A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of before in Corpus

Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
mind this yin night, eh? Long before she foond oot aboot me and th on page 34
nd me and say's 'It's ladle!' before proceedin tae piss hersel eve on page 36

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
wee table up the back. But no before a gie her handbag a wee kick. on page 6
is. What did you think of him before you found this stuff out? You on page 21
r actually thought aboot that before. Ah've always seen work as su on page 103

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
oot the polis raidin it once, before we aw knew ae the - place's on page 3
ng aboot ootside smokin a fag before they showed up, then bounce i on page 4
oot on the streets properly. Before that, it wis stolen beers fae on page 5
A laugh before we reach them. Big Kenzie is on page 21
he main gathering's existence before. On Friday nights before we t on page 23
Also on pages 28, 38, 41, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 54
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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
' he said. Matthew did so but before he cud move awa, Mr. MacNeil on page 39

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
o efter the lest time, a weik before, whan A thocht A seen the sau on page 59

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Le Marie, Nicole nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Last Day At East Wemyss, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, poetry
my son, before the umah holding up quartz on page 87

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
before they dee'd on page 63

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
with steep descent. He falls before his king, on page 3
Before we shrivel up and sink almost on page 30
They can fit ye in before or efter denner; on page 33
Not nations as before, but all within on page 57

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s only goantae git louder and before you'll ken it, you've foond y on page 15
end. And then came the drugs. Before ah knew what wis happenin, ma on page 19
n fur somethin tae hud oantae before ah depart this mortal realm. on page 23
ome bets through his machine. Before he continued and went intae c on page 33
boays, ah hudnae seen before. Anywey, he heard yin ae thum on page 34
Also on pages 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 53, 57, 61, 62, 68, 69, 71, 73, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 96, 98, 102, 103, 105, 108, 111, 120, 125, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 139, 141, 142, 145, 146, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 156, 157, 159, 160, 162, 163, 167, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174, 176, 178, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 91, 192, 197, 198, 199
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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
He's never even hud a Chinese before an here he is getting tore in on page 2
Ah've no been sick like that before in mah life man, must've been on page 3

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ah'd never had a puni before ah got her as a teacher, no e on page 16
t startet wi a constonant, an before aw the words that startet wi on page 17
tairs fur a blether. That-wis before she startet pallin aboot wi K on page 29
lik the stuff ah got wan time before oot that Indian place doon by on page 30
an gimme the thing, ah said, Before ma ma sees It. on page 31
Also on pages 38, 39, 42, 47, 51, 62, 69, 73, 76, 98, 99, 110, 118, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 137, 140, 141, 143, 144, 146, 147, 149, 156, 158, 162, 164, 169
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
thir skirts intae thir pants before they cartwheeled up against t on page 76

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
A lassie raises a haun before the teacher's hud a chance ta on page 7
Ah dae ma best tae make small before the bell. on page 9
run an aw, and it isnae lang before ah pass two o the stragglers. on page 11
e yer English though,' ah say before an awkward silence kin descen on page 12
Ah'm at Mammy's car before ah've a chance tae reply. Ah on page 13
Also on pages 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 26, 30, 37, 40, 45, 46, 52, 53
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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
amin stable lad an everythin. Before the mornin wis ower, aabody i on page 79

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
the fire. But it wasnae lang before ah hud tae go tae the toilet on page xvii
thick, white hair is ootside before David's even hud a chance tae on page 4
She looks at it curiously before openin it. It's a clown neckl on page 7
d hur stories a hundred times before. on page 8
in - even though it wis long before hur plant pots were filled wi on page 9
Also on pages 10, 11, 12, 14, 27, 30, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 47, 49, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 61, 76, 77, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 112, 114, 117
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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
to the enigmatical personage before me that, though his tongue wa on page 12

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Before prizes could be gien, some pr on page 114

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Before Scotland: The Story of Scotla on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
auld a cat to draw that strae before'). But for aw, the-day, we wa on page 116

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
of the saide Issabell' as is before saide, that yhe grant na conf on page 19
request, requerit me, notare before said, to make hym ane instrum on page 20

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
the war, Ah mean it was years before e spoke aboot it. We used tae on page 43
ne thing leads to another and before you know it, they're playing on page 44

