A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of becam in Corpus

Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
a sudden the geographer chiel becam fair kittelt. on page 55

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
That in ma mind at aince becam a flag; on page 10

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ae mah heid an Ah wunner whit becam o thon young chap wha near ha on page 32

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ma heid ma sense o snoke hud becam unco strang. on page 78

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
tredd o a soutar, an in 1519, becam a maister. But he wadna juist on page 45

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
lle Stewart and Jimmy McBeath becam the source singers. Mony sang on page 56

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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
driven back up the hill an it becam clear that the Scots were los on page 15
skirmisher. In time the name becam Scrymgeour an Carron's descen on page 20
up. When eftir a few hours it becam clear the fog wisnae goin tae on page 41
them up in. In time they too becam a byward for holiness, an awa on page 81
aracter, Davie Gray ower time becam somethin o a hero tae monic o on page 84
Also on pages 85, 91, 117, 121, 125
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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
eftir the keing wes deid, he becam keing, an Baudrons-in-Buits w on page 42

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Hou did he becam sae famed? on page 82

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
r John of Hasillgreen', which becam 'Jock o Hazeldean'. Haein dun on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
at Rossyth, while Scapa Flow becam the anchorage for the Breetis on page 110

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Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
and the fire becam intense on page 143

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
leetit swords an horses swick becam Spitfires an Hurricanes. on page 64

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
oun (phonologie). The spellin becam staunardised an, in monie cas on page 22

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e mak the man an poet that he becam. He wis reuchly o the same ge on page 132

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
t, gowpin hes wey. He'd furst becam awaur o thaim near a week syn on page 16

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ean word *ster or *stēr that becam stēlla in Latin an *sterran
in the 1960's an 1970's fowk becam acquaint wi the word 'anus' w
ower its surface. Aince Ariel becam mair jeelt it hoved an cracki
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
en skuil an bein neipours, we becam freins. Bot Rab wes aye maist
agley, thai becam ‘Perfidious Albion’. Bi t
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
n European thinking an sae it becam awmaist a heresy tae differ w
same time airships an planes becam common. It wis noo a mair qui
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
‘Snow’, a poem that later becam ‘The White Devil’. His un
s sattilt wi a twa-twa. Scott becam a reader in 1976 an stopped b
decades. Actors an producers becam raiglar veisitors til his pai
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
that only juist becam officially French in 1860, is
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Jeames VI becam Jeames I o England in 1603 an
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ren barbarians, an the people becam a bogle uised tae mak bairns
e great airtistic cultur that becam the hert o the Pictish warld.
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
kyairds o Scotland’s cities becam battle zones. The local fowk
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
and saicont twin, sae Norman becam Gambo, the fursten bairn efti
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
appyntit an thai aw kent whit becam o folk wha gat oan the wrang
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
haed dree’d a mishanter. He becam awfu dishertent efter tynin s
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
She becam awaur that Hsien an his sidek
Efter that it becam a regular thing yince a wick.
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
gien back-jaw. The gaithering becam the talk o the steamie an let
a journalist tae tred an syne becam editor o the Peterhead Sentin
Leatham becam a socialist an wantit tae see
kenspeckle in ither weys. He becam editor o the Peterhead Sentin
lament on 18t Aprile 2012. It becam law on 1 Mey 2012 as the Act
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
tit comin in frae England, it becam clear that Britain an Scotlan
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
a threit o financial disaster becam reality for newskesters an fo
Aprile 1976, James Callaghan becam Prime Meinister. Harold Wilso
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
a guid first step wad be tae becam mair social.
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
n in the cauld fir 4 hoors we becam on guid terms an agreed that
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Fan Tony Blair becam leader o The Labour Perty, Cl
ntine Cunningham Graham, even becam President o the SNP. Ither mu
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Efter the war, he becam awaur that the Scotland bein
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DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
The licht, an the dundering, becam stranger. At lenth they saw a
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@johnstone_shane tweeted
This wiy ae scrievin his becam gey unpopular eh? A phenomeno (2018) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
is hame in Weston, the widder becam byous gurly. There was a reev on page 30

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Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an it wisna lang afore Carlo becam pairt o oor faimly. He spent on page 27

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
was as gweed as afore, Fergie becam keerious aboot faar es graan on page 26

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ew. Every day that he grew he becam mair like... he didna ken fit on page 24

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
uid dreeps on yer feet, ye'll becam a sea quine again and cam ham on page 126

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
er speikar. His wuttie graces becam the hielicht o the annual Hie on page 12

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
An fit we leuch fan he becam joco.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
thocht as a bairn; bit fin I becam a man, I pit awa aa bairn fer
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
seen in the lift; an efter he becam aisse, the quetzal's hairt ra
the lift. Auld bodachs say he becam Venus an tis telt that finive
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e Birdie’, tho, because she becam a full-time resident wi us.
uch tae keep her gaun. Fan it becam clear that the spurgie haed b
clear that the spurgie haed becam attached tae us, an that she
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
s thocht that wildflooers hav becam extinct acause o the drainin
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Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
da Arctic, da warse da draems becam. A voice in his head telt Joh
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Jeemie an me becam freends when he wis hoidin fa
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
rovince. He wes a mandarin an becam the Governor o Chung-chou, a
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
A’ve mintit aaredies, Netta becam the wife o Jim Scott, the Bur
’, whan baith Jimmy an Eric becam players i the Roberton
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