A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of drive in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
argie-bargie. It's eneuch tae drive ye daft!" on page 44

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
T'wis enow tae drive her daft. on page 9

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
n the raip: naebody wantit ti drive. Sae that was Wolfi's norie k on page 36

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
atched the motor burl roon an drive awa oot the village. Scratchy on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
bi thon whae never drive, on page 45
've taen up poems? Lairnt tae drive? Yer oot an arenae oan the sk on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
n staucher oot... an mind tae drive her tae the puir gress ootby on page 24

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fur somecunt who kin actually drive. Aw, here's an interestin yin on page 122
ah'm still stoned. Ah cannae drive." Craig appeals wae him. on page 135
The drive up tae the 'Paws Dog Sanctuar on page 158

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e backwards? But wha's gonnae drive a flamin motor in reverse fur on page 18
four minutes. She flew up the drive and suddenly she seen Miss Ho on page 227

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
intae a richt steer anent the drive taewards independence. Shair on page 7

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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
drive them aff, an later were nae m on page 107

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
drant, McClue Road an Rannoch Drive. The first three are easy cau on page 142
he said, You're daein Rannoch Drive. on page 143
i kiddin, said Yvonne, They'd drive aw the other patients loopy. on page 153

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
the driver wid come alang an drive ower the taur wi thae great b on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We said we'd drive through it tae hit the coal, on page 83

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That drive thae livin crops tae culls o on page 31
Ready for warp drive in the West Bow. on page 91

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
seiven year auld an ye cannae drive a caur. Ye mey as weel git a on page 2

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
es and motorbikes on Dulesome Drive. They went past the Flichters on page 18

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
the Queen's View, is a short drive away. on page 92

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Drive friens awa, on page 79

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
an sit on a tractor aa day an drive roond the fields an get mince on page 120

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
d be doun in their cairts tae drive the tangle on tae the fields' on page 54

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
d, an midgies? They began tae drive them barmy. on page 4

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
‘Awright. Ye drive a considerable bargain ma dec
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
cht, an hersel's sayin, "A'll drive the nicht, you hae a wee drin
e no bein selly an offerin ti drive for ane anither, but efter a
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
We wur oot bi Lexwell Drive bi then, ayont Tay Avenue an
e assaultit number 47 Lexwell Drive, startin fae the tap flair (a
n hirpled fast as fast up Don Drive and past Galbraiths an the Bu
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
wark, she wad hae ti drive me endlang the toun ti Jenny�
n the backgrund for the weary drive hame. Efter thon,
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
fie keen tho. She’s here ti drive, an it’s like a job o work
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ae them convinced ma Emma tae drive them in her new motor. Maybe
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
. Nae force but the yins that drive the mercat can compel maist m
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
awa fae Edward Langshanks’ drive intae Scotland’s North-East
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
rderlands war guid for the “drive an sett” huntin tactics o w
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
it micht weel be twa oors tae drive. It’s fower oors an twenty
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
haed been ane o the last tae drive a hansom cab. As a wee tottie
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah get back tae the motor an drive alang the leafy, tree lined s
ella light, beamin oantae the drive fae below the quarter open ga
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Oan the drive hame, he pulls doon the visor
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
eathers fae the paycocks that drive yer cheriot, sae their colour
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
u can dae whit ma da done and drive roond and roond the Carmunnoc
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
y again, mind as ye go fir it drive your fists straight back. Ok,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An' drive awa' yon stodgy dark,
ays in the future, retain his drive an’ spark,
d devotion, motivatin’ your drive,
3 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
eid at the thocht o haein tae drive their kye throu it. Hae a gli
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
A self-drive taxi pu’ed up ootbye. That
tae Rongye. They tane a self-drive an fund the psychiatric unit,
e o day nor waitin for a self-drive tae get tae his road through
. tane ower. She caaed a self-drive an escortit thaim baith back
. “If you are taking a self-drive, Dr Mrs Bose, perhaps you cou
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
His words drive intae me, like a hydraulic pi
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Jim swept up the snow aff the drive way. Carol watched “One of
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
rticular the BBC. There wis a drive lest year by some tae stap pa
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
o it aa. Insteid we noo hae a drive fir change an social justice,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
pigs or cuddies, and waur to drive alang the high road o life. F
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Up the gravel drive passin the grave stanes, it's

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
t. Tae get tae his, I hud tae drive doon a snaw-coatit, pithailed
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
t the noise. Tae enjoy a rare drive oot in the sticks and a much
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
Right UPSTAIRS in a flash tae drive like a bairn on a double deck (2022) twitter link

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
@raiphsays Ah lerint tae drive in a yella Datsun(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
agree tae calmly gan on a wee drive wi Doug, an no pistol whip a (2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
ish ye aw a health an joy tae drive in it!(2020) search twitter
sin tae budge. Good we aw jus drive aroon him...(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
@DavyGavin1 Enough tae drive ye tae drink Davy ???? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ajmc1066 @Punkasfuck1965 a drive a rolls royce cos its good fo (2020) twitter link
shton1 am surprised he didnae drive hame tae buckihame palace - (2021) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
r. He wis gaun tae Glesga tae drive engines there. Her mither an on page 17
ot, an that it wis eneuch tae drive onybody tae drink. It wis her on page 18

