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council Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 26.1 1.5 19.9 11.6 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences6052 1 2 2 2 1
Number of authors32 25 1 2 2 1 1

Occurrences of council in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he local Seniors Coordinating Council gied it out at thay wad hae a on page 22

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
lised tae the extent that the council huv removed the chains n seat on page 24

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
emands afore the King's Privy Council - an haud Sir James as host on page 26
In Embro, the King's Privy Council grew unco worrit at the stren on page 28
supplications when the Privy Council in Embro condemned mysel an t on page 31
o haudin back frae the Privy Council a letter frae the king demand on page 35
cht the enemy, an then haud a council o wat' on page 36
Also on pages 37, 41, 58
8 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ised tae be the Scottish Arts Council). Time an agin ower the years on page 74

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lit afore a meetin o the Toun Council. Mebbe he wis fae Fife, an me on page 122

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae January because ae aw the council cutbacks. on page 44
ist apply fur a hoose aff the council then move back up here. on page 120
ay's Patsley Express that the council are talkin aboot closin half on page 169

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Council jiners, plumbers or bricklaye on page 28

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ts dance floor. Lookin at the council curtains, it's hard tae belie on page 3
regularly up fur sale are ex-council houses. on page 30

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Cairns, Pauline Lallans 58 - Newsins fa the SND, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ekowizc, Chairman o the Joint Council for the DOST, unner his ither on page 110

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
fae The Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes (20/2 1471): on page 17
1. is gien as an assembly or council with deliberative and legisla on page 18

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
undin throu the Scottish Arts Council an throu the European Bureau on page 56

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
he neebors wir bealin, an the council man says,
Thir’s nae erk-biggin oan council property!
2 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
(Tony, who wiz Mr Flowers, A Council Official, nae less). She did
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t daels wi the Scottish Airts Council’s estaiblishment o ‘Scott
policie o the Scottish Airts Council in the 60s, o promotin new sk
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
said. “The council shuid dae something to mak it
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
hiles, mebbe ance a year, the council wad gie the local university
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
s Stuart Bell fae the Borders Council.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t missin wee Neville the day. Council says ah cannae get another du
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ns she had in her twa bedroom council hoose. A “concerned” neeb
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Hoose tae pey her auntie’s council tax when it had been sooked u
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e competition run by the arts council tae write yin! Sic statements
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Politics of the Privy Council 1546-1550
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
SLC council memmers are aye-an-oan busy d
wi the centre. Ane o wir new council memmers, the young an byordna
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
wn, totally against the Privy Council an the great Lords whae gover
When the Privy Council heard aboot the declaration t

@alistairdunn tweeted
over a week, thought when the council had done that they planned ta(2014) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
@JeffBrazier Local council office at a guess......well t(2016) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
Ye've been unner cover at the council ower lang.(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
brand-new corporation hoose. Council House building should/must be (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
e saying Scotland is a parish council? Actually it's astounding hoo (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
to see this and high time the council stepped up to the plate - we (2020) twitter link
ondfm well done to midlothian council - n good luck to all the you (2020) twitter link
ckin shambles m8 - oor local council is tellin folk not 2 car shar (2020) twitter link
g do u think it will take the council to clear that up - they cant (2021) twitter link
@NicolaSturgeon if she scraps council tax - even a staunch labour (2021) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
, feathers an aa, tae sue the Council. Hunners mair jist vainished
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu bides in a council hoose, on page 1

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
mpathy and regret of the Army Council. on page 38

1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
ability of Knap. The Elocuted Council of Retrospendthrifts would ne on page 35

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
me eenoo as dir nae community council meetings fir da foreseeable # (2020) twitter link

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
matter of sae called “Privy Council”? This was abolished and tra(2020) search twitter
rryAnn_G by dumpin’ em intae council estates and taste their new w(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
pe would caa the cooncil the "council". (2015) twitter link