A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of around in Corpus

Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
nicht on her bike, she pat it around out on the gate, afore the co on page 16
did he no aye manage ti work around siclike?' on page 19

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
as brass. The light closes in around the broken corridors ae the M on page 4
! TOI BOIZ! He. gathers us aw around him. on page 20
Guys around the other ir like flies aroun on page 26
fat face wae sunbed wrinkles around a starched collar. He is defi on page 37
voice ae an angel floats by n around them. A follow the light doon on page 39
Also on pages 43, 47, 52, 58, 59
12 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
For the horsemen o Esartshall around them were hovering, on page 48

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
hot an' heatin' up the air a' around them. If onbody comes near, t on page

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
ainst the bank and somersault around like circus ladies wi scales, on page 36
ing tae the ootside, wrapping around their faces, preparing them f on page 37
the back wi ma dug. So a hid around the corner until Da went tae on page 38

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
eheid can nivver git its heid around - sae which is best? Esther on page viii

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
nd smilin, 'I'm going to come around and have a word with anyone w on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hough hud her quickly spinnin around on page 194

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
C is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree... on page 40

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Pits huv been the wey o life around here; on page 67
r verse, wis probably pit oot around 35 BC, an wir written tae ear on page 101

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
nd smilin. 'I'm going to come around and have a word with anyone w on page 8
e it difficult to get my head around the few times you did use the on page 25

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
abundance of literature based around the Royal Court in Edinburgh on page 15

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
been in ma ear whenever she's around. on page 1
tartan skirt. The gold cross around hur neck glints in the sun. B on page 2
in the Clydesider that wurnae around in 1973 are the oot-o-place p on page 4
Ah look around the pub. Isla retches as she on page 6
burpin so loud the loose skin around hur face shakes. Maw wis neve on page 8
Also on pages 25, 26, 28, 30, 40, 45, 48, 75, 79, 83, 88, 90, 112
24 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I taen a walk around Dunfermline toun, on page 123

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
0. Iain Docherty, in blethers around caurs an causays, taks on the on page 110

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Syne aa around was a souchan sang on page 97

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tae help, ye ken." She lukked around the getherin crood o neebors on page 66

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Sloth, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
shooglin around oan a twa-taed howk fur food,
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ekin, twistin an twinin itsel around her auncles.
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
irect n flowery as he skirted around even the simplest of issues.
or small. He wid never dance around a topic. He wizni so much shy
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
servation policy. It is built around two pillars: the Natura 2000
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Then walkt around yer braid girth widdershins,
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
"Nane lyin around."
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
me. It wis nae use. Ah looked around tryin to find an escape, ah s
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
ty adaptable, when wolves are around, they’re more vigilant and
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
flair an tables, Daft Punk - Around the World comes oot the stere
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“The virus tends to peak around this time, if that’s the pr
d to the SCATA centre. It’s around the side of the hospital. The
out this thing that’s going around... the coronavirus. If that�
�Yes, the virus tends to peak around day ten, but you’re not inf
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Around yon corner tall,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
mpong, where he knows his way around, but public transport isn’t
�Those resins you’re waving around are making me light-headed.�
iment was throwing his weight around earlier, and when it was gett
ut the way he was pushing you around - ” Bill suddenly mindit. �
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
forward an wrapping ma mouth around him. Is no the first time ah�
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ish culture to the 24 nations around you. But making it an officia
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
everything a think is buzzing around in ma heid and it just disnae(2020) search twitter
nd it had bunkers all the way around in the kitchen so a had nae s(2020) search twitter
indy, jist fk the games going around messing with it, they can wai(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
oot and see if they are still around? (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
MarkusFeehily you should hang around fir @NickyByrne Show tae! xxx(2015) search twitter
? ?????????? Huggggggssss all around tae you awe fae Scotland. xxx(2015) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ll, if they decided to wander around the ladies (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
how everything can be turned around tae cats n drugs int it? (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
but just remember what goes around comes around - trust me lol (2020) twitter link
nowt - n remember what goes around comes around n thats the good (2020) twitter link
bizzo yesterday - what goes around comes around - massive respe (2021) twitter link
and one of the best defenders around - great to see pixie on the (2020) twitter link
@edinburghpaper what goes around comes around - for downmarke (2020) twitter link
and 7 other occurrences.

Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
er. Bit fin they played "Rock Around the Clock", Grandad took Barb on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
down everything that happens, around Hillies and in my life. I've on page 89

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e of the cave to be infinite. Around were numbers of eagle like me
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
es, foggies an bairns scutter around at it indoors forby. A boorac
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
burrows. His fingers groaped around strugglin tae get a haud o th
mities he teen tent o fit wes around him. A pucklie stars glimmere
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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ober, they’ll hiv tae stand around lookin at the kettle wi their
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
an you hear his beating drum, around Garthdee, Rosemount, The Noos(2016) search twitter
us storm twisting and weaving around your thoughts? He is coming…(2016) search twitter
h means when a dog/puppy runs around in an "unsound of mind" manne(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ve tae deliver better quality around the box and mak better decisi (2022) twitter link
ions in the summer especially around travel. (2021) twitter link
s was all about indescretions around testing - clearly it wisnae (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
The news around Trump is affa What a gypit ch(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
erAsprey Aye, Ken fairly gets around! ??(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
e attendance of 45k & Rangers around 50k whilst Pittodrie is lucky(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He bleered around wi beady eye and sniffed the on page 57
Aal around me wis dark and mysterious no on page 72
ight reed roses blooman right around the croon. on page 73
came a frisbee and hid birled around the hall. on page 74

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
aesy life, no minny mod cons around tae help on page 35
I like tae git tinsel around me neck on page 145

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An aal around sum graet javig on page 84

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Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
the changan light and soonds around me so I thowt wae could mibbe

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
ey gathered coo-scones fae aa around in the summer time an dried t
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@peediepuss tweeted
e wae bare feet" in the hills around me. It adds so much colour an (2020) twitter link
I'd start wae a sunrise walk around the Ring of Brodgar, and the (2020) twitter link
ondered if it could be turned around(2020) search twitter
@HuwDWilliams Always around for a blether, Huw!(2020) search twitter

Shetland

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
urning peat) was then carried around the outhouses, ridding the ai(2019) search twitter

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
I take inspiration from those around me, including yer guid self! (2019) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ontrarily, a have been living around doon sooth fir employments, a(2020) search twitter
hat was spoken in Scandinavia around the same period. But(2020) search twitter
re plenty o’ soaps and stuff around us! a can remember when a was(2020) search twitter
h lassie based in Oxfordshire around ‘85/86, she was excited fir (2020) search twitter
n me if there any noise issue around me! But yawnin is new tae me!(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
So when the van it came around and pulled up slowly at the g
1 matches