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Occurrences of despair in Corpus sorted by first letter of following word

Central - AYR o despair2006
Central - LAL aither gaed blint in a rage o despair2007
Central - SWE uir sowls, they're wechted wi despair 2023
Central - DUN each time yi faced despair 2007
Southern - SEA In the midst o' yer despair 2023
Southern - SEA Feel Scotia's sad despair 2023
Southern - SEA Where yince alone and in despair 2023
Central - WCE faces grim an ashen, Wept in despair! 2006
Doric - MNA "Oh! Ah despair!"? Stevie gied is heid a shak2006
Ulster - BUL An deep despair, 2021
Orkney - ORK pint and you snarled, wi some despair, 2002
Orkney - ORK bosom and he sighed, in deep despair, 2002
Central - LAL despair, 2007
Central - LAL For whit? Despair, an a cauld bed o hate,2011
Doric - DOR mile. But nae at ither folk's despair, mair like the abacus inside 2023
Central - EDN , intent on a mission o utter despair, the unsexin o thair kind. An2011
Central - LAL Tak aff the gouns o your despair.2011
Shetland - SHDtae tink it's a conspiracy. I despair.2020
Orkney - ORK lly goat!" Meg cried, in deep despair. 2002
Orkney - ORK blanket and shuddered wi deep despair. 2002
Orkney - ORK oot the byre wi sighs o deep despair. 2002
Central - SEC His face turning blue wi despair. 2015
Orkney - ORK d doon on me heid wi a howl o despair. 2002
Doric - MNA Crockett Ranch, fullin him wi despair. 2011
Ulster - WUL Ah'll jist say "Dinnae' despair." 2007
Central - LAL k ma peetifu life an end this despair ...2017
Central - SEC hopelessness and his gid pal, despair. Ah mean, Guantanamo Bay hus 2021
Shetland - SHD him," Janet said ta hersel in despair. Dat passed, replaced by a so2021
Central - AYR Broun sank intae the deepest despair. Oh why, had the Lord foresak2012
Ulster - EUL ad eneuch o hir ma's tidins o despair. She was enjoyin the new Leon2022
Central - GLA e pills that anaesthetise the despair. Somethin tae distract him fa2021
Doric - SNO t were distant in the howes o despair:2004
Central - AYR lkin tae him," said Alison in despair: "He's juist an eejit!" An sh2014
Central - LAL Why this grief an despair?2011
Central - LAL anxious and drivin' fowk tae despair? Ah wish he'd fuck aff.2021
Central - SEC ind thumselves blackin oot in despair ae what they've done tae thei2021
Orkney - ORK Tae a boy wha's antics browt despair and earned him many a smack. 2002
Orkney - ORK Mother is in despair and Jeemsie can dae notheen t2021
Central - LAL Joy, despair and resilience hae been maist2014
Central - AYR ger that wis dowsed by a deep despair an terrible guilt that he cui2012
Central - AYR Let’s therefur no despair an’ greet,2016
Doric - MNA d Stevie, shakkin his heid in despair as he cairret on wi the compu2011
Central - SEC at each ither's thrapples wi despair at the mention o currency. Bu2018
Central - LAL in tae kest aff the apathy an despair bred by generations o disenfr2014
Central - LAL Aulder Scots: an existential despair brocht on be contemplatin the2000
Doric - MNA y?" said Ronnie, the feelin o despair comin ower him again. "They'r2011
Doric - MNA ie’s shooders. Beannie kent despair fin she saa it an tears aftim2017
Central - GLA o bluid diamonds tae cut doon despair he said 2021
Doric - MNA evil’s imps in the depths o despair hid carved them athoot the he2017
Ulster - CUL a notion what tae dae, an in despair shae pit hir haun in hir poak2013
Doric - MNA visitin time wiz ower. In her despair she hidna even heard the bell2017
Doric - NNB d no idea what till do, an in despair she pit her han in her poket,2014
Central - GLA ae a clue whit tae dae, an in despair she pit her haun in her poack2014
Central - AYR nae idea whit tae dae, an in despair she pit her haun in her pouch2014
Southern - SEA nae idea whit tae dae, an in despair she put hur haun in hur pooch2015
Central - LALs @RTweetie5 @cnocbeag Dinnae despair Susan. My son, 23, is focusin2022
Doric - MNA ce an wi that very thocht the despair tore its wye through her hair2017