anything | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 43.3 | 38.2 | 52.2 | 208.7 | 17.4 | 62 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 141 | 76 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 57 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Oh anything, Mr McGiver, Addison's tearfu on page 56
"They'll do anything, Liz Addison shoots. on page 57
3 matches
Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
ht a could win. He didnae say anything aboot it being because the ot on page 38
r leaving her oot there wioot anything tae drink. But a couldnae be on page 39
the day, She's no missing or anything. A sat the puppies doon on th on page 40
3 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
I cannae tell ye anything cause that would break the la on page 34
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
o Uist is not going to change anything, you've always romanticised t on page 3
1 matches
Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An apes can dae maist anything. on page 35
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ago? Yae said if ah ever need anything tae jist gee yae a bell?" on page 145
ard sayin "I'm not paying you anything." on page 91
2 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ster McCoy now has anyone got anything sensible to say. Sake man, sa on page 83
ghbour, said ma ma, She'd dae anything fur yi so she wid - cut her on page 169
2 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
at et it, she disnae stoap or anything, she jist bent doon an put he on page 76
1 matches
Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Waiter. Can I get you anything else madam? on page 2
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
d girl who'll never amount to anything! Miss Bert growled as she pus on page 37
1 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Ma faither niver says anything. E sat doon at the table an A on page 44
1 matches
Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
scribed as crimson or puce or anything mair delicate than just red.
at Evans takes so long to say anything that ah cid easily cut him af
2 matches
Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
quick. I looked aroond me for anything which might help but I saw no
1 matches
McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
An a couldny keep anything in ma heed, ma heart wis set
1 matches
Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
She’d dee anything tae be centre o attention and
way a see masel as. I’d dee anything tae nae be centre stage or in
2 matches
Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
She’d talk for ages, aboot anything and tae anyone. We used tae t
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
t she’ll ‘never amount to anything in life’. A lad refused by
1 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Do you need anything? The panic buyers are going m
st religious o the bunch, but anything’s worth a shot.
2 matches
McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
I did, Mr Anderson, is there anything wrong?” “Well, no, but I
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
players because he never said anything more in the way o’ criticis
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e trying to flag us down. ... Anything you want to contribute?” he
Is that why we didn’t hear anything through official channels?”
“Aargh!” he exclaimt, “anything but that!”
ter a journey. So don’t say anything to anybody. And in particular
l just give him a hint ... of anything he might have said or - um -
5 matches
grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
sais it dryly, no thinkin’ anything of it. And yet before ah know
g ma lips. Before ah can sais anything in response, Sick Boy’s han
inside ma keks. Ah cannae say anything for ay moment.
half-hard witout him daein’ anything. Ah feel hot. Ah feel like th
’ against ma thigh, hard as anything. Ma ain knob is too spent tae
5 matches
Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
d went wi’, she didnae want anything tae dae wi’ us noo. Aunty M
makeup. She wisnae married or anything, which wis a shame, a’m sur
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
a while in the room, no sayin anything, no even thinking really, jis
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’I will do anything. Just let me go!’’
