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Use in varieties of Scots

minutes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words59.1 64.3 56 9.9 11.6 21.9 97.3
Number of occurrences183121 35 1 2 2 22
Number of authors61 31 20 1 2 2 5

Occurrences of minutes in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
In the minutes since he pushed himself over on page 18

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Lang, Charles nobody remembers the birdman - Good Friday, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
fur another nine minutes. The soup will be tested at s on page 88

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Cannae leave it alane fur two minutes, eh?' on page 4
Efter another couple ae minutes rattlin the door they answer on page 31
idnae learn in mah first five minutes scoopin up liquidised pig in on page 60

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ack relents after a couple ae minutes ae pure punishment. on page 43

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
screive a note in the session minutes an lae the maitter rest - wi on page 41
hadnae been here mair nor ten minutes, when there wis a clatter o h on page 60

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
, and efter aboot a couple ae minutes he telt us suttin we should h on page 17
is slot game he is. Maybe ten minutes later ah hear him freakin oot on page 41
e Parkinson's in the last ten minutes. Neither dae ah feel like the on page 42
blame him. It boat him a few minutes tae hink. In a moment ae weak on page 43
Aroond ten minutes later Craig returns tae the t on page 75
Also on pages 79, 80, 85, 99, 104, 109, 124, 125, 135, 162, 172, 197
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the library. It wis only ten minutes walk and gied Matilda twa mag on page 7
eid. It took me less than ten minutes tae work the hale thing oot.' on page 47
s Honey taucht us it in three minutes so we'll never forget it. She on page 140
fae watchin Rupert a puckle o minutes afore, that the the sooner on page 148
ed a lot in the last puckle o minutes. 'They'll be langer noo than on page 149
Also on pages 160, 170, 193, 226, 227
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e. Ah sat there fur aboot ten minutes after she'd finished no knowi on page 20
they wur up ma back every two minutes. on page 53
s the aulder wan by aboot two minutes an she's got a boy that's age on page 61
in on the door fur aboot five minutes but naebdy wid open it. It wi on page 63
free kick in the last fifteen minutes ae the game. on page 70
Also on pages 107, 110, 121, 127, 129, 143, 169
17 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
Ten minutes later, Cloot stapped his hove on page 13
'In three minutes,' said Dina. 'We'd better get on page 20
e keeked intae Kat's room ten minutes later. It wis as perjink as c on page 26

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
wed back. "There's aye twinty minutes afore eleeven o'clock.' on page 32

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'For the last twenty minutes, you're going to swap stories on page 22
'There's still twenty minutes left until the bell. Fancy a on page 41

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
n rolls. An that's how twenty minutes later, there wis me an Wee Sh on page 19
canna leave ye alane fer five minutes!"' on page 81
it oot the witherer ev'ry few minutes an paced the room tryin tae k on page 95

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'The Clydesider's only five minutes away,' ah say. on page 2
snatched that back after five minutes. Mum and Dad joined the queue on page 31

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
minutes. While it wis stottin aboot, on page 8

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t his lunch hour typin up the minutes o the Department Meeting afor on page 37

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
core for another twenty-seven minutes they will have achieved a mom
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Fairnie, Robert Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
ANNEX A - EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES
2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
e. Ah sat there fur aboot ten minutes after she’d finished no kno
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
t, then he waitet another ten minutes an tried again.
d after that fur the next ten minutes wis MA DAUGHTER, this, an, YI
2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
e held him doon fur aboot ten minutes daein it an that’s how the
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ed above for the space of two minutes. They heard a noise, and were
tinued above the space of two minutes, we all heard a noise and wer
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
leid! Chapter 8, ‘Meetings, Minutes, Agendas’ haes a parteiklar
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
k ae ma shirt. A’ve got ten minutes left tae get the last hauf mi
e the station, A’m ower ten minutes late. Och well. A figure et l
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ed up twa oors and fifty-five minutes. I had five minutes left tae
. I had five minutes left tae put ma plan in actio
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
for twa minutes wi ye!
When A'm ten minutes late.
Five minutes mair, or mebbe ten,
3 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
nstair anytime but it’s two minutes in and oot – these guys can
fur ten minutes tae get tae a dead quiet bit
2 matches

