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bastarts Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.4 12.2 0 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2323 0 0 0 0 0
Number of authors8 8

Occurrences of bastarts in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
thay're fykie wee bastarts on page 41

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, ah said. Thir right bigotet bastarts, he said. Aye but ah don't kn on page 68

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
focht his case, ah hope they bastarts choke, on page 68

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ntae a race wi the other deid bastarts tae see who kin reach the mot on page 52
be hingin oot wi other borin bastarts hur age. No pensioners. They on page 79

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
e get landit wi argumentative bastarts. on page 136

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
er's Screwdriver' - stuck up bastarts! Onywey, some bugger's haed t on page 96

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
llie said, 'The day ony o you bastarts ainly tak ten meinits for yer on page 59

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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
watter meant for their gress. Bastarts.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e let him doon. ‘Fuckin mad bastarts. Watch whit yies ur dain.’
the rest ay they bead rattlin bastarts that just came by here, int y
fuckin bootin an elbowin the bastarts tryin tae keep them at bay as
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Get it up yies, fuckin Orange bastarts! Tiocfaidh ár lá!’ McDade
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ahent the door. ‘Right yous bastarts! Awaiy an get tae fuck! Ah’
est years ay yer life tae the bastarts an they hound ye like a commo
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
experience, ‘. . .there’s bastarts oot there awright, but ye can
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e aforementioned ignorant wee bastarts is oan ma seat when ah get ta
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ma tail between ma legs. The bastarts oan this street never hud a g
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Aw while directin two useless bastarts that ur wrestlin wae a three-
ey sycophantic laughs crawlin bastarts like tae dae tae ingratiate t
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
oo attend tae the twistit aal bastarts,” advised Raggle.
“The bastarts herdit thaim intil a mine an
uist ill luck that some o the bastarts wis aareadies in a poseetion
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