‘’Anything you say, my friend. On my lif
2 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
d a stool sample. To rule out anything more sinister’’
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’I am not selling anything. I’m here on behalf of my m
1 matches
@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
chotic meds and i told him if anything happened to ma bairns i wid b(2020) search twitter
time cleaning this place than anything else... and it had bunkers al(2020) search twitter
osie bastard i need to see if anything happens ??(2020) search twitter
asd right away ?? cannae hide anything even on twitter ??(2020) search twitter
@Cobradile94 tweeted
Mak siccar ye uise anything no bi Adobe! https://t.co/9SN(2019) search twitter
Chiichan didna dae anything wrang! https://t.co/LWsc785Zv(2019) search twitter
@g_hibby tweeted
e lost withoot it mate.. Aye, anything can happen... Yer right there (2023) twitter link
it was.. I'm too auld noo for anything else... ?? Have a guid day Ra (2023) twitter link
@jax6754 tweeted
m as if tomorrow's weather is anything tae go by snaw is oan its way(2016) search twitter
ration......we just canae buy anything come January sales cos we're (2018) search twitter
@MartinBroon tweeted
y whitshisname couldny manage anything tae save himsel, total waste (2019) search twitter
@bigandymccoll tweeted
le are already getting jaded. Anything that keeps our struggle centr (2022) twitter link
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
rgeous! ???? cappuccino then, anything else wi yer scrambled egg? ?? (2022) twitter link
?? alright then scrambled egg anything else? And a coffee white wi n (2022) twitter link
@rattlecans tweeted
wi the high neck for gran or anything. (2022) twitter link
@weenell3 tweeted
rt tae sleep in case I missed anything! (2022) twitter link
@KMcAlindon Anything tae punt a Tory! (2022) twitter link
@LowEndJardo tweeted
t city n not wan ae them have anything good comin oot them (2021) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
nt got the intelligence to do anything in your statement - scottish (2021) twitter link
fence at a 3g nobody can say anything either - enjoy your games an (2020) twitter link
@EdinburghLive_ anything for a headline lol - you can (2020) twitter link
nburghpaper just the usual - anything to get a headline from this p (2020) twitter link
or more questions - n if its anything like the first grilling - we (2020) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aints?" The docter steed up. "Anything else you're concerned about?" on page 8
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e one piece of advice, Ruth...anything...anything at all...what woul on page 77
2 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a lovely time. And if you see anything you particularly fancy, just on page 30
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the hell has this to do with anything?' he shouted. on page 17
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ful clear notion how long ago anything hed happened.) So she started on page 21
else seemed inclined till say anything. on page 25
couldna think o anything till say, she simply bowed, a on page 27
sel, "whenever A eit or drink anything; so A'll joost see what iss b on page 32
e air. She didna get howld o anything, but she heard a peedy shriek on page 34
Also on pages 36, 40, 46, 50, 51, 55, 67, 70, 93, 100, 105, 115
18 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ddle o the sea. Onybody deein anything wrang wid hae been shoved oot
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
sufficient funds. Do you have anything you can exchange on your prop
. Or at least I didn’t hear anything.’
2 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
ews. Makes nae difference tae anything. Simple fact is these players (2022) twitter link
od bar getting a 2nd goal. If anything, maybe too mony changes in 2n (2021) twitter link
@reluctantnicko anything in the rumour of Sam Cosgrove (2020) twitter link
it would tak 18 months before anything gets close tae being develope (2020) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
the purpose o the change. If anything, the argument wid be tae stic(2020) search twitter
@_DawnLeslie tweeted
Hendersons) referring to anything particularly tough/hard. E.g.(2020) search twitter
@Franwella tweeted
learly I hinna been launching anything bit RT especially for you @Lo(2011) search twitter
@JamesAmcvean tweeted
ke he disnae hae a clue about anything... https://t.co/l58Ok9J24z (2021) twitter link
Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
ing, but didno, waant tae say anything, or be runnan intae the ospit on page 14
r right oot afore wae can deu anything wi that, as thoo can see sheu on page 15
se doon both man an coo afore anything else could be deun." on page 17
6 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
er a year, and can't tell you anything real about my own work, let a on page 57
1 matches
Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
- and the content is unlike anything that haes been published in O on page 1
1 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
anything, buried anunder thraan Ontari on page 17
tae luk like anything else: on page 36
2 matches
Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
s by, but didna think hid wis anything tae worry aboot. on page 37
1 matches
Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
No fund anything yet. on page 123
1 matches
Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
st fowk ye’d expect tae hiv anything tae dae wae anything unkan or
tae dae wae anything unkan or queer, bekis they ch
a secret forby. An more than anything else, they were feart that so
ill determined no tae mention anything tae his wife.
an things? Could aal this hiv anything tae dae wi the Potters? If it
7 matches
@peediepuss tweeted
@sarah9macdonald Anything but fekkin Puffins! (2020) twitter link
@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
bbys told me hes not bought anything yet. So Im feeling pretty f (2021) twitter link