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Before adoring stern an mune
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
nald for bringing this debate before Parliament today.
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
Ah’d never hud a puni before ah got her as a teacher, no e
t startet wi a constonant, an before aw the words that startet wi
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
isters cause they aw fell oot before ah wis even born.
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
wan time when she wis a wean before she came tae stay in Renfra.
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
des to the sole of ther feyt, before and behynde, within and witho
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
hich continued a pretty space before it vanished. Others describe
transported to another place before day...
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ks et me fir no answerin her, before the dug gets screamt et again
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
Wisnae long before they noticed ivrywan lookin i
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The day before Christmas, an aw through the
Before Bannockburn
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
it ye uised tae love aboot it before ye got intae The Wire. It's m
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McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
n was to go further than ever before. They felt brave and gallus.
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Early Modern English, whether before or after their appearance in
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
Before yuh start kill me!
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Before too long the bus is stoappin
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae be here. . . five minutes before that really, ye should be her
‘Naw, before it wis a shoppin centre, when
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the worst back in March, and before ah knew whit wis happenin, me
�� she snapped, raisin a haun before hinkin better o it.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d ghostoons. Ah keep scrollin before ah look roond ma bedroom. Ah�
it’s ainlie a maiter o time before somewan ah know catches this
inside, poked a finger roond, before goin tae toon oan ma wee toot
Before ah’ve a chance tae catch ma
h never hud thochts like this before, even efter Mammy died.
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
She gies me a sympathetic nod before openin hur mooth. A few secon
dinner’s soon staun cauld. Before ah ken whit’s happenin, ah�
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
imb in.” A move we’d done before BIT this time A realised A wi
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
r. The whistlin fae the nicht before echoed through her boady, cre
Before she could hink oan this any l
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McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
wee bevridge aff thisideboard before Yi even turn on thilicht. It
stairted in thi Cleppy Road, before thi bairns, it wiz a joy to g
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
osition in the flat as he wis before, eyeballin us.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
will work. We have done this before. Usually it is an accident at
there were modern humans here before I let anybody fly me over a m
to let the broom sweep clean before you make such a drastic chang
Why didn’t you mention this before?”
ong to a pre-lapsarian world, before the Fall of Man. As my Granni
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
eid it some mulk lit a'd done before Sum tum later it brote me a m
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ud aboot hauf an oor tae kill before the weans went tae bed. She�
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
with passion and beauty, even before you glance upon meaning’? W
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ike a chulemaster—the green before his house owerflows wi weans,
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
in’ anything of it. And yet before ah know it, he’s sidling al
h find masel licking ma lips. Before ah can sais anything in respo
lose to ma cock as ye kin get before he skips over it entirely and
bloke. We’ve fooled aroond before but no wi’ so much pettin�
Before ah know it, a feel his tongue
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
of grams off a geezer at work before I knocked off. You ang abaht
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
it forby as ‘aforesyne’ (before) and, historically, ‘sinsyn
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
d o chainge blew even harder. Before the year wis ower the King wi

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ndrew Bruce o Earshall. Years before he’d been a neighbour o the

