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Use in varieties of Scots

believes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 12 1.5 0 0 20.7 4.8
Number of occurrences2824 1 0 0 2 1
Number of authors15 12 1 1 1

Occurrences of believes in Corpus

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Central

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
fine, even though I'm no. He believes me, fine, oot the road, ontae on page 3

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
The Committee believes that there is signeeficant is on page 7
rts tae follae, the Committee believes that gin the ettlings o offee on page 10
The Committee believes that it is important fur loca on page 18
The Committee believes that this wull alloo fur mair on page 21
Houaniver, HM Inspectors believes that this meisure wull clarif on page 37
Also on pages 46, 60, 63
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
k she's a liar anaw. Charlene believes everythin Frieda says though, on page 108

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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
Canto This Hoose Believes on page 138

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
en Scripture speiks: thaim at believes in him will hae nae raison fo on page 97

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
chtie aw the same. Mrs. Scott believes that an element o ‘coorsene
a muive wi whilk, Mrs. Scott believes, Scott’s life stertit for t
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
thy majority, I dout — that believes in democracy for Scotland, I
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
sks again, this time like she believes uz, "The aliens – what did
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e said auncient pile tho Phil believes that nane o her generation ".
ess interview wi Phil that he believes will estaiblish him as "a col
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
en onythin. Bit at least fowk believes Ah had sisters. Tae hae nae a
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
David believes him and gies up.

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Street briefing when naebody believes a single thing that cams oot (2020) search twitter

Doric

Diansangu, Mae naebdy likes a clype, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
believes in bein black affrontit,
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A' Teri folk believes on page 26
A' local folk believes on page 54

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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sthray yin o these weans that believes ïn me, ït wud be faur bettà on page 9

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