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jaws Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 16.4 13.6 0 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences4432 9 0 0 2 1
Number of authors27 20 5 1 1

Occurrences of jaws 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
fishes in, Wae gently smilin jaws!" on page 19
uld," said the youth, "an yir jaws ir too weak Fur anyhin toughe on page 48

2 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Death hauds its jaws agape an gargles wi us on page 84

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
im start tae panic. The lads' jaws might as well be oan the flai on page 12

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
the railins an slapped Tam's jaws rapidly several times wi a he on page 48

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Dealing daith frae jaws and claws on page 8
He graspit it weel atween his jaws on page 16
Droolin' frae his jaws on page 24

3 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Wi gently smilin jaws!" on page 19
auld," said the hauflin, "yer jaws are ower puir For ocht that 1 on page 44

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
n doon tae be caught in their jaws; on page 93

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
chatterin jaws on page 94

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tae practise divin an play at Jaws. on page 55

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
lassie's jaws gaun up and doon the wey mine on page 38
for three months! Look at her jaws, will ye! They're still champ on page 64
nce, her muckle, weel-trained jaws sterted chawin awa on it like on page 108
Thae muckle jaws o hers aye keepit on page 115

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
lisk, wi a skeely flisk o his jaws, he killt them deid. on page 40

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
. She's been snatched fae the jaws o death. on page 87

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
he shouted, alive in the jaws o deith, on page 35

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
n big nashers in iz big jowly jaws." on page 4
n big nashers in iz big jowly jaws? on page 14

2 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
Jaws muckle buckets fou o icy rain
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
in tae wan eh the young boys jaws. He heard a grunt fae the bou
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
heseus’s size, its slaverin jaws barkit wi dried bluid, an its
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
a! An yet ye will set up your jaws and insist on the highest wag
1 matches

Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
n doon tae be caught in their jaws
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Lauchin in jaws aboot lettin me ken
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Their jaws hit the flair and the each lo
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
ty tae “grab defeat from the jaws of victory!” I admire the co(2020) search twitter

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Wi gently smilan jaws!" on page 18
owld," sade e yooth, "an yer jaws are too weak on page 46

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ener schnitzel, syne took the jaws hairp oot his pooch. Music ra on page 88

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ffered carrot. As the lantern jaws crunched sidewyes makkin the
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tt. While the muckle chestnut jaws o the shelt chawed frae side
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
films ye have tae watch, like Jaws, Poseidon Adventure, The Stin (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Jist like yon Jaws films say - jist as ye thoug(2018) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Wi freendly beamin jaws!" on page 18
auld," said th youth, "an eer jaws are tae weak on page 47

2 matches

Ulster

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
Jaws drippin wi bluid, fat and sla
1 matches

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