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Doric - ABN , surprise, it’s a’ the same fowk fi
Central - LAL Surprise, surprise, for he saw noo
Doric - ABN And, at the end o’ the day, surprise, surprise, it’s a’ the sa
Doric - DORdinna understand 'Aiberdeen'. Surprise? Not.
Doric - MNAine scene, coos wi bells on...surprise!
Central - LAL Ma eyes drift tae his jotter. Surprise, surprise, he's writin aw abo
Central - LALen its fae the heart tae....a surprise phone call, a card tae encour
Central - SEC am no sayin when - itll b a surprise lol
Central - LAL ... An sic a surprise fir her mither !
Doric - DOR n the win dis rise at's nae a surprise,
Doric - DOR Blawn throo rain at's nae a surprise,
Doric - DOR En poors o rain at's nae a surprise,
Central - WCE ot worse. Well that’s nae a surprise.
Central - DUN in an storytellin. It's aye a surprise tae the Weejies tae fin oot t
Doric - DOR Canna say thats a affa surprise,
Central - SEC ugh tae the backroom. Tae, ma surprise, Paul didnae seem fazed by he
Central - SEC Tae ma surprise he brushes oaff this piece ae
Doric - ABN tae ma surprise, fan ye arrived
Central - SEC Tae ma surprise, and utter disgust, the boay
Central - SEC ffee table. But, well, tae ma surprise it's actually a call fae a la
Central - SEC Then, tae ma surprise, he springs some gid news oan
Central - SEC gee him a wee glance. Tae ma surprise though ah cannae See any look
Central - SEC sh tae find some cash. Tae ma surprise ah find roughly three hunner
Central - SEC trip wae the fairies. Tae ma surprise, though. This Marvin is flyin
Central - SEC t back tae his missus. Tae ma surprise and everyboady else's in the
Central - SEC address the cless. And tae ma surprise he seemed far
Central - SEC nderin taewards me and tae ma surprise is clappin ma performance tae
Doric - MNB n. Fit hid a done? But tae ma surprise they stood up and shook ma ha
Central - GLA ur an escape route but tae ma surprise the driver gies us a friendly
Central - EDN t no right, pal?’’ tae ma surprise ah’m greeted wae silence fa
Central - LALon tae McDonald's. Imagine ma surprise when the lassie said "naw, we
Central - LALon tae McDonald's. Imagine ma surprise when the lassie said "naw, we
Central - SEC So, yae kin imagine ma surprise when ma beautifully decorated
Central - LAL eydence. Syne, ti ma surprise, he lencht hissel intil a say
Shetland - SHD "Weel dat doesna surprise me. I tocht I wid hae paece h
Orkney - ORK a bit o a surprise -
Doric - DOR Canna say thats a bit o a surprise,
Central - LALayscot @joao_kay No there's a surprise CIA & KGB tryin to influence
Doric - DOR Day comes oot gran at's a surprise.
Doric - DOR ors tae late efterneen at's a surprise,
Doric - DOR Nae win nae rain at's a surprise,
Doric - DOR Nae mair rain noo at's a surprise,
Central - SEC that defo does not come as a surprise - why no award them the play
Central - SEC@BBCJamesCook now - theres a surprise lol
Central - SECmanMurray10 @HaddAth theres a surprise
Central - SEC@EdinburghLive_ now theres a surprise - the slave trade lives on l
Doric - DORe78 @AberdeenFC Why is this a surprise tae you? He’s nae good enoug
Central - LAL this,' he gaed on. "This is a Surprise.' He hoasted in a wechty kind
Central - LAL Sarah,' she says, 'this is a surprise, come in an take the weight a
Central - WCE iways full o life n it’s a surprise if yi iver hear her it peace.
Doric - DOR you don't understand? What a surprise. You've gone way down in my e
Shetland - SHD tae hersel. Did shö no get a surprise, whin da White Rabbit read oo
Doric - DOR Fit a surprise grun covered wi sna,
Doric - DOR Fit a surprise it's a richt fine day.
Doric - DOR Fresh air at last fit a surprise.
Doric - DOR Turns oot a fine day fit a surprise.
Central - SEChe tree packed away - whit a surprise as a fell asleep n everythin
Shetland - SHD whit he wis telt an he got a surprise.
Central - LAL stairt, even whan its no aw a surprise.
Central - SEC er either. It wisnae really a surprise when the social took the wean
Orkney - ORK d Bertie, wi a gasp o stunned surprise
Central - EDN er tunic. He leuch wi pleased surprise
Central - SEC but ah'm tellin yae. Aldo wid surprise yae."
Ulster - EUL antomime that teuk Maisie bae surprise. Hir eager een pleaded wi Mai
Central - EDN as lang as they dinna, we hae surprise on wir side. Bit Ah wis aye f
Central - SEC Wae the look ae surprise splattered acroass his puss h
Central - LAL nae surprise,
Southern - SEA@dtaylor5633 Nae surprise! ??
