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Use in varieties of Scots

there'd Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 4.6 16.6 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences219 11 0 0 0 1
Number of authors11 7 3 1

Occurrences of there'd in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
she'd raxed oot tae touch him there'd hae been naethin there, she'd on page 7

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Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
wisna feart. At nicht shairly there'd be bats fleein aboot, mibbe a on page 16

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
nters. Only three weeks syne, there'd been a wicked murther at Uppe on page 58

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
tually drinkin the stuff. Gif there'd ever been liquorice flavour, on page 71

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Said in ten years there'd be nuthin left here on page 66
There'd be nae mercy fae Wheelers hen on page 81

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
asel though. When I got hame, there'd be hell tae pay.... fer Neill on page 77

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
For there'd never be a Christmas on page 54

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Darnley: There'd be less grief atween us on page 32

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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
a thundery Friday efterneen. There'd jist been a shooer o rain an on page 53

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
o't. Ah widna be surprised if there'd been some jiggery-pokery aboo on page 35

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winnie teen a bit smile. There'd nivver bin ony luv loast atwe on page 13

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
, for aa that he's echty, but there'd come a day fan he couldna man on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an. "Ah'd nivver hiv believed there'd bi sic a choice - so mony di on page 38

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r kinsman, bit a secunt afore there'd bin twa fowk there in the roo
irns. It wis a Setterday, sae there'd bin nae schule that day, an t
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
It soundit like there'd be pirates an treasure an pal
ack frae the skweel as usual. There'd bin souns o a stooshie gaun o
haen tae nurse onybody afore. There'd be liftin him – an he cud t
3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
tae bak the buiks wi an then there'd be nae change tae wirry aboot on page 20

1 matches

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