| pretendin | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 6.9 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
ans in front kept fartin' an' pretendin' it wusnae them? Or wus it th on page
1 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ithoot turnin tae insults and pretendin they niver actually found ye on page 1
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e. She struts oan the podium, pretendin tae hae aw the answers. Whils on page 55
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
es. Some o them micht only be pretendin tae be historic, fer instance on page 10
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
n joabs in the Wonka factory, pretendin they were ordinar warkers, an on page 18
irlie wis, although they were pretendin no tae be. on page 33
nly yin left?' Mr Wonka said, pretendin tae be aw shoacked. on page 161
3 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
~ a phrase which here means "pretendin" - tae be kind. He reached oo on page 109
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ment before ah straighten it, pretendin ah dinnae recognise him. Ah w on page 85
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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
but as she sat pretendin on page 40
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
fauss k’nicht at Tornes, pretendin ti be a lamp o chevalrie an m
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
hraws o luve, ah wis aw aboot pretendin tae be deid keen on the hings
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
her. Forced tae choose atween pretendin we didnae ken each ither, an
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
e. She struts oan the podium, pretendin tae hae aw the answers. Whils
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
rtuffe touches Elvire's knee, pretendin tae be checkin the fabric, th
1 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah say the rosary, pretendin each o ma fingers is a bead.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ae the road. Iqbal tane ower, pretendin no tae spick muckle Uighur ei
ae the road. Iqbal tane ower, pretendin no tae spick muckle Uighur ei
2 matches
Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ully legitimised by us, while pretendin that we dinna ken whit theyâ€
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