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

Central - SEC It's hardly needful to explain2004
Southern - SEA The legend I will explain 2023
Central - DUN It's hard ti explain 2007
Central - LAL Oor darlin bairnies? Please explain!" 2016
Central - LALs were smoke related. Had tae explain! X2015
Doric - DORthe barrels (too difficult to explain). We went down to our beach h2023
Ulster - EUL An ax him if He cud explain,2017
Central - LAL 'Sir,' he tried tae explain, 'A fun this yin really diffi2014
Central - LAL 'I think I can explain,' said Doug. 'Kat's a veesito2002
Central - LAL ist fykie featurs o Scots tae explain, fur stertin a sentence wi 2021
Central - EDN search a pot of paint?” Tae explain, gin they were usin’ pre-op2015
Central - SEC elin is mutual. It's hard tae explain, likes, but ah kin feel his l2021
Doric - DOR Ah tried tae explain, nae that Ah'm weel up on tha2012
Central - SWE whit it wants wi nae need tae explain, whae cheerleads fir Leave ef2023
Central - GLA . . eh. . .’ ah attempt tae explain.2021
Central - SEC oor sod even hud a chance tae explain." 2021
Central - GLA tae stert. It's difficult tae explain.'2009
Doric - MNB@Poneil69 Please explain...ahm minced...2022
Shetland - SHD gh. Hit wis a feelin herd tae explain. As I sat dere I could feel d2008
Doric - MNA o the hits that naebody could explain. The two bullets were for the2017
Central - GLA sais, annoyed that ah huv tae explain. ‘Zander, you goat the pape2021
Central - GLA It started wi a cough,” ah explain. “Then ah gat this awfae pa2020
Central - SECng an offence too? - can you explain? o dear o dear !2020
Central - SEC strange one that - can you explain? the account is now closed i 2020
Orkney - ORK , Dumbledore, ye think ye can explain aal o this in a letter? This 2015
Ulster - CUL "Explain aal thon," said the Mock Turt2013
Doric - ABN 'A can explain aat,' says Fergie. 2014
Doric - MNA se," bit boy's a deer, try an explain aat tae eis lad. Oneywuiy, ai2006
Central - LAL he weapons up anither time an explain a bit mair hoo they worked.2017
Central - GLA and help them break the news. Explain aboot the trainin programme a2009
Doric - NNB "Explain all at," sade e Mock Turtle. 2014
Doric - DORejoiner @Mleighton75 Hard tae explain awa, fin she's dein e books.2020
Central - EDN ll hings that he cid so often explain aw his thoughts on a complex 2022
Central - GLA "Kin ye explain aw that," said the Mock Turtl2014
Southern - SEA "Explain aw that," said th Mock Turtle2015
Southern - SEA said th Caterpillar sternly. "Explain eersel!" 2015
Southern - SEA "If ony yin o thum can explain eet," said Ahlice, (she hed e2015
Southern - SEA "She cannae explain eet," said th Gryphon quick. 2015
Southern - SEA aid th Dodo, "th best wei tae explain eet is tae dae eet." (An, as 2015
Doric - MNA lease," an peer Zoink hid tae explain eit we weis thi guest's 'a" o2006
Doric - NNB nted till, withoot tryan till explain e mistake id hed made. 2014
Doric - NNB ut none o them attempted till explain e paper. 2014
Central - LALt. Ah see. But hou dis Adrian explain fakin his deith? Or wull Tom 2020
Doric - MNA he promised cuppie o tea, tae explain far the bluid cam frae.2004
Doric - ABN Leuk, offisher, A think A can explain fat's happent here.' 2014
Doric - DOR od meet the plant owner I wid explain fit I am thinkin." Fin the en2005
Doric - DOR the mannie for takin time tae explain fit tae2005
Central - GLA Cathoose. Ah explain fur Siobhan's benefit. I'm no2020
Central - EDN Ah’ve got to explain here. Thelonious is a fucking2022
Central - EDN ll, but she is not obliged to explain herself to me, so I must just2011
Central - LAL 'Ah cannae explain hoo embarrassed ah wis,' ah s2021
Central - GLA lves sunshine over again as I explain how sorry ah am thit man’s 2008
Central - SEC ikes. It's far better that ah explain how the day panned oot. Mibbi2021
