A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

placed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 18.1 20.9 29.8 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences5636 14 3 0 1 2
Number of authors36 23 7 3 1 2

Occurrences of placed in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
arlier fae his desk drawer an placed wan face doon on each pupil's on page 41
Mr. MacNeil placed the belt in position on tap o on page 42

3 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ntrol. He lufted his hauns an placed thum, like the ithers, twa in on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Wi aa yer trevels, ye're weel placed tae fin oot" He ushered his g on page 25
heids, an Priesthill wis weel placed tae gie thaim sanctuary. Heic on page 28

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
I wis placed in the chariot o ma prince. on page 14

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
then A placed you back up oan yer shelf, on page 33

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e sunbeds. As soon ma bet wis placed in his hand he mindlessly pro on page 31
e visit The Carousel wis well placed, n aw. And she swore blind ef on page 67
his scientific formula you're placed intae a category. Maist peopl on page 122

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ffled intae the livin room an placed her Christmas list doon on th on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Mr Wonka hurried forrit and placed a haun gently on Mrs Teeveche on page 149

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wi lungs like drums, placed in a plastic cot on page 76

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
last tae huv the white sheets placed doon in front o me. on page 45

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ames slipped on the bridle an placed the bit. on page 17

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
y; whaur on the Friday he had placed the envelope wi its receipt. on page 72

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ither, Ah think Ah'm gey weel placed tae discuss this byordnar tom on page 132

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n whit like reliance micht be placed on this or that response? An on page 4

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
e starin een o the deid wife, placed an ashet
1 matches

Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
er memory, made o granite, an placed whaur her hoose yince stuid.
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
t at a table near the windae, placed the aforementioned briefcase
1 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
d the zoo. A large aviary wiz placed right at the door. As they pa
1 matches

Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
n tidy ane. Athin his tae be placed neatly, presented neatly. Ma
sk in oor room is neat. Athin placed perfectly. Ma wardrobe i same
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Inside there’s a caunel, placed in tap ay an empty wine boatl
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s, an efter oor first meetin, placed him firmly in the fuckin sexu
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ines on handwashing have been placed in the bathroom and kitchen.â
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
pped in a clean tea cloth and placed in a big canvas shopping bag
some beetle or ither. It wis placed intae the wee plastic bait pa
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
(even when Bertie wis better placed tae score).
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
r – an the Greens are weill-placed tae become that i 2016.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
breach an take his place. He placed far too much stock intae his
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
mmin, Mistress McLachlan, wis placed further intae the watter so t

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Ay an axe... a big ane. It's placed against the shooder blade the

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

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Placed in front o some paper, on page 30

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
de,) an then all e party were placed along e course, here an air. on page 25

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
k noo, he stood stracht up an placed the peats oot the length o th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
saeiver, the auld tin pot wis placed abeen an ootspreid newspaper
n spat an hissed. Jist as she placed the coals in a fine wee brig
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
th. His ain name hid jist bin placed on the bridal queue. The morp
Kandy an Colombo, sae better placed than the planter's bungalow t
2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
the memory of Samuel Thomson, placed here by his colleagues in mem
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
oly Trinity. They were tae be placed three inches apairt and at th
wi a word ontae it wiz tae be placed. The left haan yin wiz ‘Fat
en oot the nine iron nails an placed them ontae the shovel at the
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wint doon intae the grave and placed it on the coffin and tae this
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ntae the caal fire grate then placed the nine stones on tap. Takin
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Shilt Inn #Balmedie has been placed inta administration wi loss t(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
So shaef efter shaef still he placed him aroond, on page 70

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Whaar they placed a plaque tae remember on page 25

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tattoos wir placed on page 107

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
id,) an then aw th group were placed alang th course, willy-nilly. on page 26

1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Placed on chair by smoulderin fire, on page 50

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ties, the boord wud bae weill placed tae tak' the lead oan sich an on page 48

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