desperately | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 9.4 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 0 | 29.1 | 10.9 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 29 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wey" Dougie mutters. Pointin desperately behind me. on page 173
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Desperately trying tae preserve his brood on page 19
Desperately ah ettled tae get awa frae hi on page 123
2 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
manky wooden Pair, lookin up desperately at the clock while Father Mar on page 14
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
in because it wis quieter. He desperately tried no tae cough durin the on page 44
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Desperately tryin tae preserve his brood,
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
, yon whirrin, hauf-deid HAL, desperately haudin shut the pod bays door
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay the hard man persona he so desperately tries tae exude as we start w
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t as he ducks an weaves aboot desperately tryin tae evade him. ‘Goat
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’ wi’ is Walkman tryin’ desperately tae fast forward the bluidy t
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the first twa-three wicks, he desperately needit tae replace his toon s
t back, an the halflin leukit desperately aroon like as he micht bolt.
pairty piece. Beatrice thocht desperately aboot whit she cud contribute
the mine openins,” he sayed desperately. “We’ll be awa in a coupl
4 matches
MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
oze. Mah brain halted, keekin desperately ower mah ankle again 'n' agai
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
back in line!”), an Labour desperately tries tae reframe Scots polit
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
than even before this guy is desperately tryin tae brek free. Ah decid
‘’Let me go!’’ he desperately pleas. His puss aw swollen an
2 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
rambled tae unbuckle ma belt. Desperately yankin doon ma jeans and boax
1 matches
Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
fawin back on the caal fleer desperately kiverin, rippin, and tearin m
1 matches
Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
t yer deith wee loon!” Paul desperately clambered tae the corner o’
1 matches
Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
fis. Men wis nyiggin at rop, desperately tryin tae haad dimsels doon.
1 matches