t disappointment or unwelcome surprise but also as a verb meaning (2020) search twitter
| surprise | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 64.6 | 60.8 | 90.1 | 99.4 | 40.7 | 41.3 | 35.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 208 | 119 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
| Number of authors | 77 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Alice noticed, wae surprise, that the pebbles wir aw turn on page 40
his heid scornfully, "Widnae surprise me if ye'd never even spoke t on page 69
Bit then, tae Alice's great surprise, the Duchess's voice died awa on page 90
n lifted up baith its paws in surprise. "Never heard ae uglifying!" on page 95
d tae hersel. Then magine her surprise when the White Rabbit read oo on page 113
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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
irn o humanity it wad be mair surprise tae see a body ferlie at a bo on page 134
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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
nfurl a wee bit, revealin the surprise inside. His face is a fuckin on page 27
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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Alison noticed, tae her surprise, that the chuckies were aa tu on page 39
But here, tae Alison's surprise, the Duchess's vyce dee'd awa on page 44
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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
... An sic a surprise fir her mither ! on page 16
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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
dy Peden.' John gied a gasp o surprise an smertly raised the baur an on page 29
steyd awa. Sae it cam as nae surprise when, at the back-en o the ye on page 40
d the hillside; an it wis nae surprise when they cam across the secr on page 47
in at Wellwood.* Then tae her surprise, he stuid up, gied a wee mock on page 68
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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
alm aboot everyhin. It widnae surprise me if she's incapable ae prod on page 13
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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
r windae. She tells me, to my surprise, aw ay it, in wan big sentenc on page 2
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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Surprise, surprise, for he saw noo on page 43
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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the Earth will get a pleasant surprise on page 43
appit haun tae mooth in great surprise, on page 49
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ugh tae the backroom. Tae, ma surprise, Paul didnae seem fazed by he on page 32
t back tae his missus. Tae ma surprise and everyboady else's in the on page 45
nderin taewards me and tae ma surprise is clappin ma performance tae on page 57
Tae ma surprise he brushes oaff this piece ae on page 64
but ah'm tellin yae. Aldo wid surprise yae." on page 70
Also on pages 83, 107, 118, 122, 126, 144, 161, 165, 169, 189, 193
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the door a shove and, tae his surprise, fund it wis aff the sneck. H on page 221
re gaun. But the news doesnae surprise me.' on page 228
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
on budget, it likely will no surprise ye that muckle tae fin oot da on page 36
jist Kings o England, sae nae surprise there. Houanivver Cooper went on page 43
sels. Weel this is mebbes nae surprise gien their ownership, but the on page 47
ations shuidnae hae been onie surprise. The bourgeios managerialism on page 111
d tae a seetuation that micht surprise ye, seein as ye hear no a squ on page 129
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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
in an storytellin. It's aye a surprise tae the Weejies tae fin oot t on page 9
get the baint. It cam as nae surprise When the lad chosen tae go ef on page 38
Nou it'll no be onie surprise that the lairdies didnae exac on page 83
it be kennt that this wis nae surprise tae them. They had kennt aw a on page 86
tho as it turnt oot, tae the surprise o mair nor a few, she cuid ta on page 100
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
said, an ah couldnae keep the surprise oot ma voice. Yi didnae think on page 100
Surprise surprise, ah said. She ignort me an ke 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
hocolate. WONKAS NUTTY CRUNCH SURPRISE, it said on the wrapper. on page 43
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Barclay Brithers surprise attack, on page 46
goat tae go, which wis a nice surprise. on page 70
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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e, he said. It didna seem tae surprise him that the auld quine wis s on page 61
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ma eyes drift tae his jotter. Surprise, surprise, he's writin aw abo on page 21
Ah'll surprise hur afterward, ah hink. But i on page 32
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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
this,' he gaed on. "This is a Surprise.' He hoasted in a wechty kind on page 154
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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ad recovered a little from my surprise, I ventured to remark to the on page 12
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Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
atap her bombe surprise. on page 134
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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
d the heidie," "it wid be nae surprise," on page 114
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
It wul be nae surprise ti thaim at's read ma awn rev on page 6
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Sarah,' she says, 'this is a surprise, come in an take the weight a on page 46
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
o Auchtermuchty, tho, the big surprise is what like the Scots thare
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
r telt the forgaitherin o his surprise, in a pleisured wey, tae see
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Ah tuik the plant bi surprise an ower it went wi a helluva
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
eydence. Syne, ti ma surprise, he lencht hissel intil a say
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ened I shouted ma heid aff in surprise. Robert started tae speak.
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
in Scots - an sae it wis nae surprise tae read the day that Kathlee
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
as shilpit as it is, it's nae surprise we anely send yin message. Ye
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Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
iways full o life n it’s a surprise if yi iver hear her it peace.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
It's nae surprise tho that, bein a Scots langua
d juist in his serk. It's nae surprise that a body o his staundin
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rt fowk aboot him, it’s nae surprise William wad become a fine thi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Scots that emerged was a big surprise" tae her. Accordin tae her, i
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
he air, it shuid hae been nae surprise that the same norrie wis the
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
This didnae surprise me much; tae keep quiet aboot
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ur an escape route but tae ma surprise the driver gies us a friendly
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“I suppose.” There’s surprise in his voice.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
red oot wey o speakin but the surprise that loups oot at the reader
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
er either. It wisnae really a surprise when the social took the wean
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ithir hoose!” Mouth open in surprise, she exclaimed, “How did yo
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Williamson an’ wis taken by surprise when he phoned me to thank me
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ot worse. Well that’s nae a surprise.
