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spy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.5 10.8 18.1 19.9 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3721 12 2 0 0 2
Number of authors27 18 6 1 2

Occurrences of spy 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

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
he nodded and he asked did ye spy loves young dream, then wae a on page 80

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e guy. Then oot the windae ah spy the boays. on page 23

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
eer oot, Tom Clancy material. Spy-club original Azzy boay. Amid on page 34

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
abune the wid, whaur he cuid spy on the fermhous door wi'oot b on page 59

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
jaloused o bein a spy by oor faes on page 90

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Sae I thocht I wid spy on them on page 65

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Frien king, I spy a princess here Wad pruive a on page 8
i the grey lift: whit cuid he spy there? Wis there some silent on page 77

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Aw I need is for some bam tae spy me cairtin this book aboot an on page 1

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n aboot tae see if they could spy the satchel. Fat chance! Mill on page 112
again. Naebody could ca me a 'spy-maister' but ye'd think thon on page 113

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
an ti spy out the lay o the laun. Onie
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The whilie A spy oot the lan.
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Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
Observatory, an what dis she spy but this lassie comin oot o P
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
furst roond. A saw a wee lad spy a loose tin can an’ of cour
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
eron haed made a pet o, wis a spy and a clype-clash, but he wis
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Are ye a spy?”
e Border. Hae ye come for tae spy on us? Ye haenna come for tae
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
aboot the importance o usin a spy tae suss oot the enemy's move

@ionafyfe tweeted
I spy a youthfu @billykayscot. http(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
erly enthrallin. If true-life spy documentaries ur yer thing, y(2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
tae sinny Montevideo as a spy on page 74

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah spy the first purple buds peepin on page 16

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An fan I spy 'at simthin on page 77
An fan ye spy me snoozin on i'settee, ye di on page 79
Spy him workin, slavin awa tae i' on page 115
Misunnerstanin aa ye spy on page 125
We spy i'moothie mannie waiting fir on page 126

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - David, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, poetry
Tinker, Tailor, Sodjer, Spy on page 13

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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e’d be patrols sent oot tae spy oot the laan an mebbe tak bac
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, laired in glaur, fin fa sud spy her bit an auld wife. The aul
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
ronniecowan @DougChapmanSNP I spy my auld hoosie o ma childhood(2021) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
yres, whar Astrid's blide tae spy young fock is gloweran yet; f on page 61

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Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
tae spy young fock is gloweran yet;
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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e haes gairden, wi yin ee did spy on page 105

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
They spy thon day. on page 32

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