A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of expect in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ye wid expect fae a group ae young guys bei on page 10

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'a Glesca defence lawyer wid expect a logical answer an so dae A! on page 50

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
As the king o beasts he did expect on page 26

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Thay expect tham tae be cairit, latchy an on page 28

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
It's jist the usual ye'd expect; on page 12
ye'd mebbes expect fae 'Visit Scotland' eh? on page 28

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ae ye at a time that ye least expect .. . and his daith shall be a on page 43

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
seem, and he died, ah widnae expect folk that didnae know him tae on page 1

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ye send me wan wee text an expect hings tae aw be 'good'? on page 14

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
' hime at that tme. Ah dinnae expect they'll come in, mind ye, it' on page 23
dearie me, bit whit dae they expect us tac dae, that's the life t on page 24
Ocht, bit Ah expect that's jist a coincidence. Ma on page 34
t, want. Jist ye wait, she'll expect ye tae gie her awthin' they h on page 36

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
quid a week what else kin yae expect, eh? well, apart fae diabetes on page 116
n, mate." Ah tell him. "He'll expect a steak everynight. But if yo on page 161
joining the class today and I expect that you will all make him fe on page 189

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'But whit dae they expect ye tae dae every efternoon in on page 10
le, by the end o this week ah expect every wan o ye tae ken yer tw on page 63
s Honey said, 'that we dinnae expect bairns in PI tae be able tae on page 89
ie,' Miss Honey said. 'Dinnae expect ower muckle. We're nearly the on page 177
'Ah expect ye jist like livin in a verra on page 187

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an expect thi hale world ti laugh on page 107

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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
o peace an quiet, as ye wuid expect. He walkit taewards the din, on page 109

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ine no really knowin whit tae expect cause aw ah'd done wis swim a on page 15
n her weird moods. Well widyi expect, she said, That ah'd be pure on page 150

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
hat wrapper. Ye really cannae expect tae be as lucky as aw that.' on page 33
are ayewis makkin up sangs, I expect ye'll hear them singin the da on page 82

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ckt me fir that, it's whit ye expect, on page 78
Gif'n ye expect yer frien tae pit up wi aa ye on page 119
Expect long delays. on page 143

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
h and tell Dante whit does he expect when he's no even botherin ta on page 47

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
back the tither wey, as ye'd expect, he hadna, sae naebody kent w on page 44
g, Backson' - jist whit ye'd expect tae see on a notice. on page 74

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
d, which is exactly whit ye'd expect, cause there's hunners o diff on page 83

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
"Ye expect too much!' he slurred wi a ra on page 51
te wur lined wi everyhin ye'd expect in a thrivin toon: hairdresse on page 75
ust, burt whit else could she expect fae a wumman ma age? Ah hink, on page 82

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
fore Ellen dee'd. Hou cuid ye expect tae cleid an feed a wife an f on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
depending on the occasion. We expect this will be the case within on page 121

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
them, it is no reasonable tae expect schuils tae
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
ine no really knowin whit tae expect cause aw ah’d done wis swim
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
xperience an whit parents kin expect fae hit
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
git up an practiced. Ye canna expect ti cobble thegither an offeec
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ae new spellins is, as ye wad expect, raivelt. Twa o the main driv
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
chronise like. Ah see whit Ah expect tae see – no whit Ah waant
Ah see whit Ah expect - an when Ah sit back doon a
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ntinuous aspect than ye micht expect in English as in: ‘I can da
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
compared tae hame. No how you expect – we think they’re aw
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
he second tae last place ye'd expect yin (coontin the Mitchell Lib
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
status in Jamaica, no that Ah expect he’d care a jot. He wis a r
amaica is what maist tourists expect. Ye’ll no hear much real pa
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
is, ‘how much longer dae ye expect me tae dae this, eh? Ah’ve
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n Roman lookin efforts ye’d expect. They’re they mad Clarks nu
y’re bein. Ye know whit tae expect wae them at least.
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Showin aff, but whit wuid ye expect?
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
aff efter them. They didni’ expect the “Auld bugger” tae be
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
r a “Pincent!” A didni’ expect the first answer which wis �
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
hey apologised an’ didni’ expect tae be taken because it wis j
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
a vote. Ah mean, hoo could ye expect theym wha dinnae even ken whi
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
pes n’ that. ‘N ah widnae expect that ah still hud mich in com
in oor lives. So whit did he expect us tae dae? We wis men. We wi
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
expect tae get
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a game. Kind o. “I don’t expect you play fantasy quest games?
undo it. You can’t possibly expect us to go along with this.”
“I expect to be back in a couple of day
view. I want to know what to expect.”
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
eck We should mibbe learn tae expect these ‘hings Lik’ a cater
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ties .... As fur wounds dinna expect tae git it cleaned oot then s

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
e, and ah didny know whit tae expect, but he looked as if he wis a
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Expect to be dispensible
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oth wae her hand. ‘’We do expect patients to pop their samples
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
Dinna expect massive development blogs thi(2017) search twitter
Dinna expect a lot fae this week’s blogs(2018) search twitter
Dinna expect much this week. https://t.co/(2017) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
collar worker, bug you cannae expect a man at the coal face tae ge(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ig birther ye cud a full weel expect different o the attention-see(2020) search twitter
at Jane an dae jigsaws dinna expect services nor veesitors(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
thur choice. But they shudnae expect medical help when they faa il(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
urgeon @jasonleitch Ah didnae expect that ony the bairns aroond he(2020) search twitter
ae speakin in English. Wid ye expect a Spaniard tae speak French?(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
am and padded breeks ah fully expect tae be lyin oan ma belly the (2021) twitter link
etc) applies tae ALL o' us - EXPECT STANLEY JOHNSON. He kin dae w(2021) search twitter
urgeon @jasonleitch Ah didnae expect that ony the bairns aroond he(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
wnmarket flights - what do u expect lol (2020) twitter link
edinburgh live - what do you expect them to do lol your tweets ar (2020) twitter link
@Bonnyton1912 bet they didnt expect all this reaction - you reap (2020) twitter link
dbov rugby players whit dae u expect - nothin but a bunch o stuck (2020) twitter link
blue brazil too which a didnt expect - if there playin for league (2021) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e same time as if they didnae expect muckle fae ye onywye. on page 41

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
"Ye can't expect yer da an me on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
arbox lokken up fin yea didna expect eit. Roon aboot thi tyme o th on page 13

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Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
I expect ye'd heerd ma feet on page 122

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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
hat suddenly an' fan ye least expect it an adenoidal quine fae Bir
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
I did expect tae see a puckle sna,
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
84 and she’s aathing ye’d expect o a stereotypical grunny at t
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ordinary bullets like ye’d expect. Oh no! This bullets were des
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
normal bashes an dints ye’d expect fae a vehicle that spent mais
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
houdnae be warkin, foo can we expect tae be tane seriously in a pl
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
e get in touch, though I will expect a free sample in return! http(2017) search twitter
Ah’ll expect a picter, guid luck! https://(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
endous run we’re on. Do they expect Mcinnes tae be manager foreve (2021) twitter link
e on is horrendous, should we expect Mcinnes forever? (2021) twitter link

@daleser23 tweeted
nd its always sumbody ye dina expect(2013) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
an Elgin quine, I really dae expect better... http://t.co/pVF9J3C(2015) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
saster bit no more than you'd expect. on page 24

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
clean or efficient as we wid expect them tae be. Nor, it seems, d
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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
They wur the last fowk ye’d expect tae hiv anything tae dae wae
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@peediepuss tweeted
95 In Orkney, to lippen is to expect. 'Am lippenan a parcel fae Am(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Southern

Ulster