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chairs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.9 28.3 6 39.7 5.8 0 13.3
Number of occurrences6755 4 4 1 0 3
Number of authors36 28 3 1 1 3

Occurrences of chairs in Corpus

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Central

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 82 - Belike a Mishanter, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
bindwood. Naigs an coaches an chairs had aye ti gae doun hunners o on page 29

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Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
eventh has braw aik tables an chairs; on page 30

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
the pier atween the windaes, chairs alang the waws, an twa-three on page 137

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
table, wae as many ramshackle chairs as we could gather. There's a on page 32
sk. There's three comfortable chairs n three plastic wans been sat on page 52
he occasion. He's set plastic chairs oot in a circle wae a table a on page 58
r in the circle ae plastic - chairs. A see Broonie tuckin intae t on page 60

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Chairs an sofa are littered wi newsp on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ce sympathisers, secretaries, chairs an the branch organisers, Sup on page 77

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oma, then ah sit oan ma patio chairs because ah cannae afford a de on page 16

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
eans were lowpin on tae their chairs and yellochin, "Weel done, Br on page 124
l ah could whammle tables and chairs, Miss Honey .. . Even when fo on page 171
rnt widden kists tae serve as chairs and a third kist atween them on page 183

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
doon on wan ae the two empty chairs beside Madame Bonnie's desk. on page 20
Know they swivel chairs yi get in the Apple Mac room, on page 29
sittin up in wan ae they wee chairs aw day gettin bored oot ma nu on page 141

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
thare! In 'Annie and the New Chairs', George Hardie shaws the aye on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The chairs scrape loudly oan the wuiden on page 41

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
n then get ontae ither fowk's chairs an fae there ontae their baho on page 21

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
SCRAPING CHAIRS AND SHUFFLE AS RY TO THE OVEN on page 63

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
dentally cawed ower twa-three chairs by accident, and Roo accident on page 112
'Aye?' said yin o the chairs. on page 128
rope and were haulin Hoolet's chairs and picturs and the like oot on page 144

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
wis some muckle, comfy-lookin chairs and a widden table wi lamps h on page 38
t doon in three muckle, comfy chairs. on page 63
f Klaus. There wis a couple o chairs and a haundfu o caunles that on page 125

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
h could tell you if wan o its chairs went missin. Ah know this roo on page 35

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ae fast. They git up aff thir chairs, cleared the table, took the on page 46

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
car, in twa ill neebored, big chairs, wadged amang the lave o thai
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
weather cocks, ornate rocking chairs. Whit yin hud, the other want
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
doon on wan ae the two empty chairs beside Madame Bonny’s desk.
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Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Annie and the New Chairs
‘It’s thae new chairs. Ah dinnae like thaim.’
‘Whit new chairs ?’
‘Thae new chairs, lik this ane Ah’m settan o
ye gaun on aboot, Annie. Thae chairs hae been here for years. Thay
9 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
fully aroond in their chairs.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
re’s a table an a couple ay chairs that ah discover through walk
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e. She points tae two plastic chairs. Ah sit and scroll Twitter wi
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
tely different. There wis nae chairs, the fowk wis a’ oan red cu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
wi white-tiled waas, plastic chairs, an a guff o inseck repellent
lik a freinly gemm o musical chairs.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
us wave ay elation. Tables an chairs go flyin as punters rise fae
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
o the ruim emptyin, tables an chairs bein pit awa, awthing comin t
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
On ma bedroom chairs!
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
a visitor in the evenin, mony chairs weel apart, bring yer ain tas(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
breests, try yasin twa dining chairs placed aboot a fit apairt. Di(2020) search twitter

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
on on een o the plush leather chairs nestled in the corner o the r on page 77

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
that held up the chairs that held fowk hingin in mid
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
ext? The new ootside tables n chairs at the Fittie Bar "fitted" in(2018) search twitter
Twa chairs on gumtree fer sale! Seller p(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
the empty poly chairs an taebles, on page 13
tae blether aboot the peedie chairs, or age, or wirk, or Light, o on page 42
Eynar wis stackan chairs an moppan the deck. The baest on page 59
e leuks aboot his Hoose, hids chairs an taebles, waas hung wi vidd on page 150

4 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
kind o restraint i da wye da chairs on page 100

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
bae the shore. There wur nae chairs, nae table upon which tae ser on page 50

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Wi buggies, deck-chairs, kists o food on page 30

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Offaice shud ect es the vice-chairs o' the curn tae embed an' on page 71

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