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
at University. Aye, it disnae surprise ye tae learn that Andy went t
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
nae surprise,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Tae her surprise she fund a message addressed
he rase an, tae Beatrice’s surprise, booed deeply tae Raggle an s
Than, tae her gret surprise, he touched her hair, sae lic
as lang as they dinna, we hae surprise on wir side. Bit Ah wis aye f
er tunic. He leuch wi pleased surprise
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
stairt, even whan its no aw a surprise.
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
e hostler wi somethin kin tae surprise.
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
e wird-kist (it is nae muckle surprise tae learn) derives fae the Sc
o England. This is nae muckle surprise, fur they are aw variants o t
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
trip wae the fairies. Tae ma surprise, though. This Marvin is flyin
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
kept waitin. Then, tae ma ain surprise and delight he mutters ‘’
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
rework display. And it widnae surprise me if the vibrations sent thr
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ma last breath. It also might surprise yae tae hear this but ah’ve
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t no right, pal?’’ tae ma surprise ah’m greeted wae silence fa
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@jax6754 tweeted
en its fae the heart tae....a surprise phone call, a card tae encour(2015) search twitter
@OliphantWullie tweeted
ayscot @joao_kay No there's a surprise CIA & KGB tryin to influence (2022) twitter link
@billykayscot tweeted
ones elevation, it wouldnae surprise me to hear that James Kelly i(2020) search twitter
@Chazzbat tweeted
i Freja at the end wis a nice surprise, tho.(2020) search twitter
@DABArbuckle tweeted
on tae McDonald's. Imagine ma surprise when the lassie said "naw, we(2020) search twitter
@ThonJacobite tweeted
on tae McDonald's. Imagine ma surprise when the lassie said "naw, we(2020) search twitter
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
manMurray10 @HaddAth theres a surprise (2020) twitter link
@BBCJamesCook now - theres a surprise lol (2021) twitter link
am no sayin when - itll b a surprise lol (2020) twitter link
he tree packed away - whit a surprise as a fell asleep n everythin (2020) twitter link
@EdinburghLive_ now theres a surprise - the slave trade lives on l (2020) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
we reechet thi grun. Tae oor surprise thi heather joy wis air, So t on page 19
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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
tae ma surprise, fan ye arrived on page 31
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e lead e praise. Tae Fergie's surprise, the ither memmers, tho dowie on page 25
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Alice noticed, wi some surprise, at e pebbles were all turnan on page 38
But here, till Alice's great surprise, e Duchess's voice died aweiy on page 88
hon lfted up both ids paws in surprise. "Never heard o uglifyan!" id on page 93
sade Alice in a tone o great surprise. on page 99
sade till hersel. Imagine her surprise, when e White Rabbit read oot on page 111
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
y noo an then it taks them by surprise, an on the occasion o '86 at on page 118
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
rlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surprise); Nutty Jakes, a schizophreni on page 124
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
rlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surprise); Nutty Jakes, a schizophreni
skelp the story alang til its surprise conclusion, and there’s a h
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Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
there on his bed wis the best surprise o aa. An Aiberdeen strip, sto
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ry an quait, noo at's nae ony surprise,
Day comes oot fine, gran surprise.
Day comes oot gran at's a surprise.
n the win dis rise at's nae a surprise,
ors tae late efterneen at's a surprise,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Canna say thats a affa surprise,
Sna for the day at's nae surprise.
Clears up wi sin at's nae surprise.
It'S damned cauld at's nae surprise,
Canna say thats a bit o a surprise,
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
l sign gave way, much tae the surprise o them baith.
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Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
n. Fit hid a done? But tae ma surprise they stood up and shook ma ha
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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
n thocht I could gi her a wee surprise fan she got hame fir her work
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
n a got hame there wis a nice surprise waiting fir me. Ma next door
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t the grave opened an tae oor surprise they listened wi a sympatheti
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
in chawed an gnawed intae her surprise Yule feast till her ribs war
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
ookit at the grave an tae his surprise saw a deidkist hauf open't. W
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
And, at the end o’ the day, surprise, surprise, it’s a’ the sa
, surprise, it’s a’ the same fowk fi
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
keep weel so it's nae muckle surprise. Surprise wis thit a buttrie (2020) search twitter
@72redz1903 tweeted
e78 @AberdeenFC Why is this a surprise tae you? Hes nae good enoug (2020) twitter link
@JoanHenry7 tweeted
you don't understand? What a surprise. You've gone way down in my e (2024) twitter link
dinna understand 'Aiberdeen'. Surprise? Not. (2023) twitter link
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ine scene, coos wi bells on...surprise! (2020) twitter link
Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a bit o a surprise - on page 123
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Weel dat doesna surprise me. I tocht I wid hae paece h on page 27
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Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
whit he wis telt an he got a surprise. on page 17
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Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
twartree bits o prose. Tae my surprise, an nae smaa horror, I enjoye
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
dwards41 Yun honestly wid not surprise me wan bit.(2021) search twitter
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@dtaylor5633 Nae surprise! ??(2020) search twitter
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Alice notice't wi some surprise that the stains wur turnin ta on page 40
But here, tae Alice's gret surprise, the Duchess voice died awa, on page 91
lly?" said Alice, wi a note o surprise. on page 102
said tae hirsel. Imagine hir surprise, whin the White Rabbit read o on page 115
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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
t Eleventh nicht tae naebodys surprise, on page 30
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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
on resourcin' pictur hits nae surprise at neir aa Ulster-Scots cultu on page 39
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@fairfaaye tweeted
t disappointment or unwelcome surprise but also as a verb meaning (2020) search twitter