A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

thro Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.2 24.7 7.5 9.9 0 175.7 0
Number of occurrences7249 5 1 0 17 0
Number of authors25 20 2 1 3

Occurrences of thro in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
I dwingle't thro the nicht, but cam the dawn, on page 17

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Thro muntains an tunnels an meadow on page 30

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
cauld stane knucklin thro the pairks on page 32

1 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
fae the fridge. Whin he caws thro the vegetable drawer he foond on page 78

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
watchin thro the tirlis. on page 4

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
. siller they hae handit ower thro taxation, it's no jist that l on page 29
ye get a lot o yer eddication thro English - an that's the lang on page 65
ld tae the edge g catastrophe thro pittin profit afore baith oor on page 88
remerkable oors at the Vigil thro vicious winter months, ithers on page 107
t cuid come thegither an wark thro consensus tae mak a magnifice on page 108

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
were laid oot, an a wee room thro the back wi anither hauf doze on page 61
Aince a day a meal wis passt thro a slit tae him withoot a ward on page 88
scene o radicalism an riot aw thro the echteenth century. The im on page 120
People groups bein set up aw thro the British Isles. Even eftir on page 122
the place then = then drag it thro the toun. An auld boatie wis on page 126
Also on pages 127, 128
12 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ir wey tae Paris, they cam in thro the slums at St Denys, they s on page 76

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Ye'll learn thro pain, in mulligrups malign, on page 47
They spread their tongue thro strath an glen, on page 48

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
e dukes, the lairds, an richt thro ti the smaa gentrie. The kein on page 42

6 matches

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Whimbrel, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
aw day. Burnin fuel, burning thro their conceit of thirsels. Th on page 5

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
hae | sic reid hauns. Hingin thro the sinnons o its hin haughs, on page 59

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
gs that hae been haundit doon thro hunners o years; an the sang on page 77

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
n noise o chairgin buits rung thro the naerrae corridors o the w on page 17

1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Thro simmer’s gowden oors.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
Mouss. He hankit the snekkler thro a ring in hiz laundin-stance,
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
convoyed the fowersum baklins thro the yetts wi its etin paddok-
˜Peirie Neuk’ , an nou sein thro the
the auld sowel whan he leirit thro the internett o the
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aye! The author follaes richt thro til the enn o Scott’s caree
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Bishop Gavin Douglas, e’en thro Fergusson again, in his Horat
wi Rikki Fulton in the lead), thro Hector MacMillan’s The Misa
ower) tae unfankle and reenge thro the tanglt bonds o luve and j
y, eild and deidlie seikness. Thro owersettin, mibbes, ticht-rei
4 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
birlin stentless thro the quantum
1 matches

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
. Jist like thi licht passing thro thi windae- in and awa`.
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ad tae dae it. Ah had tae cut thro’ The Howff. It wis the ainl
1 matches

@rattlecans tweeted
ed for Irish Citizenship went thro the roof. The Irish noted, if (2022) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
uk oot the kye park, straicht thro the steen dyke, pynt her pike on page 84

4 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Been a fer bit o rain oot thro the nicht,
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
Darling an Astrid tak a waak thro the wynds o Meginwick
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
her dowp wes gey near burstin thro the steeks. on page 131
thro Dunedin o the Kings on page 143

2 matches

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Her older-twin cam thro an a' on page 158

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
. "A wunder if Ah'll fa richt thro th earth! Eet'll b' nicht fun on page 9
he couldnae even get hur heid thro th door; "an even if ma heid on page 11
oo th richt size fur tae gaun thro th wee door intae yon bonnie on page 13
n doon oan yin side, tae keek thro intae th gairden wi yin ey: b on page 16
she was toaty enough tae get thro th door, she rin oot o th hoo on page 39
Also on pages 52, 75, 83, 123, 124
14 matches

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