A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of fourth in Corpus

Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
The fourth wagon is full o bananas; on page 30

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
d ae elder troops, Furget the fourth of July ~ Bonfire Night up he on page 14

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
r a meenit, an then said "The fourth." on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he neist year she bore Edam a fourth son, William. Then, in 1723 a on page 73

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
is spider kin make it oan the fourth attempt then ah'm gontae gee on page 25

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
big sister, Navdeep, who's in fourth year, when Charlene come marc on page 28
e lid ae the bin. Some ae the Fourth Year lassies that wur sittin on page 98
a chewin gum, said ma ma, The fourth time he appeart on page 109
usin's girlfriend. She wis ip fourth year at oor school an she ask on page 126
bag ae speed aff this guy in fourth year the day an he wis sittin on page 130

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ently ... on the evenin o the fourth day, ane o ma weemen warkers on page 30
third Gowden Ticket, but the fourth as weel. TWA GOWDEN TICKETS F on page 36
'And wha got the fourth Gowden Ticket?' Chairlie spie on page 39

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
aboot tae say 'Hullo! for the fourth time when he thocht that he w on page 19

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
scruntie's niver cantie." The fourth wes peelie-­wallie: "Daith w on page 42

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Weel, slave. For yir fourth trauchle, ah'll mak it even h on page 18

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
oun, Dunbar an King James the Fourth kent throughoot the continent
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
y the baxter’s door for the fourth time that week, Rhona’s sta
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
“The fourth yin’s by the docks,
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
cript. This brings us tae the fourth threap in favour o female scr
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s like he’s awready oan his fourth cartwheel. As we set oaff oan
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Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
in a fourth-fleer flat on page 32

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
eedie whilie, an then sade "E fourth." on page 66

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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
Weel, by the time it wis the fourth shottie an' I'd spent twelve
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
An fit micht the fourth commandment be, dearie?
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d started again. This wiz the fourth time this week that he’d wi
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
en wi the spacie left fir the fourth ane...thit wisnae there at aw(2020) search twitter

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