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ing it in the playground, and before long they wouldnae stick up f
got owt tae start wi’, but before long he wis labouring and sen
d been there about nine weeks before a had ma first wee accident.
hat a willnae share here, and before a fortnight wis by they’d d
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Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
inning by a goal at half time before the Germans come back. But I'
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
it fur the compensation case. Before he got really sick he used ta
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wae ya go, ya mug, before I plug ye
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tae knoack again, likes. Cos before Danny kens it ah’m slammin
He stammers along the cairpet before dissolvin intae his couch tha
ry Jane’s side personality. Before he lits oot perfectly crafted
nny clearly wants oot ae here before the situation deteriorates. F
By pittin his airm aroond me before layin doon a proposal.
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n?’’ ah ask, wae a smile. Before stuffin the packet back insid
Maire than even before this guy is desperately tryin
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
the doactur hus tae say first before ah start settin oaff any prem
me Mr Ali’’ he tells me. Before guidin me doon the long corri
doesnae even say anyhing. And before ah ken it this God awful eery
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Before oor tears even dry oan the Kl
ened as ah’ve ever seen him before. At least, ah’ve no see him
e’s famous big cheesy grins before he lits oot a triumphant bark
a rattlin washin machine. And before ah ken it ah’ve been plunge
kin doon ma jeans and boaxers before ah lit rip. It seemed as if m
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
depressin rugged auld puss as before when ah approach the desk. Th
mples into an envelope’’. Before she hastily disregards the tu
Before ah kin even finish ma sentenc
icket and hoose keys awey and before too long ah’m dartin oaff t
ma remark. Like ah mentioned before, eh? it’s certainly a diffe
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
quiet, and the road is tame. Before too long ah find massel in Do
oattle back inside the fridge before littin oot a pathetic, tired
never seen a deid man walkin before, eh?’’
ah scream, risin tae ma feet. Before raisin ma glass in the air �
��’Fancy joinin me fur yin. Before ah go, likes?’
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ollapse in a pitiful mess and before ah ken it he hits me wae the
ma news oan the test results. Before heidin back tae the flat wae
eel maire motivated than ever before. The wee might is obviously w
sausages. Yin final blow oot before ah start this strict new heal
4 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
blocked, never heard of them before so a dinnae trust them and I'(2020) search twitter
c2711 @Nod641 Suppers anytime before bed as a kid aboot 8/9 o cloc(2020) search twitter
e worst he just hightailed it before shit hit the fan but dinnae f(2020) search twitter
KMotherofcats Right I'm going before i ask fer yer life story ?? i(2020) search twitter
ven one 24 hours shop... even before covid ??(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
iculous, you've got tae be 28 before yer even considered tae play,(2014) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
Standing stones in field just before lay-by. If you look closely y(2020) search twitter
Judy_Jarv The auld town house before they built the new one. Never(2020) search twitter
@Mamareign12 @annmairelee Before ma time ?????????(2020) search twitter

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
to shine a wee light on this before we get caught up with the gla (2021) twitter link

@g_hibby tweeted
Before I attend tae acknowledging ye (2022) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
Think Im gonna buy some books before goin tae see @watsoncomedian (2014) search twitter
mphrey Hae a nettle cuppa tea before bedtime next time as sleep is(2014) search twitter
go, as no been tae Nottingham before! Or maybe travellodge hotels!(2014) search twitter
d! Now en route fir food shop before sitting doon tae decide whit (2014) search twitter
Time tae plan fir the morrow before catching some zzzzzzzz's. @Co(2014) search twitter
and 13 other occurrences.

@MartinBroon tweeted
tzpatrick will stick a few in before May Without a doubt.... There(2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
So many who went before us campaigning for Scotland's (2022) twitter link

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
nes in programmes she watches before it happens on screen. Ad be r (2018) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
at wur 5 days past thir "best before" date, an noo a foreign body (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
s She used tae also say "sie" before speaking a sentence. It was a(2020) search twitter
@GaryInnes Seen this episode before. Dinnae think the relationshi(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
?? yes it's me oan her phone before ya get cheeky ?? (2022) twitter link
wull hen, off doon the Barras before ya shandy? Deciding what clae (2022) twitter link
hen? I'll go tae the cludgie before ah Turkish masel! (2022) twitter link
tar_welsh An nae funny coffee before ya do the cleanin hen! (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
s, LFT first (as oor FM says) before visiting yer new friends, who (2021) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
etry. It's never usually said before an actual boke, usually juist (2020) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
ts, was only a matter ae time before the 2 collided to ruin ma fuc (2021) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
hat one as well! No, this was before (I think?) - we were meeting (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
a' day every day in isolation before finally bein frogmarched oot (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ind these leagues got the nod before? and for the record going dow (2021) twitter link
ear the cycle lanes/pavements before the roads - and have vehicle (2021) twitter link
and had a sesh on the sunbed before you went to the gym louise - (2020) twitter link
sunbeds - or go fir a bevvy before n efter the fitbaw - ad reth (2020) twitter link
y they didnae take the chance before - the true scots didnae show (2020) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
Thou shalt have no other gods before me," an that's far he made hi on page 35

