A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

allow Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 10.8 10.6 0 11.6 31 0
Number of occurrences3321 7 0 2 3 0
Number of authors23 14 6 2 1

Occurrences of allow in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e Cheshire-Cat," said Alice: "allow me tae introduce him." on page 84

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Ma rational brain cannae e'en allow me a final comfort.' on page 51

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
than whit maist wid allow thair lifes tae be seen as on page 44

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Allow me tae sweep ye aff ae yer fe on page 55

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We cannot allow sic filth oan oor screen? on page 35
An wullnae allow thaim tae pu the plug, on page 145

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Now, all ah allow masel tae remember aboot that on page 38

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"That I'll allow, ma guid neibour; masel am ay on page 43

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
door as far as the chain’ll allow.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n, the wummin’s sex mad. Ah allow masel a wry smile as ah consi
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
urely. Ma range o’ fire wid allow me a frontal heid shot, o’
ers came roond the bend an’ allow me tae escape, unseen, in the
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Fortunately the grund didnae allow them tae graze their ba’s s
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
skills, you must enhance, tae allow you tae advance.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e Rings. That is gin you’ll allow me some poetic license wi’
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
‘Should we allow the word choob?’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a choice. They might need tae allow me tae enter through they pea
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e very large surroondin areas allow masel and Bruce an opportunit
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@jax6754 tweeted
...plus predictive txt wilnae allow me tae keep speakin Scottish!(2014) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
toring and the lecturing, and allow yersel tae be led like a donk (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e it. Ma mental health disnae allow me tae engage as much as(2021) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
the countryside fir a month. Allow me to introduce ye tae oor ne on page 40

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
arse cus o thi big tyde's wid allow eis tae happen, eense a munth on page 7

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hort o the 'Second Comin' wid allow er te aiven entertain the ide on page 58

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n better." An iss Alice widna allow, withoot knowan how owld id w on page 23
Allow me till sell ee a couple?" on page 45

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
esume?” quo the giraffe. “Allow me to introduce myself. Miss
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ienced Glass the job, but, to allow him tae appoint a backroom wi (2022) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
God willing, the weather will allow us to travel to town, to have on page 78

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
Retrospendthrifts would never allow it." on page 35

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ter." An this Ahlice would no allow, withoot kennin hoo auld eet on page 24
Allow iz tae sell ee a couple?" on page 46
Cheshire-Cat," said Ahlice: "allow iz tae introduce eet." on page 83

3 matches

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