Central - GLA t. Folk don't like it when ye explain how they're the wans in the w2012
Doric - NNB "If any wan o them can explain id," sade Alice, (she hed gro2014
Doric - NNB "She canna explain id," sade e Gryphon hastily. 2014
Doric - NNB tle interrupted, "if ee dinna explain id as e go on? Id's by far e 2014
Doric - NNB sade e Dodo, "e best way till explain id is till do id." (An, as ee2014
Doric - DOR O course, Charlie couldnae explain in any great detail the seque2003
Ulster - CUL d the Dodo, "the best wye tae explain is tae dae it." (An, baecaas 2013
Ulster - CUL "If onie yin o thim can explain it," said Alice (shae had gro2013
Central - GLA "If any ae them kin explain it," said Alice, (she'd grown2014
Central - GLA "She eannae explain it," said the Gryphon quickly2014
Ulster - CUL "Shae cannae explain it," said the Gryphon quickly2013
Central - LAL ed tae think of the words tae explain it, but ah couldny. Ah looked2004
Central - GLA he atmosphere, hen. Ah cannae explain it, but it wis just dead calm2009
Central - EDN Gin NIMBYism disnae explain it, mebbe it’s simply doun 2021
Central - WCE tae fund some mensefu way tae explain it.' 2019
Central - WCE m sorry ah dinnae ken how tae explain it. Ah've aye tellt masel tha2019
Central - GLA d the Dodo, "the best wey tae explain it is tae dae it." (An, seein2014
Central - WCE Ah couldnae explain it tae ma ma. It wisnae jist 2021
Central - AYR "Cuid ye mebbe explain it tae me?" said the Mock Tur2014
Orkney - ORK unt an uncle will be able tae explain ivrything tae him when he’s2015
Doric - DOR For some reason I stell canna explain I waakit inaboot tae the fish2021
Central - SECPolice maybe the police could explain lol2020
Central - SEC al. Ward ten, it's bad. Ah'Il explain maire when yae git here." Alm2021
Central - LAL I widnae explain onythin aboot thae tracks2013
Central - WCE at gein’ thum the evil eye. Explain She ran efter me in the pishi2012
Central - WCE A didnae ken ‘ur a huv tae explain She struggl't tae spit oot 'u2012
Doric - DOR ly hard. Hoo dae ye begin tae explain tae an adult fit this wis aa 2023
Central - WCE ol at Lunchtime an no huv tae explain tae anybody where ah wis gaun2021
Central - LAL Granda Jock and Chairlie tae explain tae awbody exactly whit had b2016
Central - WCE dae ri dishes, bit how dae ye explain tae a wee dug rit yu'v loast 2017
Southern - SEA her a hard word, Ah wull jist explain tae ee hoo eet was done. They2015
Central - WCE wur no. Ah'm sicka huvin tae explain tae folk that wur no gaun oot2021
Central - LAL t respectable. Whan I try tae explain tae fowk that we mak Scots di2009
Ulster - EUL wunnered hoo ah was goin tae explain tae Harry an Gary that they w2021
Doric - DOR sy". Och says the judge."I'll explain tae her if I see her." Jist w2005
Doric - DOR Jonsar Eck started tae explain tae him. "Ere wull be draps p2005
Central - SEC uy's broken English tryin tae explain tae Larry, Moe, and Curly, th2021
Central - EDN like the twa o ye tae come an explain tae me an the Captain foo a h2011
Central - LAL brother Jimmy wanst tried tae explain tae me that it wis OK tae ste2004
Central - LAL Teeger said it wisna easy tae explain tae onybody that wisna a Teeg2010
Doric - MNA thocht tae masel. Aa hid tae explain tae Ronalt fit happint, Still2006
Central - GLA 'Perhaps, Da, you could explain tae the lamas that a wean in 2009
Orkney - ORK ry. Shae's hivan tae stop and explain tae um that ur brither is com2021
Central - WCE rices, an then he started tae explain tae us aboot the Independence2013
Ulster - CUL ther a hard ward, A wull jest explain tae yae hoo it wus dane. They2013
Central - WCE 'Ah'm ettlin tae explain tae ye,' Miss Honey said pati2019
Central - WCE Ah think whit ah'm ettlin tae explain tae ye,' she said, 'is how fe2019
Central - GLA at's quite a hard wird, ah'll explain tae ye how it wis done. They'2014
Central - WCE s Honey said. 'Can ye try tae explain that a wee bittie?' 2019
