| nervous | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 23.7 | 21.6 | 33.2 | 0 | 11.6 | 62 | 17.7 | |
| Number of occurrences | 76 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Number of authors | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
The lads aw huv a wee nervous chuckle, lookin at each other on page 11
ee fat airm. Ah cin tell it's nervous laughter, though; they're fuc on page 12
2 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
akes the eld cunt a wee bitty nervous. A reassure him wae a friendl on page 12
It's always a nervous wait. Should wan ae yir maws on page 13
ays lookin gem, but wae a wee nervous glance towards the cunts walk on page 18
Taz is lookin nervous n it's almost infectious. on page 29
reassure me is makin me more nervous. It _ reminds me that there's on page 32
Also on pages 33
6 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
aited, jigglin his caur keys. Nervous. It wasnae right tae leave hi on page 1
2 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Ah gee him a wee nervous smile. "Aye, this is ma first on page 48
Fae Craig's nervous demeanour ah kin tell he's as on page 104
up and doon the room. Like a nervous boaxer seconds away fae his c on page 179
oons in tow. Craigy gave me a nervous look which ah reciprocated. W on page 198
4 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
the whole class. Ah wis dead nervous in case ah mucked it up even on page 26
i dyed red hair an she's dead nervous; aw the boys in oor class are on page 83
lassie cawd Jamie who took a nervous break doon an shaved aff aw h on page 153
3 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
' said Granda Jock. 'I'm ower nervous.' on page 44
And last o aw, a sma nervous voice whuspered, 'Chairlie Ba on page 69
wisnae feart. He wisnae even nervous. He wis jist awfie excitit. A on page 163
3 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
hat's no tae say that ah'm no nervous. But Mr McDonald said ye cann on page 4
Ah take a nervous breath. on page 44
3 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
said, nervous-like, "There's naebody else i on page 6
e faur enough, she felt awfie nervous aboot gaun somewhaur else. "D on page 18
laus looked at each ither, aw nervous. on page 34
the kitchen table and stared nervous-like intae their parritch. If on page 71
ie efter aw. Sae she felt gey nervous aboot it aw as she sat on the on page 115
5 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ks like she's aboot tae huv a nervous breakdown, twiddlin the cross on page 25
pulled hur away. You know how nervous ma Kate gets. Ah hink whit Sa on page 47
round ma empty classroom, too nervous and excited tae go ootside. W on page 90
3 matches
Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
intense, sae wired in tae ma nervous system, that ilka day in the
1 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
queue ootside Tesco. Ah make nervous eye contact wi an auld man. H
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rent condeetions. Nusiret wis nervous aboot it, bit, as Bill sayed,
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
were rotten as hell. A wis a nervous boy, shy, quiet. Ma faither s
1 matches
Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
l half time. That'll get them nervous and we'll turn them over in t
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
epeats, like he’s goat some nervous tic.
1 matches
Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Bit 'nervous' that the unarmed on page 64
1 matches
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
nae service for Rob wis that nervous His fingers a turnt intae tho on page 15
1 matches
Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
ts, just steen flags aneth my nervous feet, I waitit there on page 10
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
'm Missus Reid." Betty gied a nervous smile es the beautician leuki on page 82
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e'd made, gettin mair an mair nervous as she listened te Sandy deei on page 27
"Ah aye grin fin Ah'm nervous." on page 39
onship'," said Ronnie, feelin nervous it the verra thocht o sic a t on page 53
Tamara lut oot a nervous lach. on page 77
n te feel excitit an a bittie nervous it the thocht o his interview on page 87
5 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t is baldy croon an leukit es nervous es a turkey it Christmas. He on page 10
you tend to get tongue-tied, nervous and are always afraid of sayi on page 36
2 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
rther: she felt a peedy bitty nervous aboot iss; "for id micht end, on page 13
bbit: id wis talkan in a fast nervous way, smilan at everything at on page 76
Alice began till feel awful nervous: till be sure, she hedna as y on page 80
Rabbit. She wis a peedy bitty nervous aboot id joost at first, e tw on page 99
e," sade e King; "an dinna be nervous, or A'll hev ee executed on e on page 107
Also on pages 108
6 matches
Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
e look, an' endin' up a total nervous wreck.
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e chappit at the door, an gey nervous wiz she for she’d nivver me
t wiz half open an wi a quick nervous tap at it she walked intae th
2 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
. She felt mair than a little nervous, though, as she made her wye
1 matches
Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
made Joahny feel a peerie bit nervous but da trow just ran straight
1 matches
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
o ae nervous brekdoon an hed failed his me
1 matches