A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of belief in Corpus

Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
gie me, Pior, bit it wis thir belief.': "Iae kill?' on page 14

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
sae ye huv nae belief in ocht but smotherin rain on page 43

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
xt hoarse ah've goat a bit ae belief that it kin actually win. Eft on page 37
es tae validate the increasin belief that ah've indeed done the ri on page 159

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
It micht be the maist sacred belief o the Mammonworshippin, war-e on page 38
wa wi hidin the facks beggars belief. Weel, mebbe. Her Defence Sec on page 55

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an self-belief, ti mak a dream. on page 27

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
eem an insense intae a body a belief in thair knawledge an skeels. on page 54

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
They really felt belief in their cauld wee bodies on page 31

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
eem an insense intae a body a belief in thair knawledge an skeels. on page 54

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
awa by the wee fowk kythe the belief in their uncannie pooers that on page 62

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
belloched oot: "That is ayont belief and heronious, the like o yon on page 42

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
sae muckle they beggar belief. on page 12
that hauded it thegither, belief in the saucrit faimilie on page 18

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Original in sin ayont aa belief? on page 102

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
shin hooses, is aamaist ayont belief. on page 133

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
aw belief, bent twafauld as if her back
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Professor Lo Bianco is o the belief that:
Sheena Blackhall’s obvious belief in the guid o thae visits, sh
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
the SQA award boosts the self-belief and confidence o weans.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Lament for the Decline of Belief
For backcloth, grand beyond belief,
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
eason it scunners me ayont aw belief tae see hou its spikkers are
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Ae pairt o this auld-farrant belief sýstem wis that the body wis
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
etion as it wid be daft ayont belief if Scots had legal status etc
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Wi' self-belief that's lang been gone,
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
ate ither fowks identities or belief systems. It’s no a place fe
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
m tae chynge his religioun or belief, and freedom, aither his lane
tae witness his religioun or belief in teaching, practick, worshi
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
i the public domain, it is ma belief that certain forms could weil
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
efeat aa the mair bitter. The belief that votin Aye wis the best w
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
y that votit ‘Na’ wi this belief, I’m feart that unner Murph
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
readers feelin alienatit an a belief that English spellin is prefe
his assumption that drives ma belief that devolution o braidkestin
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Facebook link ( 2020) Central
ye believe …. Whither that belief wis richt or wrang ye huv tae

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
r name which is fkd up beyond belief and won't give me the time of(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
eunitedfc It’s the Calvinist belief that by daein guid wark, guid(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@mathie_dan Beyond belief. Get yer jaiket oan, fasten i(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
disnae really matter, cos the belief that we're like that becomes (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e bairn. Contrary tae popular belief aboot smokin stuntin yer grow (2021) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
� she fuspered. “It beggars belief,” sighed the giraffe.” I
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Beyond belief, day is fine an mild,
Affa het aye it's beyond belief,
It's mild, affa close beyond belief,
Mild aye mild it's beyond belief,
Affa mild an warm beyond belief,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Cauld it's cauld aye beyond belief,
Affa dull an quait beyond belief,
Dull an warm it's beyond belief,
Damp an quait it's beyond belief,
Dry bit cauld aye beyond belief,
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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
, and they still maun hae yon belief in hard wurk, since they’ve
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
gender stereotypes sic as the belief that a quine belangs in the k
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ity or lack of confidence and belief (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
jist belief. Afore the words even catch u on page 27

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Shetland

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
. It heezes weans' smeddum an belief in thirsels an their grades a(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
Ah cannea belief ma wee lad hus turnt 15 the d (2021) twitter link