Central - EDN ed the lot!” A went oan tae explain that A wis workin’ oan ma U2015
Ulster - EUL irt talkin aboot cousins, tae explain that Daniel was the son o a w2022
Doric - DORy food standards is he gan ti explain that een2020
Central - LAL bonnie fechters'. The owthors explain that Scots sodgers war veesib2005
Central - SEC tch he disna burn. How wid ye explain that tae the bairn? Ye could 2014
Doric - DORonight on #Newsnight tries to explain that USA and UK racisms are n2020
Central - EDN o’ the aulder students tae explain that yin!2015
Central - WCE that th'ur speakin Scots and explain that your teachings are the E2021
Central - LAL r nixt game, an wis happy tae explain the basics o asterbaw tae Kat2002
Doric - DOR en Scotlan an Sweden at micht explain the closeness o the twa games2003
Central - LAL t. The wee prince coudna weel explain the existence o a streetlamp 2017
Central - EDN for aa the age gap? That wad explain the faimly resemblance - an 2011
Central - GLA 'Perhaps, Jimmy, you could explain the lineage of this beautiful2009
Central - GLA n it pointed, wioot tryin tae explain the mistake it'd made. 2014
Ulster - CUL pointet tae, wi'oot tryin tae explain the mistake it had med. 2013
Doric - DOR ry thing that might prove tae explain the story.2003
Central - GLA it nane ae them attemptit tae explain the verses. 2014
Central - LAL Christopher Robin stertit tae explain the waesome tale o Heehaw's F2010
Central - SEC ngs past publishers: this wad explain the wey Stevenson haed tae la2003
Central - LAL gie me. My freend didna richt explain things tae me. Aiblins he tho2017
Central - SEC Bide wi me whiles I explain this: research (by ither brai2016
Central - SEC n exist. Kin someboady please explain this tae me, eh? Cos what's n2021
Central - GLA s n figures cannae add up tae explain this wan. She's provided a ni2020
Southern - SEA ointed tae, withoot tryin tae explain th mistake eet hed made. 2015
Doric - MNA , aye fyne kint, an tried tae explain til em, eit eense yea maak a 2006
Doric - NNB ether a hard word, A'll joost explain till ee how id wis done. They2014
Central - LAL because it's a thing ye can explain twiced, nae bother, afore ony2010
Central - EDN ough? Will you remember if we explain what you have to say?” 2011
Central - LAL ot o his bed, and stertit tae explain whit a keekin-gless wis, but 2010
Central - LAL mazing hud happened. Ah canny explain whit it wis but the glitter j2004
Central - LALIf there is a gas shortage, explain why, in renewables rich and s2022
Central - WCE onflummiat. 'D'ye want me tae explain why ah'm here?' she said. 2019
Central - WCE e me. Well that still doesnae explain why he'd send yi a Valentine,2021
Central - SEC is tae ma faither. That micht explain why I wis less upset than exp2016
Doric - MNA bugger hid shot ma. I couldna explain why I’d been tryin tae clim2016
Central - SEC@NormanMurray10 aye please explain why no spectators are allowed2020
Orkney - ORK s this morneen. Experts canna explain why the owls hiv suddenly cha2015
Central - LALxample o how ye yaise them an explain why ye like them. https://t.c2018
Central - LAL 'Can you explain why you decided to write your2021
Central - WCE After attempting to explain wit had happened multiple tim2022
Doric - NNB sade e Caterpillar sternly. "Explain yersel!" 2014
Ulster - CUL aid the Caterpillar sternly. "Explain yersel!" 2013
Central - GLA aterpillar, loassin the rag. "Explain yersel!" 2014
Central - AYR the HairyMaggie wi a grumph. "Explain yersel!" 2014
Central - WCE tin cheese plant. That disnae explain yer tryin ti get inti the war2010
Central - GLA being given an opportunity to explain your actions, before I sum th2020
Central - EDN en fucked fur months’’ Ah explain ‘’The doac said nine time2022
Central - EDN t the students were asked tae explain “how to site-search a pot o2015