A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of biggins in Corpus

Central

Scott, Hamish Lallans 82 - Edinburgh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
o craggie hills, biggins an rues on page 57

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Adamson, Donald Lallans 90 - The Myndin o Lockerbie, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
like bleezin biggins, hidden frae the een on page 37

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ohn had witnessed pui, sowls' biggins brunt tae the grun, an heard on page 34
Tounheid stuid the cothous an biggins, a wee bit the waur o weir an on page 50
am Ross, tae help him buy the biggins, graith an goodwill frae his on page 79

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
art an architecture, historic biggins, an inscriptions in their ain on page 22

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
yaised fur a hantil o superb biggins, the maist weill-kent be'in t on page 12

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
In the biggins and howffs o Dunfermline toun on page 123

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
like bleezin biggins, hidden frae the een on page 26

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ents till aa the hames an the biggins fade awa. The toun aye cried on page 9

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
umwhile kirk or colliery biggins. on page 107

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
finndin tuim stances or auld biggins at
thair neibours i the causie. Biggins wes
biggins wes med o widd, furby thair p
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e the maist pairt on laund an biggins, smaw-scale manufacturin an s
hings in the backgrund sic as biggins, flouers, trees taks on ony k
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
n drowie mire whaur the anely biggins are the "Keep Oot" signs an t
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
includin the connachin o kirk biggins an the manuscripts an prentit
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
llapsed brochs, the tuim ferm biggins, ye get a sense o whit the Pe
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
nd flochter aa throu the ferm biggins. Wird haed gane roond that da
e fields wis fou o weeds, the biggins needit ruifin, the hedges wis
hey bickert back tae the ferm biggins for tae dicht awa the last in
they filed back tae the ferm biggins and devauled in silence ootsi
s they gaed back tae the ferm biggins, whaur Snawba and Napoleon se
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
han they got tae the rickle o biggins, hooanever, they powked him i
tae the ferm, a puckle laich biggins wi corrugatit airn ruifs. Twa
there wis ither oothooses an biggins dottit aroon.
her - she maun be ahint the biggins on the ither side o the squar
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
aments, ither institutions an biggins in ither kintras whaur mair n
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
horizon. He skirted the gless biggins at the corner o the lawn, wan
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
€™s naebody. These braw stane biggins are abandoned, an will smool
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@ionafyfe tweeted
anage. Accompanied by Michael Biggins from @TRIPceol recorded by @S(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
e it as like you, Warwick and Biggins? why katie? xxx(2014) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
howked oot an shipped aff tae biggins in Lunnon, tae docks at Sebas
albutt estate, raw upon raw o biggins, mair suited tae battery hens
ent university, its high-rise biggins an its heich spires, the stee
ere war winged chiels aa ower biggins in Britain, an widden ernes s
idden ernes staunin inbye the biggins, aneth a cross. The signeefic
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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
€™ wi’ stew fae ih’ faain biggins
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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
biggins wur brent doon i 1979 an ae n
id ‘ull tell yin, whan thay biggins wur biggit.
Hoose. Anenst thaim biggins on the Borthauch side, wis ae
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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
New biggins glower wi gomeril een on page 26

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
tit airts, hïstrie, heirskip biggins, musick an daunce. The' cud d on page 48
visual airts an tha heirskip biggins. on page 50
(c) Biggins an larachs o warth fur Ulstè on page 52

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ment o' historic Ulster-Scots biggins, includin' relevant churches. on page 7
the apkeep o' historic church biggins. Hooiniver fer reasons o' con on page 36
ment o' historic Ulster-Scots biggins, taakin on page 37

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@the_gellick tweeted
at a clachan is a wheen o wee biggins. (2014) twitter link