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beach Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words53.3 28.2 99.3 59.6 226.7 32.8 8.8
Number of occurrences16553 62 6 39 3 2
Number of authors52 22 16 2 9 2 1

Occurrences of beach in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
by stanes they'd fund oan the beach in yin ae the places they'd s on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ays "Ken? take they'm tae the beach and throw thuma frisbee. That on page 132
e puss. "Wis he at Portabelly beach, or suttin?". on page 179

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
hills, an his a near-at-haun beach whaur boats cuid easy be drag on page 32

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n the sea or walked alang the beach an felt the sand atween his t on page 13
go someplace that wis near a beach. Aye man, said Laura, Yi coul on page 112

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
At Seaspray, oan Ninety Mile Beach, on page 16

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
On the beach at Dunkirk, they were caught on page 76

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ck stairtit ane day at Bracky Beach. The three Baudelaire bairns on page 2
aiturs that ye fund at Bracky Beach, and that he wis lookin at ri on page 4
lang the haary shore o Bracky Beach there wis a lang figure strid on page 5
Poe wis daein there at Bracky Beach, when he should hae been at h on page 7
said, govin oot at the lanely beach like he wis thinkin aboot som on page 8
Also on pages 10, 60
12 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
At night, the Pleasure Beach smelled o warm doughnuts and on page 32

2 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Here, at Vrachos beach, backpacker's paradise, the s on page 23

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
but headit oan a beach in on page 22

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e be soondit like in "loch"): beach, beech, beseech, bleach, broo
1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
n the sea or walked alang the beach an felt the sand atween his t
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
p wae jist a backpack fu o’ beach claes in a bid tae get roon R
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
he Saturday we heided for the beach, aboot hauf an hour away on t
’d never been on an Italian beach afore and if it hudnae been f
beach was carefully organised – n
lat sand, were tamed like the beach, then returned to the wildnes
ll ma spare time on the local beach, a big empty streetch of near
7 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’d scoured alang the pebble beach afore, seein the ripples an b
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ent is like the waves oan the beach, they come in an’ oot, that
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
sga Fair Bit noo they caw the beach ‘the strand’
mind we used tae go doon the beach?
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
maire than a stroll doon the beach and watchin these dafities to
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
dreamin ae us oan some golden beach playin catch. Ah shovel him u
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
Coldplay have done for Viola Beach at Glastonbury has tae be res(2016) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
shapedoll Thank you. Aberdour beach, even I canÂ’t get it wrong w(2020) search twitter
Fridays aff. Just been to the beach, waiting for farmers shop to (2020) search twitter
Yesterday it was meant tae be beach, walk, lunch, till her friend(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
Im orf tae go tae Portobello Beach X(2015) search twitter
North Berwick fir Edin church beach service the day! http://t.co/(2015) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
use A wuz on a day oot at the beach at @VisitPortrush wae Ma daug(2019) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
Yuptae the day? We're oan the beach ?? (2022) twitter link
s how am standin hen. Oan the beach? Was there nothin oan Sky Art (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
OfficialDinsey a stoater oh a beach doon there across the road fa (2021) twitter link
supermarkets and going to the beach and the meadows was heaving y (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
claes: plastic sheen fir the beach; sweemin costumes an funcy de on page 40
wi a flake an a waak ben the beach. At in ere hid te bi ane o th on page 84

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sighed an flung his new yalla beach tool doon on his sun-bed, waa on page 10
ried te dry himsel wi the new beach tool. "Ess hisna bin waashed. on page 11

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
can still enjey a day at the beach at Geneva's 'Baby-Plage'. Sae on page 5
Porto for a city break than a beach ane, ye micht want tae tak a on page 10

5 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
tae his place on the beach. on page 54

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
performs his tricks doon at i'beach on page 133
Drove in frae Balmedie beach, ASAP on page 153

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
bit open grun jist ayont the Beach Ballroom. Noo that wis a plac on page 75

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n anely a wee hut doon bi the beach, an his mither bedd wi him, a
"'Tae the beach wi the gowden sans,' the tith
ered aff till it hing abune a beach, hard by Trincomalee. Syne: D
fleetin frae the lift tae the beach like a timmer doo, an sinks i
oochfu wis naethin ava frae a beach o puir gowd. That verra nicht
10 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
es, and the sands o the Broch beach, as ghostly as the aul toon i
and twirling up aff the Broch beach, dancing across the land unti
2 matches

