A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of scene in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
fuckin apologisin fur makin a scene. He goes, 'You can't speak to on page 2
SAMMY THE CRIME SCENE CLEANER on page 103

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
p their stampede n survey the scene fae across the road. Their ma on page 21
eir granny wid descend on the scene n it wid be over before it st on page 45

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
SCENE 1 on page 1

6 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
doun that veiled the horrible scene frae on page 51

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah don't want tae cause a scene, ah say. "We'll sit in the co on page 1

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
This scene's ancestral, ever. Lowping ea on page 63

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
it's the drugs. Picture this scene: each mornin ah awake fae on page 15
o that me bein absent fae the scene coonted fur anyhing. Fur ma c on page 61
ae known fur it's vibrant art scene or welcomin personality. Inst on page 85

3 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
she kin set a scene. on page 103

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ompletely disappeared fae the scene, the braw Mr Trilby wis appoi on page 222

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Now em back on thi scene, plenty good habits an on page 104

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
d come tae be cried the "folk scene". I wis singin, screivin sang on page 56

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Martin wis first on the scene an seein the deid bodies o hi on page 79
egan tae file awa fae the sad scene in total silence. Davie's fre on page 90
In fact Scotland had been the scene o radicalism an riot aw thro on page 120
ir Provost Riddoch cam on the scene. This time wi the airmy at hi on page 122
ntae the Cooncil Chamber. The scene wis gettin fell ugly an the c on page 127

5 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
h don't hink it's really your scene, Kirsty. on page 23
ll an Princess Di were on the scene an whit they thought aboot aw on page 34
his pal, but it's jist no ma scene. on page 121

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whit mair idyllic scene could be contrived, on page 15
The satire feenishes wi a scene whaurin the auld Stoic preach on page 116
is coort-case appears oan the scene. 'Whaur the hell dae ye think on page 127

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Scene But I guess it's like a limpi on page 72
It's a scene wi a speug and a wee roond ca on page 131

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
reath and fumbled through the scene. on page 59

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Scene: Edinburgh, afore the Palace on page 14

1 matches

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Pine Wid, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
the terrible scene on page 6

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
whither it wis a pictur o the scene inby - Did the fouk they tho on page 8
The scene makes him unsiccar again, sae on page 9

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
t events on the Scottish leid scene haes on page 7

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
i sum verra skeillie an fekfu scene-settin, afore developin intil on page 138
es the teuk whan he picturs a scene o his paurents' daiths, or he on page 141

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
ryte feigurs o the Scots leid scene in a mukkil pert o the Twanti on page 6

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
t whaur Cervantes descrives a scene in whilk deils pleys tennis w
traucht cuttin til a brakfast scene. In sik a wey, he sets his ow
2 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
rill – and up front at ivry scene, wi a wee prologue verse. Jac
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
bi Catherine P. Slater, in a scene that'll be as fameeliar ti on
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
We wull ettle for tae set the scene bi giein a wheen o thochts an
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Whit mair idyllic scene could be contrived?
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the heap on the Scottish fowk scene.
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
k an brocht the polis tae the scene. Thay fund sindry roondit imp
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
range flourescent blue, lik a scene fae Blade Runner crossed wae
tae the suhin worse than thon scene fae Trainspottin.
2 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
he decides tae try and make a scene by shouting at the security g
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
THE scene is the kitchen o the seevente
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
his viewer! In this seduction scene, when Tartuffe touches Elvire
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
they made the Frisian poetry scene soond. I wanted tae unnerstau
an dynamic' the Scots poetry scene wad soond tae an inqueesitive
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
w at the clippin an slauchter scene. They yaise puppetry skills a
kdraps tae hide ahint. In the scene whaur the Laird gauns tae Mr
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
. We had tae get awa frae the scene pronto, somebody wis bound ta
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ntae the hall and took in the scene. Her mither fussed ower her f
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
There wis a scene whan they tried for tae set o
awa. She wis sweir tae lea a scene brewin ahint her, bit she had
nybody’s interest tae hae a scene.
3 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
in traffic awa frae the crash scene an rushin tae the aide o the
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
tae his mooth an gaped at the scene ahint the flair-tae-ceilin sc
1 matches

Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
€™s the flirtin ye dae on the scene
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor Daffin in a Dear Green Place, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
ollok Kintra Pairk, Glesca. A scene at’s the liker a ceetie tha
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
n William o Orange cam on the scene.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
sibly departin this life in a scene ae flyin kicks and a chorus a
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
since Bruce burst oantae the scene and ah’ve goat intae the ro
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ale team, ane an a) ahind the scene at the parly abody is warkin (2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
o Scotland tradeitional music scene heÂ’s thirled tae. Minds me o(2020) search twitter
_shaneÂ’s buik aboot the folk scene mindin me o makin a programme(2020) search twitter
tweeted it - whit a touchin scene.(2020) search twitter
ye ken the tradeitional music scene.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
aks, when she burst ontae the scene at Hampden jist 6 months ago. (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
wurd "thole" is back oan thi scene by ri wiy. Rapid. (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Maybe Victoria 'Nativity Scene' Prentis should chynge her na(2021) search twitter

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
r they met ah appeared on the scene. Nae aat ma Ma regretted haei on page 43

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Anne screwed up er face the scene tae assess on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
s in Harman scancin the local scene carles an carlines thrang i t on page 3

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
teen is een aff Friday Sports Scene fir a meenit te leuk it er. " on page 38

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r year aul fin you cam on the scene. An Ah s'pose Ah shid've rese on page 20
ra, clickin awa, capturin the scene for posterity. "...Looks like on page 42

2 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Thi kyne o scene maist dry o grace, on page 5

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
There'll be some scene if i' boss comes in here on page 97
ishin tae avoid an unpleasant scene on page 182
Scene one, in which Peggy gets her on page 192

3 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
inna hae the dance - anither scene sae vibrant the noo.
1 matches

Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ce and bobbies arrived on the scene.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ice and ambulance were on the scene, they’d nivver seen onythin
clue wiz that at each murder scene they’d found tiny bitties o
2 matches

@cligeey tweeted
a nicht or twa for a change o scene(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
My rave scene wis walking the mat doon Unio(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ibrary o Scott novels, Alpine scene, coos wi bells on...surprise! (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
ster craftsman arrived on the scene, on page 69

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a scene fae Dante's Inferno on page 56
eaceable day I return tae the scene on page 152

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a's wha on the Scottish music scene. Hid's rubbed aff on me an is on page 48

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tae embrace the au naturelle scene on page 100

1 matches

Shetland

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Commission kam on the scene i the late 1940’s, thair ir
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi chasin hizzies mair tha scene. on page 2

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Irelan' selectors wir on the scene, on page 2
wil recal' some vivid foreign scene, on page 43

2 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Throw back tae tha time an scene, on page 21

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
the Ulster-Scots musical scene. The challenge bes tae forder on page 42
through tae the wider ban' scene. Thon notion aareadie bes wei on page 48

3 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
I stapped tae imagine the scene masel. ‘Weel,’ ah went on
1 matches