nearly | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 89.9 | 288 | 94 |
ORK - Orkney | 208.7 | 21 | 6 |
SHD - Shetland | 302.2 | 52 | 15 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 35.2 | 1 | 1 |
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | 8547 | 1 | 1 |
MNA - Mid Northern A | 88.3 | 27 | 9 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
SNO - South Northern | 162.8 | 1 | 1 |
ABN - Aberdeen | 23.7 | 2 | 2 |
DOR - General Northern | 48.7 | 11 | 8 |
NEC - North East Central | 46.4 | 1 | 1 |
SEC - (South) East Central | 63.9 | 25 | 9 |
WCE - West Central | 257.5 | 56 | 9 |
DUN - Dundee | 74.3 | 7 | 4 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 25.1 | 4 | 2 |
GLA - Glasgow | 146.6 | 27 | 8 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 13.1 | 1 | 1 |
LAL - General Central | 36.1 | 27 | 13 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 137.2 | 11 | 3 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 27.8 | 2 | 2 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | 17241.4 | 1 | 1 |
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | 163.5 | 1 | 1 |
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 219.7 | 7 | 2 |
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
GUL - General Ulster | 28.1 | 2 | 2 |
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Shae's nearly blind on page 103
Taegither nearly aal the time, staeyan home on page 119
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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
back this week and shae's no nearly is cock eyed is shae wis. on page 86
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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
unds tae heal and the war wis nearly ower afore he wis fit enough on page 39
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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fur nearly a week or more on page 115
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Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
He got such a fright thit he nearly drove intae the waal.
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wi bairn again whin shü wis nearly forty fower. We aa worried ab on page 12
an as painfil, as dat winter nearly seeventy year fae sine. . on page 18
, bit it wis da first time in nearly seeventy year at I wis spokke on page 20
e a da rodd, a ting a kettlin nearly deid, ower young even ta lick on page 28
in waar noo, ah'm haein pains nearly aa da time ... bit ahim dat t on page 34
Also on pages 35, 39, 53, 54, 91, 92
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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
. For a while Sheltie Prattle nearly foryat at shui wis cled ithin on page 35
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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
law area wis grown tae tak in nearly aa o da aest an nort o Englan on page 15
l as German an French hae it. Nearly aa English varieties is lost on page 24
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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
as finest china, nearly see-trowe; on page 92
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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
fifth, an be dis time we were nearly gyaan backlins. Da traaler pa
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Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
'Nearly dere boys, drap da sail an gr
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Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
a his micht, till his een wis nearly spootin oot o his head!
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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
hite hair. His face wis lang, nearly horse-shaeped. His nose wis l
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Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
Whut wis du neast point? I nearly forgot,
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
e, caase hit wis da tongue at nearly aa Shaetlan fock spack - noo
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
l as German an French hae it. Nearly aa English varieties ir lost
Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
swittlin foo. Baith o dem wir nearly faain asoond whin Gutteryaggl
aff. Olina gaffed til she wis nearly twafald.
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
en him tail in da air an nose nearly in da waater. “Wheest!” h
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wife” spraaled ower hit. I nearly pairted wi my money, den toch
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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Yea, Da,” she said nearly greetin. “An danicht is da
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Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Hit’s nearly da back o five Meenie, so wil
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Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
emale frog he fell in wi laid nearly twa thoosand eiggs. An hit on
tadpole wis ee day when I wis nearly glaepit by a hungry fish. Whi
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah hairdly kent ye masel. Ah nearly didna stop." on page 84
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Aye, Ah div! Bit nae nearly as muckle as Ah hate your blo on page 39
"She wisna nearly sae keen on the idea. Ach...A on page 49
ye ken. Ah've luved ess place nearly as lang as you. On ye go!" Sh on page 90
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
p his legs even though he wiz nearly a hunnder feet abeen. In real
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
table. She’d kent this room nearly aa her days and fin her paren
s luggie on the same side wiz nearly aff. She tried athing tae get
e.’ Aifter that Catty spent nearly ivery nicht in her bosie and
possible an a fyowe times she nearly stood ontae him.
he next twa years Mabel spent nearly ivery day awa on the bus, she
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a fair chauve for the lassie, nearly thirty oors in labour and she
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
on a couple o occasions I wiz nearly rumbled but each time I got a
ip wiz there ana and her nose nearly wint inside ma mooth snuffin
st gorged on them until I wiz nearly seek. I sat there gaspin wi p
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ed up his musket and shot. He nearly forgot the gunpooder horn in
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
er’s coffin. Doctor Webster nearly exploded wi anger an roared,
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
rger o a craw bit a hero that nearly deid tae save her. An Victor
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Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
sing fae his bed. The sun wis nearly settin an the lift wis aa ree
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Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
ae Gamrie. Been in Gamrie for nearly 24 year...yi can tak the quin
Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
uckie in 1967, the fishin wis nearly deen an the shipyairds were c
Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
e fer quite a few years - 15 nearly - and in 2007 I moved to sun
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
looked huge, an lots o' rooms nearly a hunder
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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
wis honest o her - that she nearly passed clean oot fin she saw on page 58
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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
he fowk bidin in them. It wis nearly Halloween, the kind o nicht t on page 72
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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
te listen an Ah can tell him nearly onythin. on page 93
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
it wis the price o’m. I wis nearly thirteen year auld when that
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Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
een alang the road, they were nearly half way there.