Central - GLA This didnae surprise me much; tae keep quiet aboot
Central - GLA his heid scornfully, "Widnae surprise me if ye'd never even spoke t
Central - SEC est score, In fact, it widnae surprise me in the slightest if they'v
Central - GLA alm aboot everyhin. It widnae surprise me if she's incapable ae prod
Central - EDN rework display. And it widnae surprise me if the vibrations sent thr
Central - LALone’s elevation, it wouldnae surprise me to hear that James Kelly i
Central - DUN jist Kings o England, sae nae surprise there. Houanivver Cooper went
Central - GLA d the heidie," "it wid be nae surprise,"
Central - WCE It wul be nae surprise ti thaim at's read ma awn rev
Central - SEC he air, it shuid hae been nae surprise that the same norrie wis the
Doric - DOR Mair shoors o sna at's nae surprise,
Doric - DOR It'S damned cauld at's nae surprise,
Doric - DOR Rain come nicht, och at's nae surprise.
Doric - DOR Doon poors the rain at's nae surprise,
Doric - DOR En poors o rain at's nae surprise.
Doric - DOR Clears up wi sin at's nae surprise.
Doric - DOR Sna for the day at's nae surprise.
Central - SEC It's nae surprise tho that, bein a Scots langua
Central - WCE as shilpit as it is, it's nae surprise we anely send yin message. Ye
Central - SEC d juist in his serk. It's nae surprise that a body o his staundin
Central - DUN get the baint. It cam as nae surprise When the lad chosen tae go ef
Central - AYR steyd awa. Sae it cam as nae surprise when, at the back-en o the ye
Doric - DOR Och at comes as nae surprise,
Central - LAL It was nae surprise that a wheen o the bairns lik
Central - DUN sels. Weel this is mebbes nae surprise gien their ownership, but the
Central - WCE re gaun. But the news doesnae surprise me.'
Central - SEChe honest toun - that disnae surprise me lol
Central - WCE at University. Aye, it disnae surprise ye tae learn that Andy went t
Central - DUN it be kennt that this wis nae surprise tae them. They had kennt aw a
Doric - DOR It wis nae surprise tae Jonsar Eck tae see fowk o
Central - WCE in Scots - an sae it wis nae surprise tae read the day that Kathlee
Central - AYR d the hillside; an it wis nae surprise when they cam across the secr
Doric - DOR be busy. So it wis nae surprise tae hear fae the Wee Wifie, t
Ulster - GUL on resourcin' pictur hits nae surprise at neir aa Ulster-Scots cultu
Central - EDN rt fowk aboot him, it’s nae surprise William wad become a fine thi
Central - LAL e, he said. It didna seem tae surprise him that the auld quine wis s
Central - WCE e hostler wi somethin kin tae surprise.
Central - GLA Alice noticed, wae surprise, that the pebbles wir aw turn
Central - SWE atap her bombe surprise.
Central - EDN be the hunter had tane her be surprise - clumsy eejit.
Doric - MNA For he dis like a nice surprise
Central - LALi Freja at the end wis a nice surprise, tho.
Doric - MNB n a got hame there wis a nice surprise waiting fir me. Ma next door
Central - WCE goat tae go, which wis a nice surprise.
Doric - MNB n thocht I could gi her a wee surprise fan she got hame fir her work
Central - DUN tho as it turnt oot, tae the surprise o mair nor a few, she cuid ta
Doric - DOR l sign gave way, much tae the surprise o them baith.
Central - GLA nfurl a wee bit, revealin the surprise inside. His face is a fuckin
Central - WCE said, an ah couldnae keep the surprise oot ma voice. Yi didnae think
Orkney - ORK And, beuy, did I get the surprise o me life
Central - SEC red oot wey o speakin but the surprise that loups oot at the reader
Central - DUN Nou it'll no be onie surprise that the lairdies didnae exac
Central - DUN ations shuidnae hae been onie surprise. The bourgeios managerialism
Doric - SNO rlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surprise); Nutty Jakes, a schizophreni
Doric - SNO rlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surprise); Nutty Jakes, a schizophreni
Doric - DUN keep weel so it's nae muckle surprise. Surprise wis thit a buttrie
Central - LAL o England. This is nae muckle surprise, fur they are aw variants o t
Central - LAL e wird-kist (it is nae muckle surprise tae learn) derives fae the Sc
Ulster - WULt disappointment or unwelcome surprise but also as a verb meaning ‘
Doric - NNB Alice noticed, wi some surprise, at e pebbles were all turnan
Southern - SEA Ahlice noticed, wi some surprise, that th stanes were aw turni
Ulster - CUL Alice notice't wi some surprise that the stains wur turnin ta
Doric - DOR Richt sinny day it's a fine surprise.
Central - WCE Surprise surprise, ah said. She ignort me an ke
Central - SEC Scots that emerged was a big surprise" tae her. Accordin tae her, i
Central - SEC o Auchtermuchty, tho, the big surprise is what like the Scots thare
Central - LAL hocolate. WONKAS NUTTY CRUNCH SURPRISE, it said on the wrapper.
