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Use in varieties of Scots

refusin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5 7.7 1.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1615 1 0 0 0 0
Number of authors13 12 1

Occurrences of refusin in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
gain an kept his hauns still, refusin tae gie a display o pain. on page 42

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
life, an hae chosen daith for refusin tae sweir yer allegiance tae on page 46

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ke. Magnus wis naethin loath, refusin tae ging ower the waa, stauni on page 14

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
oot ti mak fir the baur. Nick refusin a drink! He went for somethin on page 72

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
again, still hesitatin, still refusin tae say "Naw'. on page 150
tellin ye..." Matilda bawled, refusin tae sit doon. on page 158

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e the Yanks wis Harold Wilson refusin tae send British troops tae V on page 116

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Fae now on em refusin ti evin step fut in it on page 105

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Charlene's refusin tae be in the school photie. on page 147
single then, said Laura. Ah'm refusin tae buy it as a form a protes on page 169

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
her notepad sittin in a park, refusin tae get up aff his arse and g on page 39

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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ith wi’ the great man an’ refusin’ tae play oan a Sunday! A k
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ill. There wis nae question o refusin, o coorse, bit his normal rou
She wis quate, refusin tae unnerstaun whit he meant.
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@raiphsays tweeted
ad, gettin in aw folk’s way, refusin tae budge. Good we aw jus dri(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
popular aiven is ain shadda's refusin te follae im aroon." on page 9

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