“Yer nearly o’er the dyke, Ye best jump
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Whin ma maw wis nearly ready tae leave, ma da shifti on page 1
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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
n' season whan ye're waashin' nearly every day fur a couple o' wee on page 3
the thocht o' aw that, ye can nearly feel the watter freezin' yer on page 16
ck o' us, she lost her loddie nearly twinty year ago noo, weel, sh on page 21
afore sw...'. Wheesht noo, Ah nearly nimed the beast masell, an' m on page 33
rn yet, bit he's big lod, an' nearly twelve year auld. He's aye ag on page 37
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
. Aye, that's it, son, you're nearly there. Cmoan, yae kin dae it. on page 25
h've no seen Aldo in here fur nearly a week. Maybe he's jist keepi on page 35
hoat air balloon and his eyes nearly popped oot his heid, jist tra on page 62
fist oan tae the table which nearly causes its legs to buckle and on page 75
"Ah'm nearly dressed" says Alana. "Hud oan on page 83
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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Nah, we're nearly there. Lizzie gien me the dir on page 19
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
He'd nearly cough his heid aff an he look
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ots either. Scots, as we ken, nearly deid fae the fash o propriety
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ie, as it happens) baith wi a nearly full dark broon mane. They ru
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
I've nearly run out of cash.
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ah hear if ah want someboady nearly killed you’re the man fur t
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
illions ae punnies it wis tae nearly aw the boys apart fae Simple on page 18
lene startet tae giggle an ah nearly did as well but ah jist manag on page 24
hit Charlene's problem is but nearly everythin that comes oot her on page 26
en he held oot his haun an ah nearly fell ower wi the shock (an so on page 27
ht roon the class an then she nearly decked Miss Price when she ru on page 30
Also on pages 33, 36, 39, 51, 66, 67, 69, 71, 96, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 121, 122, 126, 129, 136, 145, 155, 165, 169
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Nearly jined the Airmy tae quit the on page 83
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
millions ae punies it wis tae nearly aw the boys apart fae Simple
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
the super market the day. Ah nearly faintet tryin tae haud ma bre
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ink straight, I had jist been nearly murdered! Needless tae say, I
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
a way tae get in here." Abby nearly yelled.
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
“Yer time’s nearly up lassie, fur ye must be str
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
to our current situation gans nearly wioot sayin. That Scotland ex
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
luidy graft, wis sae tired he nearly misst haein his grub - an th on page 50
t whit had gone wrang. It wis nearly twenty hours on when the pipe on page 52
greed o the graverobbers had nearly gotten them caught. on page 111
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
es oan the ither side. Eh wis nearly there whin ah heard a lassie
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e’s nae denyin that ah’ve nearly run oot ae road oan maire occ
d, in fact, that it’s owner nearly peyed fur its badness by taki
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
, pointin at the cardigan and nearly chokin oan his drink. ‘’E
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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
hat, 'Please leave us alone,' nearly greetin an that. Dolly's fuck on page 2
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Danny, nearly six fit awready. A've git dar on page 9
n he folds. He's on the deck, nearly greetin. The first dick, Mark on page 27
he fat wan faws on the ice. A nearly pish maself laughin n start r on page 34
eel a hand on ma shoulder n A nearly fall backwards intae the arms on page 43
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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
cryin "are we nearly thare yet?" on page 27
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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
k mah sword up aff the flare, nearly skewerin wan ae mah wee cousi on page 171
ks bolt upright in the Carpet nearly gawn right through the wee cu on page 173
it looks like,' he says. He's nearly greetin. 'It's his fault,' he on page 176
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
sna. Cairts the bairn (he’s nearly twa) fae tap tae bottom o the
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
nearly aw private, divided intae sec
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Fuckin nearly hit me there, that prick!’
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, edentulous grin at me an ah nearly jump oot ma skin as the inter
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
me another hauf. This wan’s nearly done.’ he sais wae the sort
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
. When yer trainin period’s nearly up they get rid ay ye, tellin
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
efter ah moved tae London, ah nearly met the Reaper efter a routin
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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'I feel sae bad I'm nearly boakin! on page 6
He got a fleg and nearly dee'd - on page 16
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
in the wee hoose, and it wis nearly midnicht afore Mr Baffe could on page 62
Is loved by nearly aw the fowk! on page 91
sicht. And when the bine wis nearly fu, Mr Wonka pressed anither on page 104
said Mr Wonka. 'No noo! We're nearly there! Dinnae boak in ma bunn on page 141
girs. He wis sae surprised he nearly drapped it. on page 147
Also on pages 161
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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
wis five past ten. There wis nearly an oor left afore Grannie's n on page 14
tchen, and this bottle here's nearly fou.' on page 62
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ite or even puck wi an F. She nearly hud ten kittens when ma pal d on page 10
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
wid nearly send her gyte on page 23
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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ma greitin's nearly ower, on page 35
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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The High Heid Yin nearly grat. He'd aye thocht he wis on page 65
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
use the underlying assumption nearly always is that both laws and
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Wi Labour nearly oor the picture i Scots polit
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
be the death of him. Well, it nearly was….six broken teeth, a sm
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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
t size tae dae eet! Och! Ah'd nearly forgotten that Ah've got tae on page 41
er heis airm a muckle letter, nearly as big as hisel, an this hei on page 54
rsel; "heis eyes are sae awfy nearly at th top o eis heid. But at on page 56
pan flew close b' eet, an gie nearly cairried eet off. on page 58
th bairn" said th Cat. "Ah'd nearly forgotten tae ask." on page 63
Also on pages 65, 107, 114, 117
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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
one food is right popular. (a nearly said awfi popular bit it didn
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Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
ything tae bae proud o an wud nearly bae ashamed o tha wye thae ta
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Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
s maroon n' cream I think I'm nearly sure
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