Central - WCE Ah tuik the plant bi surprise an ower it went wi a helluva
Shetland - SHD an dis took Alice fairly bi surprise - da Duchess's voice dilled
Orkney - ORK And, beuy, will I surprise them when I motor tae the too
Orkney - ORK they meet me, they'll gasp wi surprise
Central - LAL Ah'll surprise hur afterward, ah hink. But i
Doric - DOR Day comes oot fine, gran surprise.
Central - EDN kept waitin. Then, tae ma ain surprise and delight he mutters ‘’
Central - SEC talikn aboot. But, tae ma ain surprise. Ah decided tae take the oppo
Central - WCE ened I shouted ma heid aff in surprise. Robert started tae speak.
Central - EDN ithir hoose!” Mouth open in surprise, she exclaimed, “How did yo
Shetland - SHD phon liftit baith his paas in surprise. "Whit! Never heard o uglifyi
Doric - NNB hon lfted up both ids paws in surprise. "Never heard o uglifyan!" id
Southern - SEA lifted up baith eets paws in surprise. "Havnae heard o uglifyin!" e
Central - GLA n lifted up baith its paws in surprise. "Never heard ae uglifying!"
Ulster - CUL lly?" said Alice, wi a note o surprise.
Central - DUN on budget, it likely will no surprise ye that muckle tae fin oot da
Central - AYR dy Peden.' John gied a gasp o surprise an smertly raised the baur an
Orkney - ORK e peep and I let oot a gasp o surprise -
Central - EDN Tae her surprise she fund a message addressed
Central - AYR Alison noticed, tae her surprise, that the chuckies were aa tu
Central - AYR in at Wellwood.* Then tae her surprise, he stuid up, gied a wee mock
Doric - MNA in chawed an gnawed intae her surprise Yule feast till her ribs war
Doric - NNB sade till hersel. Imagine her surprise, when e White Rabbit read oot
Central - GLA d tae hersel. Then magine her surprise when the White Rabbit read oo
Central - LAL irn o humanity it wad be mair surprise tae see a body ferlie at a bo
Ulster - CUL said tae hirsel. Imagine hir surprise, whin the White Rabbit read o
Doric - MNA we reechet thi grun. Tae oor surprise thi heather joy wis air, So t
Doric - MNA t the grave opened an tae oor surprise they listened wi a sympatheti
Doric - ABN e lead e praise. Tae Fergie's surprise, the ither memmers, tho dowie
Central - AYR But here, tae Alison's surprise, the Duchess's vyce dee'd awa
Central - WCE the door a shove and, tae his surprise, fund it wis aff the sneck. H
Doric - DOR ht poun the strainer. Tae his surprise the fermer bocht the lot
Orkney - ORK in the sun and, much tae his surprise,
Doric - MNA ookit at the grave an tae his surprise saw a deidkist hauf open't. W
Central - EDN ont, juist yince. Bit tae his surprise, she braced hersel against hi
Central - SEC r telt the forgaitherin o his surprise, in a pleisured wey, tae see
Central - WCE Barclay Brithers surprise attack,
Doric - SNO skelp the story alang til its surprise conclusion, and there’s a h
Ulster - WUL t Eleventh nicht tae naebodys surprise,
Central - EDN he rase an, tae Beatrice’s surprise, booed deeply tae Raggle an s
Central - GLA “I suppose.” There’s surprise in his voice.
Doric - DOR Canna say at's a great surprise,
Orkney - ORK lly goat?" Meg asked wi great surprise.
Orkney - ORK He lukk'd at me wi great surprise and swallowed wance or twice.
Central - SWE appit haun tae mooth in great surprise,
Doric - NNB sade Alice in a tone o great surprise.
Central - GLA Bit then, tae Alice's great surprise, the Duchess's voice died awa
Doric - NNB But here, till Alice's great surprise, e Duchess's voice died aweiy
Central - EDN Than, tae her gret surprise, he touched her hair, sae lic
Ulster - CUL But here, tae Alice's gret surprise, the Duchess voice died awa,
Central - DUN d tae a seetuation that micht surprise ye, seein as ye hear no a squ
Southern - SEA But here, tae Ahlice's richt surprise, th Duchess's voice dei'd awa
Central - EDN ma last breath. It also might surprise yae tae hear this but ah’ve
Central - SWE the Earth will get a pleasant surprise
Shetland - SHDdwards41 Yun honestly wid not surprise me wan bit.
Doric - DOR there on his bed wis the best surprise o aa. An Aiberdeen strip, sto
Doric - DOR y noo an then it taks them by surprise, an on the occasion o '86 at
Central - EDN Williamson an’ wis taken by surprise when he phoned me to thank me
Orkney - ORK se. The waves'll catch you by surprise. Airport's closed - no lande
Central - SEC rse than the last and ma only surprise is that they're no advertisin
Shetland - SHD twartree bits o prose. Tae my surprise, an nae smaa horror, I enjoye
Central - LAL ad recovered a little from my surprise, I ventured to remark to the
Doric - DOR Poors o rain, nae ony surprise,
Doric - DOR ry an quait, noo at's nae ony surprise,