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trial Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30 23.1 30.1 19.9 52.3 103.4 44.3
Number of occurrences9645 20 2 9 10 10
Number of authors31 16 9 2 2 1 1

Occurrences of trial in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
a trial; on page 30
repeat it, when a ery ae "The trial's beginnin!" wis heard in the on page 105
them-'"Ah wish they'd git the trial done," she thought, "an haun on page 106
n tae pit doon yit, afore the trial's even stairtit." on page 107
"The trial cannae proceed," said the Kin on page 114

8 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
. An noo here he wis makkin a trial o it even, An wi every stramp on page 135

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
a trial; on page 29
ower again, when a ery o "The trial's stertit!" cam oot o the fau on page 44

10 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
th tae see ye throu this sair trial. . . an the tribulations yet on page 32
s had him shot there athoot a trial - the cruel fiends o Hell!.. on page 44
that he wad tak him doun for trial at Mauchlin. The sodgers then on page 45
benefit o the dout, an a fair trial frae Colonel Douglas ower at on page 60
n jestin that it's for a fair trial... the bleck-hertit swine!' on page 61

5 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
at ma trial - the verdict: hingin. The d on page 49

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
ein hauf a chaunce, I'd hae a trial on page 29

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fitbaw player, ah even hud a trial wae the mighty Hibees. Aye, i on page 19
hey'm stemmed face the failed trial he hud when he wis a bairn. B on page 98

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
uilty but when it got tae the trial they realised there wis a hai on page 107
awa fae Edinburgh, whaur the trial o Burke an Hare had increased on page 109
eordie, tho nivver brocht tae trial, wis thocht tae be guilty an on page 111
tae be prentt. Eftir the trial o Muir, Palmer an the ithers on page 124
cht werenae sae lucky. Pit on trial at the High Court in Embra, a on page 128

5 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ye pit your innocence on trial, Mary. on page 35

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
At times o trial they will not
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
t o the time. He'd had a sair trial tae get educated and he wanti
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ess wi the roond ba. He had a trial for the Royal Artillery (his
ounce game, during the actual trial he wis hardly gien the sniff
2 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
onformand til law in a public trial whaur he hes haen aw the warr
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
it fair treatment an a proper trial

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
rrender an ye’ll git a fair trial.’

@alistairdunn tweeted
en mccoist offers him another trial? embarrassing(2014) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
FUNNY! As privilaged tae see trial run at #edfringe2015 Muss in (2015) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
als who sat through the whole trial that could've reported back t (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ing voters on board - just a trial lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
the coort, far, efter a lang trial, which jist wasted aabody's t on page 84

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
that he tells the war crimes trial on page 64

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
t aboord new feishen boatie's trial tryp's, "Majic." Ma da, musta on page 7

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
then - nae probs. - Ah'd a trial run the day an Ah passed wi f on page 87

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
maunna pit yer Lord God tae e trial." on page 85
fowk o iss ginneration are on trial an will condemn them; cause s on page 100

3 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e trial; on page 28
repeat id, when a shout o "E trial's beginnan!" wis heard in e d on page 103
at them-'"A wish they'd get e trial done," she thoucht, "an han r on page 104
ng till pit doon yit, afore e trial's begun." on page 105
"E trial cannot proceed," sade e King on page 112
Also on pages 113
10 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
affa lot mair cam oot at the trial, things that in them days we
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
Echidna Gaeltacht (35yrs), trial for manslauchter. Convicted f
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
BBC programme on the Salmond trial. Oh for mair of this kind of (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Maggie? Why? They lied at the trial, iverywan except Mrs Linklate on page 21

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Annie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Aye, they said at the trial, on page 30

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
piece aff, dey wir a yal, "Da trial is startin!" on page 107
"Whitten a trial is dis?" said Alice, pechin a on page 108
dem-* I wiss dey wid get dis trial by," shö tocht, "an pass aro on page 109
ing ta pit doon yit, afore da trial is startit." on page 110
"Da trial canna geng farder," said da K on page 117
Also on pages 118
8 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
em as evidence till after the trial. But please don't worry, they on page 74

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Oo must hae th trial; on page 29
eatin eet, when a shout o "Th trial's stertin!" was heard in th d on page 105
"Whit trial is eet?" Ahlice panted as she on page 106
t thum "Ah wish they'd get th trial din," she thocht, "an haun ro on page 107
in tae put doon yet, afore th trial's sterted." on page 108
Also on pages 115, 116
10 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Wae maun hae the trial; Fur really this moarnin A ha on page 30
repeat it, whin a cry o "The trial's baeginnin!" wus hear't in t on page 106
"What trial is it?" Alice pantet es shae on page 107
t thim-"A wish they'd git the trial dane," shae thocht, "an haun on page 108
tae putt doon yit, afore the trial's baegun." on page 109
Also on pages 116, 117
10 matches

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