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Use in varieties of Scots

instructions Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 10.3 13.6 0 17.4 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3320 9 0 3 0 1
Number of authors23 16 4 2 1

Occurrences of instructions in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ddie? Can ye no follae simple instructions?' he shouted. Mr. MacNeil wen on page 41

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
rous products. Aye follow the instructions on the label.' on page 27

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nd see! And noo, here are yer instructions: the day I hae chosen for the on page 60
hich he had scrievit a leet o instructions. 'And ye'll find the laddie i on page 155

2 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
sic as ... warks o reference, instructions an product information. on page 22

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the kitchen and find a list o instructions left for them by Coont Olaf, on page 30

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
The instructions for the next trauchle had tae on page 34

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
biggit wi instructions in Korean.
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
then he tuik her aefauld instructions for a new will, leavin her aa
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an gied him thae instructions clear:
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
r, throu street signs, exams, instructions, frae awthin 'important'. But
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
sten to, and understand basic instructions and execute said instructions
and execute said instructions to a high standard. . . shoul
2 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The instructions fall oantae the flair. Ah str
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
writin instructions, an
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
giein me (recipient) (on the instructions o a thrid pairty) a
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
el that recipes need specific instructions.
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
e awfy seriously and followed instructions tae the letter. They wur much

@g_hibby tweeted
2254 I'm only glad there were instructions on how tae put it the gither' (2023) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
te Stevie reelin aff a list o instructions es lang es a fishwife's tung: on page 53

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n an his smile slippin as the instructions teen roon an roon inside his on page 58

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
dna poor pish oot o a beet wi Instructions oan the heel. Div ye myn fin on page 51

1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
Bunty, I looked for some instructions tae read on the wa's o' the b
But I thocht there wis audio instructions.
e're richt - there WIS audio instructions, but fan I said, "I beg yer p
ae see if there wis ony clear instructions ONYWYE, like on the wa' ahint
4 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
in the competition follow the instructions at https://t.co/OUcpbdU2Ga an(2018) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
keep oot o' the Fittie Bar on instructions o 'the wife bit wee yon muckl(2017) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
come into our possession with instructions that it be forwarded to you. on page 22
ipo da computer ta follow da instructions Janice wis posted dere fur he on page 78

2 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
h. Aa dis time we wir shoutin instructions tae him, bit he nivver opened
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
y piggledy line wi a chorus o instructions. It was a first ootin tae the on page 42

1 matches

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