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ove fae the car for aboot ten minutes. I didna really kane fit tae
1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
d lukin aroon thaim fur a few minutes. Then yin o' thaim stairted s
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
e commentators screamed " Two minutes added time until we see the w
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
pin the door noo fur oer five minutes. He’s no answered the phone
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cannae be arsed, eh? Not five minutes ago, oot there in the street,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
us beauty, ah staun fur a few minutes in silence, takin him in.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
an then back oot in under ten minutes, complete wae said rucksack f
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
wae the lower classes fur ten minutes afore fuckin off back tae his
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ter intae the joab centre wae minutes tae spare. The security guard
e meant tae be here. . . five minutes before that really, ye should
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s fingers that he’ll be two minutes an disappears back behind the
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Fifteen minutes later, ah’m in a taxi, keys
Minutes later, ah’m passin oan ma d
Ah doactor walks in ten minutes later. Ah’ve picked the per
3 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
iral’s pie in the oven…45 minutes an it’ll be pipin’…poli
drawers will be here in a few minutes, she’s been ti the hairdres
2 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
taken a shot fur a couple ae minutes, but he jerked his heid up wh
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The next five minutes take an eternity. Every time
1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ationalist. In thae four-five minutes A had ‘advance copy’ witt
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
We’re both silent fir a few minutes, catching our breath. Simon t
f he dinnae come in under two minutes o ma mouth on him. —If ye e
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
type ay which widnae last two minutes in there.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
growl. ‘’So, how does two minutes soond?’’
d ae cleaner air. And fifteen minutes later ah’ve arrived at ma m
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
did fur the nixt two or three minutes. Ah lay there oan the white s
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
out a player that played four minutes after getting pumped 6-1, onl(2014) search twitter
listen tae Andy walker for 90 minutes?(2013) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
@linda_kinnon Yer aboot 20 minutes too late Linda... Sorry, but (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
usy fitbaw weekend - best 20 minutes av ever watched - the heroes (2020) twitter link
e masel tae watch the last 15 minutes lol (2020) twitter link
on this - ffs am literally 5 minutes fae the park - ormi at the l (2020) twitter link
he troubles in the usa and 10 minutes about covid says it all 2 me (2021) twitter link
is morning and on hold for 15 minutes - after a doctor requested a (2021) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
hin deeply. It was ainly five minutes tae Tesco, he couldna get tha on page 72

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Give me about twenty minutes and you won't recognise yours on page 83

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
st onybody can hiv their five minutes o celebrity. on page 23

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Noo it wis only aboot ten minutes efter that that Jessie wis da on page 106

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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
up fower photies o' ye a few minutes later.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Five minutes efter Hazel phonin, the place
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Kennin he ainly hid a pucklie minutes tae get clear, he teen haud o
1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
listen ti him. Howiver twinty minutes wisna enough for Callum ti te
d, an up his mam comes therty minutes later. "Fit y is ur jammies n
2 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
le better but in the last few minutes Hibs scored and we wir aff oo
1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
wis cut. It took us a o five minutes to ate athing we hid brought
1 matches

Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I wisnae twa minutes awa fae the shop and a ma fee
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
d, but fell asleep aboot five minutes in. So I set aff oot on ma da
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
n cawr. We waited for fifteen minutes in case she wid forget someth
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
his wint on for a gweed fyowe minutes, mair voices and the heavy bu
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ae be at the boardroom in ten minutes. Christ I’d better get rid
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
A few minutes later raised voices could be
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
ae continue. He wiz aboot twa minutes awa fae the hoose an wiz comi
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
s started. Milne got far mair minutes pre season than I expected- i (2022) twitter link
d he wid struggle tae play 30 minutes. (2022) twitter link
d wish him happy birthday, 20 minutes spikin fitba made his day. (2020) twitter link
ayers need time on the pitch. Minutes later he stated it was good t (2020) twitter link
getting sent aff in first 20 minutes? Never forgive that day... (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@theredfinal Got a decent 20 minutes oot o him(2020) search twitter
@kayeadams Switched aff at 10 minutes dire stuff(2020) search twitter
5 minutes o @BBCGaryR and aff there wis(2020) search twitter
od01 Tak the bus Ben widna be minutes(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
tweeted u that photo aboot 10 minutes ago(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
s Lemonade min! Took me a few minutes tae think fit he wis on about(2017) search twitter
g my hoose windows open fer 5 minutes to let fresh air in and the c(2018) search twitter
is rubbery, cha fer aboot 20 minutes tae eat one bit, sticks in he(2018) search twitter
bunk accoont number within 5 minutes! https://t.co/QP4p4Pqmoy(2018) search twitter
e cooch & knock knock every 5 minutes wee kids! They were nae happy(2019) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@cligeey @DoricPhrases Ten minutes in an Half e fat Tuesday jist(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
a line that rotates every 45 minutes. As we enter, they are assemb
1 matches

Shetland

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
d my breath whit felt lik twa minutes straight. Den dere it wis.
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
a mount cut for me in just 45 minutes even though they were flat oo (2016) twitter link

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
g @fthinkfitness, then toonty minutes in the sauna, Jim Renwick wal(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
g yir pain mr hogg. 75 fuckin minutes a had ti play. Quiet enjoyed (2012) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
er, shae waitet fur a wheen o minutes tae see if shae wus gan tae s on page 13
boot this, an efter a wheen o minutes it seemt normal enuch fur Ali on page 25
hegither; but efter a wheen o minutes shae hard a voice ootside, an on page 36
he roof aff." Efter a wheen o minutes, they stairtet movin aboot ag on page 40
n worth hearin. Fur a wheen o minutes it pufft awa wi'oot taakin, b on page 45
Also on pages 51, 53, 65, 115, 116, 121
12 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
ul McBane's een for a wheen o minutes ye faa intae a kin o a dwam. on page 8

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
says Davie, eftér a wheen o minutes, wipin the froath frae his mo on page 23

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Fur the nixt twuntie minutes nor mair. on page 8
An be joves a wheen o minutes later on we had succeedit. on page 10
60 Minutes on page 15
Thon free 60 minutes ye ken? on page 16
That a guid thirty minutes wud help ye, on page 57

7 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
stane-cauld tae plumpin in 18 minutes https://t.co/zynnBvrja6(2020) search twitter

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