| desperate | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 28.7 | 33.4 | 19.6 | 59.6 | 29.1 | 31 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 92 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 47 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
bviously, so did he. She'd be desperate tae win. Me and him baith ken on page 34
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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
an anxious an twitchy. She's desperate tae get that fuckin hing back on page 19
'Why ye so desperate tae get it back? It's joost a on page 28
ah bucket, don't be daft. Ahm desperate fur a shite but ahm no that d on page 61
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
at them. Means yir no just a desperate virgin, usin them as a conque on page 41
aff he has tae run. We're aw desperate tae see who's done it. Throug on page 60
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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
her waitin!" Alison felt that desperate that she wad hae socht help f on page 17
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
but it slips by his nervous, desperate fingurs an crashes oan the sl on page 1
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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
fae ithers desperate fur advice oan some pressin m on page 39
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
in doon a double barrel. In a desperate attempt tae defuse the tense on page 43
at ah kin only guess tae be a desperate attempt at disguisin her age. on page 72
, yae mean the vulnerable and desperate?" on page 127
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
watched, browdent. 'They were desperate tae stert cheerin oot loud, b on page 124
this watter-jug job. She wis desperate tae dae somethin truly heroic on page 130
gh doh wi excitement. She wis desperate tae tell Matilda aboot her pl on page 133
ubt aboot it, and Matilda wis desperate tae fund oot whit it wis. on page 184
lassie. But noo suddenly ah'm desperate tae tell everythin tae somebo on page 189
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
as cin be clearly seen bi the desperate hingin ontae a missile system on page 119
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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
u the desperadoes were gettin desperate an headit oot tae the West En on page 105
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
that. Ah said, If you're that desperate you go ahead an ah'll get yi on page 36
full a junkies, If thir that desperate tae read a free paper they ca on page 143
s dead good wi a camera. He's desperate tae go tae Reid Kerr College on page 169
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
red. Sometimes he had a kinna desperate luik. Ah noticed that if ye w on page 76
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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
could. It wisna that she wis desperate tae meet the Prince; there wi on page 83
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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
His wrath trembled, desperate, hard. on page 112
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
offer ony resistance tae his desperate, adrenaline-fueled rage, an t on page 9
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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
act I'm yieldin it up; or the desperate haudin-on, on page 25
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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e High Heid Yin himsel. "Ah'm desperate tae get a keek at ma new clae on page 60
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
h na galla, yon big teuchter, Desperate Dan, Plum MacDuff..." (But wh on page 126
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Wilde, Jacqueline Jay Valentine Tango, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Desperate tae hae ye.
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
smiles thon well-upfeshed an desperate smile.
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nal sentence ah append in the desperate an futile attempt tae retain
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
o God intae me. When folk are desperate, there’s nae chance o a pro
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
bottles o whiskey, and ye wur desperate enough tae haun it ower tae a
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Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Am desperate son. Am no sleepin.
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
unded oor right flank. A ran, desperate tae be clear o’ this hell,
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Wis desperate fir a pee!
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sayed. “The Wanderers is a desperate crew o rinthegates - partric
st o that day. The weemen wis desperate tae hear whit information he
ahint. Ony ither man wad been desperate tae reassure her that he’d
She cudna be naive eneuch, or desperate eneuch, tae try tae faither a
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Desperate Dan
e Cos afore a met ‘ur a wis Desperate Dan.
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
e, and a’ this point ah’m desperate for him tae dae it.
erent than afore, he’s moar desperate than ah’v ever seen him.
ver ken ye were so easy an so desperate, he sais wi a smirk, as if he
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
It got that desperate that the great General Tam Da
Facebook link ( 2019) Central
awbody whae cam an supported DESPERATE TIMES buik launch
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
k and forth in the chair in a desperate, yit futile attempt, tae brek
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e flyin kicks and a chorus ae desperate screams. Ah wid much rather f
t ma chest. Realisn ah’m in desperate need tae improve ma oxygen le
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e the hammer kin come doon, a desperate Dougie yelps ‘’Aldo, itâ€
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah’m still mutterin desperate pleas fur mercy. Until, that
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much everyone at the club is desperate to play again - loads o resp (2020) twitter link
McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
sic desperate sangs fir centuries ma hirdin on page 3
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e nae think it leuks a bittie desperate?" on page 48
: she leukit kinna panicky an desperate, like a cornered beast leukin on page 61
o folk, their faces daark an desperate-leukin. Fobie kent, wi' oot b on page 77
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
desperate need o a gweed denner an a cl on page 30
nie Hinnersin continue as his desperate quest te find 'the one' goes on page 50
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
pt her waitan!" Alice felt so desperate at she wis ready till ask hel on page 17
talkan till him," sade Alice desperate lek: "he's joost an idiot!" A on page 55
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
wye he is mair than a bittie desperate. Derek wis fer gettin the han
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
As the knockin got mair desperate Lizzie wiz tempted tae let he
pin at the door got even mair desperate. Then her neebour started on
2 matches
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ae the Scottish danceen I wis desperate keen tae go. on page 3
he saa that puir Jimmack wis desperate so, wi rather bad grace, he g on page 16
This called fur desperate measures so I smairtly phoned on page 25
This called fur desperate measures if her favours he wi on page 57
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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The dial danced desperate. But he was gone. on page 6
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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
t i da faimily.' Esau wis dat desperate dat he wid've dön onything t on page 11
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Onywye we wir desperate fur a place a wir ain, an coo on page 72
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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
I wis gaein trow da motions, desperate fur da competeeshin ta feenee
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
Smootie wis desperate ta see Ingrid an Nicol. Shö
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