah huvnae hud control o ma bladder on page 50

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ruthven, Argyll, lost control; on page 35

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
muckle white buhl. It's oot o control. King Minos doesna ken whit t on page 30

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ma fingers again. If ye want control, weel ay, money's fine. Worth
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rings oot the dreep-doun menu control in Stuart, him listin aa her
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
d me tae dance, and they took control o ma body. They made me invit
ing, you ken. First, you lose control o your body, then the infecti
ry and thin. Next, you regain control o your body, but by that time
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
nae compulsory taxes, nae gun control, an aw the usual Atlas Shrugg
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
akkin, quiverin hing ayont aw control. Hou could onythin that made
e care aboot a hing ye cannae control, does it no? Especially when
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n the promise tae ‘tak back control’ o the fishin industry. He
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
well as tryin tae assert some control oer ma assailant. He’s no g
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
h sais, impressed wae ma self-control.
oking smackheid assertin mare control than hud been anticipated.
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
y and purely because we dinna control wur ain destiny – an’ we�
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
information for control
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ch e’en gin ye had it unner control ... But tae jettison here -
t that’s Falad. He is oot o control.”
a modren tuilkit an they cud control it perfeckly weill.
a modren tuilkit an they cud control it perfeckly weill.
e hadna been in nae state tae control hissel, through nae faut o hi
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
� Sin’ thon couple couldnae control thur wean.
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
the yaise o unemployment tae control wadge increases – stairtit
the naitonal govrenments wha control the equivalent o the Commons.
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ts wey tae a nation unner the control o the fowk that bydes, warks,
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
gemme – get the chance tae control the wey oor national represen
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ure democracy by measurin the control that individuals an communiti
eir ain lifes. Delegatin that control means tynin it. An this wad b
aur pairties can get majority control on a minority o votes. Or, ev
up. Mind that while we canna control “mainstream, acceptable”
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
hit’s gaein on, that’s in control o whit happens aroond thaim,
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
r lifes whan a bin lorry lost control. Hooanever, resilience has be
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
m o popular administration an control o ilka industry or service.
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
shite above me like he cannae control himsel’.
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
and regain control aw ma hert
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
It wis time tae take control,
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Kirk Jn, Albert Takkin Back Control, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Takkin Back Control
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
behind the wheel. In complete control ae ma remainin time oan this
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
they have to prove they have control over people somehow ??(2020) search twitter
ea Are ye going tae need pest control out? Fking nightmare going th(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
ae ma younger self who had no control defo =Inner Peace! X(2015) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
a o those who prefer for that control tae remain at Westminster. (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
s know about it. Her tendrils control everything. We HAVE tae wake (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
ness venues hiv the richt tae control admission tae thur premises. (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
tablished that maist folk can control the use of 'ken' as a verb, b (2018) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
d for an impediment ye cannae control and certainly didnae a(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s - and have vehicles losing control every where - go away you st (2021) twitter link
in generous - they will take control - then (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Gid aa his linth an lost control He'd nae mair agonies tae tho on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ders shakkin es they tried te control theirsels. on page 14
s aa aboot moderation an self-control." on page 20
wiks an Ah'll bi in complete control o the hale hoose." on page 63

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ike a double-decker bus oot o control? Bit are ye for comin til thi on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ed up an he cud feel his self-control slippin awa. on page 62

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'm oot o' control on page 100
An things jist got oot o' control on page 121

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Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Growin in body, control, trainin, on page 74

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
control an pressed the button that wi
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
guid's Population Behavioural Control.
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
. That’s fan they took full control o aathing, control o the info
o aathing, control o the information folk were g
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
een Douglas ivvery bit o self control nae tae stick the object o hi
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hocht constables did and teen control o the situation. Noo Wully hi
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
writing, naebdy is in overall control o’ wir city cooncil. This m
ean, OK, they can send remote control spaceships oot tae Mars nae b
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@72redz1903 tweeted
eouch came on we were well in control and created Watkins chances - (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ae count if he doesn't regain control(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
whill thay thowt thay'd taen control. But here the fock is naet o on page 155

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Control panels craalan on page 10

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The illworkin control centre tae me ivery thought a on page 109

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ctory floor is in the quality control space. This is whar manufactu
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@HJosephineGiles tweeted
snae a system o socioeconomic control an exploitation but rather ju(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Control is dy camouflage,
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
have been various attempts to control it, to render it in some kind
e (in Morton’s wirds) ta ‘control’ it, ta ‘restrict’ it,
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Dey lined up an boxed remote control cars in nae time ava. I wis d
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Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
over and put their elites to control ‘em. Contrarily, a have been(2020) search twitter
t oan withoot them doon sooth control us. Aal a can tell them doon (2020) search twitter
acked it oot and ordered Pest Control tae find oot hoo it got in. T(2020) search twitter