Harper, Edith The Wye Athin Chynges, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric, poetry
Daunderin alang the beach makin siccar
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ill walk briskly doon tae the beach but she’ll nae tak aff her
bide, here, wi ma fowk and ma beach. And I think o her, Chris Gut
day she’ll daunder tae the beach, barefit and braw blythe and
3 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
buckies and byel them on the beach and collect gulls eggs we wou
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Finever ah ging tae Aberdeen beach @TGIFridaysUK an pick up huge(2016) search twitter
Beach keech fae the Brooch tae the (2018) search twitter
e needs tae ging tae Balmedie Beach an hiv a lang waak an calm do(2019) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
indy but bonny walk along the beach followed by a white pudding s(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
n pitch n putt place doon the beach? I did hae a few whiskeys min(2016) search twitter
arty wee ma cronies on Fittie beach bit afraid the gulls may eat (2016) search twitter
my coal for ma fire doon the beach before Edith next door gets o(2016) search twitter
or a Romantic supper doon the beach at #sandollar but she bought (2016) search twitter
o a kick aroond on the Fittie beach is the plan(2016) search twitter
and 18 other occurrences.

@glenlivetloon tweeted
#Porty #edinburgh #scotland #beach #evening https://t.co/dM0Omuy(2015) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
city Sand dollar café doon e beach(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e rocks an boulders on raised beach an was siccan tae ken hou lan (2021) twitter link
p piled fower fit high on the beach, ripped aff the sea bed by th (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
doon aboot the amusement beach an bunker on page 9

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
a silver-toed beach. on page 11
buried in bodle beach tongues, on page 15
No beach tae crag Bit joy tae pain, on page 20
oan Brough beach. on page 24

4 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@jm_stout The beach sediments are full o peedie p (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t cam up ipo da nort end a da beach dey wid be doon dere fillin d on page 7
nday moarnin, an dir aa on da beach wi dir quad an trailer gadder on page 10
you're sunnin yoursels ipo da beach." on page 21
y wir still a run a sea on da beach. Da postman met Maggie as shà on page 35

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Not on a raised beach on page 19

4 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Eemis Stane 1 - Dance o da Selkies, (Eemis Stane 2022) Shetland, poetry
Toward da beach. We stop immediately on page 15

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
or crub, stramash o beach; on page 28
Fae da broo da beach is fawn, but on page 33
ns balled farder up da peerie beach on page 36
Da rodd ta Gemiler beach on page 50
He towed da Dart tae Vadlure beach on page 60

9 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
forefit scrapit up da shingly beach.
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
t ta be sayin at I ran for da beach. I fell, an raise, an fell ag
dey wir a lock o weemen on da beach, midders an sisters an graand
2 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
in a peerie skiff doon aff da beach
es yun noosts set up abune da beach.
2 matches

Manson, Finnley Wir Beach, (Scots Hoose 2017) Shetland, weans
Sprayin up ower da beach.
1 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
... da Norwick beach in Unst! ‘We love dis beach
in Unst! ‘We love dis beach, don’t we Dad?’ axed Joah
ey hed a peerie explore on da beach and fun lots o sea creatures
ieve dir eyes. Dey were on da beach at St. Ninians Isle! Dey waal
4 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
d planned days oot ta Spiggie beach an Unst an da Scatness Broch
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
eaceful and energised after a beach walk rather than enraged and (2020) search twitter
a #tripawd isna a barrier tae beach fun with Belle :-) https://t.(2017) search twitter
o da year flew doon ontae da beach and wagged :D #roarforvoar(2014) search twitter
up dogpoo but leave it at da beach?? #dunnachuckbruck #Shetland (2015) search twitter
First barefoot beach walk o 2014. How superb to fe(2014) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Fine peerie wander at da beach in Stonehaven daday #beach #o (2018) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Sittin at a bar at the beach in Tenerife. Family nxt ti is(2019) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
a poem aboot whit Bournemouth beach yesterday says in mair than w(2020) search twitter
bein an Ayrshire chiel. Braw beach! A port an aw eh, grand, Ah m (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Ain the beach this time o year. on page 49
An leas the beach anew. on page 50

2 matches

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