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doonstairs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.6 11.7 19.2 29.8 0 0 8.8
Number of occurrences3922 12 3 0 0 2
Number of authors19 9 5 3 2

Occurrences of doonstairs in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he same time so we could meet doonstairs fur a blether. That-wis befor on page 29
a mongrel the Walkers' junkie doonstairs' neighbour's dog wis, an it w on page 169

4 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
d me up, I got ready and gaed doonstairs tae mak masel some breakfast on page 11
e nixt thing I kent ma Da wis doonstairs, shouting and roaring at us f on page 12
wis awa tae bed, I gaed back doonstairs tae gie Rodrick's CD a wee li on page 36

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Blawin thaimsels doonstairs tae scout like birlin sycamor on page 25

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
God's answered mine. Ah rush doonstairs. Mammy is deep in concentrati on page 32

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
, smellin smoke, had breenged doonstairs tae see whit wis gaun on. Whe on page 32
e door again and stramped awa doonstairs. on page 128

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
as a cramp shoots through ma doonstairs. The cramp sharpens. Ah jump on page xiv
at she got home safe. Ah rush doonstairs, narrowly avoidin trippin at on page 14
ut oan ma dressin gown and go doonstairs tae make a cup o tea. Ma back on page 38
He walked me doonstairs intae the livin room, parked on page 41
Ah'd get woken up and rush doonstairs tae try and get him aff o Maw on page 42

5 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
r stilts - but when she came doonstairs in the mornin the auld Queen on page 13

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
and pit yer claes on and come doonstairs,’ said his maw. ‘It’s s
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Whit are they daein doonstairs?
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s seen a ghost when she comes doonstairs.
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
the relative safety o’ the doonstairs doorway an’ listened tae he
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
g and ending up wi Agnes, oor doonstairs neebour. We lived in the Tene
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Mam gid back doonstairs an Ah wound up the mobile abe on page 92

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
meet in wi Roddie an Kathleen doonstairs." on page 31
led, en," he said, makkin fir doonstairs. "Ah'll ask the Pitsligas an on page 45

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
some day. Come on! Lut's get doonstairs." on page 10

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
If I fa doonstairs i'day on page 81
Fund ma wie doonstairs an hid a fly on page 139

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ee lood raps on the barn door doonstairs. The twa quines cooriet doon
e Sabbath wis the Sabbath, an doonstairs, her ma wis cryin on her.
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Wullie gied doonstairs an caud the ambulance. A hae
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
nside, frosted gless, mibbe a doonstairs cludgie. We luik at yin anith
“You tak the doonstairs,” says he. “A’ll luik u
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
doonstairs tae see fit wis adee. Da wis
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
in me bed, she whizzed aroond doonstairs. on page 25

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Coonter doonstairs - on page 8

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ery. The sixties classics are doonstairs. Upstairs, stuneen, ostentati
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
hir index finger an walkt bak doonstairs; hir mine awash wi the hansel on page 1

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
is lugs. Tha neebour taen him doonstairs whaur he calmed a wee an says on page 14

1 matches

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