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Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
aise an aff we wid gang for a drive in oor car. We aince went tae on page 27

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Wi drive doon throwe the toon. on page 96

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
aw Wi a couple o Mercs in the drive on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"DRIVE!" roart Ronnie, yarkin open t on page 56

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
n a deck chair fin fan should drive up bit Adam Kindness. He cam on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah like te drive it thirty-five - on page 24
e Donald hid endured the self-drive package they'd opted fir, he' on page 38
hired een o yon pink limos te drive us aboot fir a couple o oors. on page 56
h, parkin her aul Mini in the drive. on page 74

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
If ye div decide tae drive an are needin somewey tae bas on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
'm nae interestit in yer hard drive an aa yer cairry-oan." on page 50

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Och ye drive me crazy on page 77
Comin up i'drive on page 164
Blackjack. Drive My Car on page 174

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
aters argue. Id's enough till drive wan crazy!" on page 55
hon sade till e Mock Turtle, "Drive on, owld fellow! Dinna be all on page 92

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ither disna stop bletherin an drive faister' quo ma mither as doo on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
They say naebody kens foo tae drive it bar hissel! Na, na, we'll on page 87

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
tae the yett an walked up the drive - it wis a big hoose in the on page 104

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Ah wis affa queat on the drive hame. Ah didna ken fit tae ma
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ig back close an, Jonsar cood drive richt intae it nae bother. Th
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
drive maist o workin life Jonsar fe
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rae Green Street tae Dunstane Drive, an baith the cairts hid bin
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Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ame again and again. This wid drive him fair daft cos he had nae
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
as I drive past on the road hame,
I drive hame, I see lichts, I lang fo
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
n the bushes at the fit o the drive. A sneak in, grab the bag an
watched Key swaggerin up the drive; he took a wee notebook oot o
iz oot agane, rinnin doon the drive, jookin intae the bushes. An
answer, we hears a car in the drive.
r the squealin o tyres on the drive an next A hear twa polis in t
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Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
Drive oot frae Macduff roon the coa
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Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
watter tae mak the steam tae drive the rig
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ng restrictions is eneuch tae drive ye gowkit! http://t.co/nNfrvh(2015) search twitter
Visitors provides easy way to drive real people to ur site, Twitt(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
lt me. A teuchter fa couldn't drive a tractor ??(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@Stand_Free1980 Drive thru ye need a car jist like (2020) search twitter
sure jist Dinna stop ye could drive hame fae Germany through Neth(2020) search twitter
ctly far it wis stop n listen drive in the direction o sounds(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Had a rare wee drive up tae Lossiemouth caravan pa(2017) search twitter
n early the day as ganna wee drive oot in the country wee ma aul(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
"The drive maks a pock, see, on page 12
ercises o Arkieteck-Gods. Nae drive, nae rudder, nae hairt, nae b on page 31
dia's pouer, whit wey the FtL drive wisno a thraet, but a opportu on page 85
i'the naem .. ." an draps the drive o the yole tae a tentie putte on page 120

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
home and sa hoo weel I could drive all by mesell. on page 128

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
If yu work too hard hid'll drive yu ree on page 91
is I drive by then on page 147

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ye hiv new stabs tae drive, a new fence. on page 62

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Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
ving ye don’t even need tae drive sooth o Inverness tae sample
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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ad ahead o us, oot fur a test drive. We wind doon the windows as
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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
his ker, and backed oot o the drive o number fower.
dan the sign that said Privet Drive – no, lukkan at the sign; c
2 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
, shø or it/hit, so at a pen drive is a "he", a phone is a "shø on page 48

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
an drive dem on der wye ta Hoove. on page 62

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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ostin an crexin wis enoch tae drive me mad.
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Brought my leg up in da disc drive (2018) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
dy wis hurt. Hoopfully dey'll drive slower fae noo on! Still a fe(2013) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
argy-bargy. Eet's enough tae drive ee roond th bend!" on page 56
hon said tae th Mock Turtle, "Drive oan, pal! Dinnae b' aw day ab on page 93

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@StuartPoet tweeted
a uncle Bert Dow (ex Dalhanna Drive, originally fae Muirkirk like(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
hon said tae the Mock Turtle "Drive on, oul fella! on page 94

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
me, an ïn yer name did we no drive oot ïll spïrits an dae a ha on page 8
wi Jesus, "Gin ye ir gaun tae drive iz oot, jist senn iz ïntae t on page 9

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
The hale thing wid drive yae tae tears. on page 17

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
An gin ye tak strang drink an drive yell mebbe join him thonner on page 6

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
But watchin the news wud drive ye tae drink!! on page 31

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Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
They were drive-thru and buffet in yin
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@HurchinHome tweeted
Sunday drive in the Airds, Greeba craws, d(2014) search twitter

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
@StuartPoet Haein tae drive doon sooth tae London. Essent(2020) search twitter