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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
te things I've niver heard o' before, sic as cherimoya an' ither t 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
"We fell oot last March-joost before he went mad, ee ken-" (pointa on page 68
r, "or ee'll be sleepan again before id's done." on page 70
is a good deal worse off than before, as e March Hare hed joost up on page 71

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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
No last nicht but the nicht before, three wee monkeys came tae t
1 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
r aboot his pal?" Sandy said. Before the assembly of chums had a c
1 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
s there for ower half an hoor before she ca’d me in. Sittin in t
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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
d because he hasna caught one before so a can wind him up about it
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
bdy had back in the day, back before the Company won the tech waar
ges folk spoke. It wisna lang before I was a complete ootsider, a
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t least a year. She had never before seen such a huge range, the c
better hae some mair!” And before she knew it her plate wiz fil
his brither Hugh fifty years before. He’d been a pirate in his
he cellar lichted up as niver before. She didna ken fit they were
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
- not been done in Aberdeen before!(2014) search twitter
is Doric word means day/night before. Thanks tae Carol. xx(2015) search twitter
t Breaks, Spa & Beauty booked before 29th See https://t.co/ohZWcUR(2017) search twitter
wauch, which was strong smell before jointing for cooking. Can’t (2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
t said it would tak 18 months before anything gets close tae being (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ted fan doing some bin raking before breakfast. Shock! Who yous go(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Fitba before money took over(2020) search twitter
pikken ti him at shop a while before lockdoon(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
sheets Dream o the days gone before, ponder on the dawns tae cum'(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
and a half has rocketed since before my hip operation(2016) search twitter
uld they manage a song or twa before or after the gig in my pub do(2016) search twitter
al for ma fire doon the beach before Edith next door gets oot her (2016) search twitter
get early couple o' pints in before I try tae roll the eggs doon (2017) search twitter
s efter being offered it, nae before as wis nae offered it! But so(2017) search twitter
and 5 other occurrences.

@McGoo1888 tweeted
Before it became cool ah could write (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
heu paused for a sip o coffee before continuing her tale. on page 14

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"It'll be ten weeks before it's right," the cheery docto on page 24
eedie hoose'll be as happy as before. on page 33
ved as ah'm nivver been loved before on page 38
Fur that big man stood before me noo wis peedie 'Stinky Bro on page 69

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Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
haes been published in Orkney before. on page 1

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
before I thowt I kent no one, on page 27

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
before headan fur the next pink buoy on page 149

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Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
(Before ye start tae read this, ye sh

@peediepuss tweeted
managed for keep in the days before baling. Assuming cut (scythe (2020) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
cates that something happened before now. All Germanic languages h on page 73
u haven't / You've been there before, on page 75

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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
u haven't / You've been there before, but she hasn't / They have a

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
osure and old photos show dis(before aa da hooses came).

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I ken I've said it before (and my photography isna exac(2019) search twitter
hink o da generations o women before me. https://t.co/eWFKfs7dUM(2020) search twitter
but something has gone wrong before it was found where it was, aw(2018) search twitter
I've said before I'm no Nigella, but I'm quite(2020) search twitter
Just a minute before da sun started to peep abun d(2020) search twitter

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
a nip o sherry mixed together before the sterter on christmas day (2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
Great to see this the day before #InternationalWomensDay a Sco(2020) search twitter
tovies Love it, have read him before. Like the eye-rhyme are/snare(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Before six o'clock in the evenin' on page 7

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
"An A toul ye before that a looder wud brek it an on page 8

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Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
Before I met the wife I went tae twa
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Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
They all grew fast and before I knew it we had dozens o the
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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
had been washed oot the week before and reeked o Jeyes fluid clea
naw tae choke the rest o them before the the field they'd mak.
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@Angelinekking tweeted
e use it in Belfast. That was before the penny dropped re: Ulster (2020) search twitter

@OrangRuth tweeted
. The nads will be cut aff ye before ye reach the field.(2019) search twitter
il2 So they stapped the video before that, Thon is futuristic hist(2019) search twitter
er thon Feenyin family moving before they left(2019) search twitter

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ife had a brave wheen o weans before he went :)(2020) search twitter