hours | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 36.4 | 45.4 | 16.5 | 9.9 | 23.2 | 62 | 26.6 | |
Number of occurrences | 118 | 90 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Number of authors | 51 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
lin awrite cos in a matter ae hours, ah'll be getting tae see the on page 1
rafters, workin fuckin mental hours every day man - fuck that fu on page 59
sing a big bucket. Fuckin ten hours a day, five days a week. Just on page 60
3 matches
Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Efter whit felt like monie hours, though the men later said it on page 59
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
tan our drink. It's aboot two hours later n we're walkin up fucki on page 16
1 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
, the warld taks twinty-fower hours tae burl roun on its axis-"' on page 44
4 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
had left hame in the wee smaa hours afore the dawn - for the sim on page 34
Twa hours later they heard the clatter on page 52
watter the nou, we'll hae twa hours o licht an the gloamin tae sc on page 53
ht loss himsel for a couple o hours at the gloamin wi his lang ha on page 55
un.' Wi that he wad sleep for hours till she woke him for his mea on page 75
Also on pages 80
6 matches
Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
dia? If yer habit is spendin' hours an' hours a day scrollin' thr on page
2 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
on will break oot til the wee hours, an the festival club, whi'ev on page 3
3 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Efter a couple ae hours ae powerin through a gid few on page 76
Ma minutes and hours oan this planet wur programme on page 85
e somehow helped tae idle the hours awey, Been readin yin by this on page 142
hen he'll no talk tae yae fur hours. Trust me, ah've been there. on page 161
d intae an early coma wae the hours they git through in a week. S on page 178
Also on pages 181
6 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
lk and gied Matilda twa magic hours, sittin quiet by hersel in a on page 7
y and the ither times fur twa hours each. But twa hours is bad en on page 98
3 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
dea biggit up, an athin a few hours the Vigil fer a Scottish Pair on page 103
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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
freezin up. When eftir a few hours it becam clear the fog wisnae on page 41
an fowk were daein a lot mair hours nor that, an gien the length on page 47
curse an by the en o the twal hours whan the o ither crew cam on, on page 50
drillin agin jist a couple o hours eftir. The drill crew stood b on page 51
e wrang. It wis nearly twenty hours on when the pipe cam clear ta on page 52
6 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s, she said, It took me three hours tae fit everyone intae that f on page 57
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
rowl the streets till wee sma hours, on page 29
In the wee sma hours, on page 37
Swift wing the hours, the towmond in its prime on page 149
3 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
over Glasgow tae spend a few hours oan its dance floor. Lookin a on page 3
a hoose oan fire - fur a few hours anyway. Then David found Jami on page 10
ear. That's hur cute doon hur hours in Tesco, so she can focus mo on page 11
der, even though it wis still hours away, she told us tae look fu on page 31
4 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
In hours or jimp in minents, hou they on page 47
The lang hours' crawl. on page 79
2 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Twa hours, or set o sin: on page 50
1 matches
MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
While I for hours the burdies stalk on page 13
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
het neuk is tae be tholed for hours, wi the black glisteran watte on page 136
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
d I luik forrit tae mony mair hours explorin it. Historians, onom on page 20
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An throu the hunner thousan hours o nicht, on page 43
1 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
il thaim forby), wul bring ye hours o listenin pleisur, as deleiv on page 136
1 matches
Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e Fergusson! I hae wared mony hours in compilin a new kin o kisti on page 46
1 matches
Scott, Hamish Lallans 75 - Televeision, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
An gems we’v playt a fek o hours on our Nintendo Wii
1 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eidlie staun-aff. Efter fower hours o face-doun, the stag cums fo
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
A star was seen at twelve hours of the day by a great company
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Great, A hink. Eicht hours o’ this?!
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
the bus finally pullt in six hours late, the drunk fella cooriet
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
re. The shops close furra few hours but they open again till late
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oors or less 99.2% an in 12 hours or less 99.9%.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae score, ye go tae him. Aw hours ay the day an night there’s
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
uch in here. The gear ran oot hours ago. They’ve been burstin m
hen ye’ve been on it fur 24 hours. ‘You the guy wae the gear
2 matches
Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
grind oot another thirty nine hours - minimum - in some soul de
1 matches
Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay drinks tae while away the hours an drudgery ay their day. The
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
Buddhist Centre for a couple hours, Liz, ah'1l no be lang.'
1 matches
Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n Alien and we had sex for 24 hours solid.
1 matches
Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
’s the maste troublesome ae hours. Four bells. Drunks urr tryin
1 matches
Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n’ up n doon ma bedroom fir hours every day tryin’ to block t
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
one vertical was blown up two hours ago - ”
“And this was just two hours ago?” The Pandit grued. It
fine! It’s only a couple of hours’ train journey.”
3 matches
McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
hit’s happent i the lest 24 hours. As the initial souch o relie
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ew surprises ower the lest 24 hours.
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
o nor they did i the wee smaw hours o Wadnesday whan they leaked
1 matches
Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
k David Cameron less than six hours efter the vote tae brak the N
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e a long and very painful few hours fur him.
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
han theday. Fur the nixt five hours we hud a great time. We playe
the fuckin Lab. And fur five hours ah goat tae furget aw aboot t
2 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
intae in the last twinty four hours. No, that ah really gee a fuc
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
bed, weel restit efter aicht hours sleep. The wean had suckled f
1 matches
@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ew things here no even one 24 hours shop... even before covid ??(2020) search twitter
e dae the pubs open? About 12 hours after that.... ??(2020) search twitter
@alistairdunn tweeted
a surprisingly quick day, two hours tae go(2013) search twitter
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
hat and still get a couple of hours relaxation on the sofa each n(2020) search twitter
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ology not a topic for wee sma hours, with no sleep and anxiety in(2020) search twitter
@WhenDidADidny tweeted
n't eat nuts on the flight. 2 hours later the air hostesses are d (2018) twitter link
@LairnScots tweeted
Twa hours left! Whit dae ye think the p (2020) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
KeltyHeartsFC a c it took u 2 hours tae reply - ffs brian the sn (2021) twitter link
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
nth she said, "Fegs, ye'll be hours an hours winnin tae the brod on page 18
been a-dressin mysel for twa hours past!" on page 64
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
We open the kirk'. Ower monie hours, yung an auld queued quaetlie on page 12
1 matches
Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
o six in the morn, an ay twa hours tae ging afore sunrise. The l
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
a metres awa fae her TV eight hours a day and only taks her een a
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
ge will be delivered in three hours. Do you have any special requ
1 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
e kis ahm counting doon the hours! https://t.co/bASeWBtCKS(2018) search twitter
@beast_afc tweeted
rdeenFC whit am I reading fae hours ago and you hivnae announced?(2020) search twitter
@cligeey tweeted
Nicht nicht four hours ZZZs this morning wiz nae eno(2020) search twitter
Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
tae Busta wid tak a good tree hours dare and back, makin you awfi
1 matches
@Julie_Dennison tweeted
wi #PrincessAnne twice in 24 hours. At da first meeting I telt h (2020) twitter link
@tattooedselkie tweeted
00 new followers mark noo, 24 hours eftir yun tweet. Hiyi, fine t(2021) search twitter
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
say th earth taks toonty-fowr hours tae turn roond oan eets axis- on page 59
"An hoo mony hours a day did ee dae lessons?" sa on page 96
4 matches
@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
odd nap through the dark wee hours ?? (2022) twitter link
Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
I cud rammle ain fur hours aboot, on page 43
1 matches
Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
e stiff as a poker but as the hours wore on
1 matches