A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

instant Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 14.4 6 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3328 4 0 1 0 0
Number of authors25 21 3 1

Occurrences of instant in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ment set a precedent an in an instant the rest o us were let in.' on page 50

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
nkle. He stood richt still an instant. He didna cry oot. He fell as on page 91

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
e hale fairm wis asleep in an instant. on page 6

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
fur a while, but it's a' jist instant hit stuff thit wallops ye o'e on page

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ye're infinity aw in an instant, worth much mair than some au on page 77

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s his chance In his quest fir instant siller. on page 12

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
he bell rang again. And at an instant everyboady dispersed back ins on page 196

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
hen in meh eyes thirs an instant on page 109

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
be a guid wey tae unwind. The instant feedback an feelin o owerance on page 54

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
The author's name, tho, is an instant gie-awa that this is gan tae on page 84

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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
Seekers efter instant fame on page 101

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
be a guid wey tae unwind. The instant feedback an feelin o owerance on page 54

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Forby, he saw as weill, in an instant aathin that wadnae ever ettle on page 17

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Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
juist owre frisky at thon instant, on page 135

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
haes become the embodiment o instant knawledge. Google’s databas
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
"Matches." She smiles a instant, gled A'v a genuine raeson fo
fae the causey A seems for a instant tae see her like she wis thar
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
aw hir sorraes. In ane instant shae wes doun-whummilt agane.
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
’ twinty-eight days fae the instant o suspension.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
h an claik ower the integrate Instant Messenger. Acause mony fowk c
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
The blow is instant. His ear seems to enlarge, is
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y spring air gies the room an instant atmospheric cleanse, the foul
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
She replies in an instant.
Ah reply in an instant.
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
In an instant ah’m oan ma back, lookin up
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hlet intae it. Aamaist on the instant they heard vyces inside the c
The explosion cam at the ilk instant. They drapt tae the grun, pro
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Wallace, Lorna An Ode Tae Tinder, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2020) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Wi Tinder yir the King eh instant
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
k masel feel jist great - an instant fix." on page 73

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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ar it wes a Roe – an for an instant his mynd wes teen aff the yom
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
is seriously?" I kent in that instant that I'd become 'US' an wiz t
uiser guns and I kent in that instant I wiz gan tae be blasted wors
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
in instant sculpture. A'll read dy poem on page 19

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