A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of bench in Corpus

Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Folk would see ye sat on the bench up the brae, luckin forlorn d on page 79

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
oes wi him an he faws aff the bench an hits the deck. Oot like a on page 13

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he wisna, an I sat at ma oar bench, starin at the sunlicht danci on page 56
felt masel bein guidit tae a bench. Gradually, I cam tae ma sens on page 59

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s n a railway sleeper makin a bench. 'The only light is aboot fiv on page 32

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
criptorium an oan thir novice bench. An thon's hoo Ah wis pit aif on page 12
irit the tillie. Frae the oar bench we laddies culd rax the sails on page 14

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e hags, huddled on this stone bench: on page 63

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
names oan it. Or even a park bench tae remember thum by, there w on page 91
ven fannies wid even make the bench fur The Edinburgh Athletic Wh on page 95

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wuid be fair tae say that the bench hated aw poachers, but especi on page 83
visitors. This was the haill bench o Dundee magistrates wha want on page 89
The learned judge wis on the bench eftir the times when Dundee w on page 103

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
on; ah had tae sit oot on the bench next tae Harpreet, an Charlen on page 23
so ah had tae sit oot on the bench wi Harpreet an Charlene an Ke on page 24
early jist tae sit there on a bench an watch oor crappy school te on page 68
ause he wis sittin oot on the bench an cause he'd five pound coin on page 133
walked past him sittin on the bench ootside the Fire Station wi a on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
whaur he sat aw day lang at a bench and screwed the wee caps onta on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
sed the learned judge oan the bench tae frown, on page 145

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
bothy and pit the pot on the bench. Then he keeked up at the med on page 26
s an auld spurtle lyin on the bench that had been used for steeri on page 30

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Me and Mary sit doon at a bench, and ah take oot ma copy o Ha on page 18

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
hey heaved her ontae a narrow bench. The crab had pushed aa the n on page 36
here." Joey pointed under the bench where Isa's broon leather sho on page 38

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
rn roond and sit oan a nearby bench. They must huv seen Gary wavi on page 60

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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Insteed, A sit on a bench, let oot a sneeze, sweat a we
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah sat on a bench and thought aboot hame. What
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
now am here, sitting oan the bench in the changing rooms as part
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an sore fae the hard, widden bench that passes fur a bed ah’d
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ithers wha were sitting on a bench adjacent tae the car.
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
sed. She stayed on the bottom bench. The rest o’ us climbed on
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Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
re was the Trinidadian on the bench, Tony Rougier, and he wis mib
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
7 ??Is that taken fae the wee bench ?(2020) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
@ClydeFC The Boss oan the bench? Whits that awe aboot? ??. ??(2019) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
uality with a top drawer subs bench - this maybe the season they (2020) twitter link

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
ch wi’s an we ett it on iss bench waatchin e doos cooin an peck
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
creep alang a bench. Puir Dauvit’s shanks war s
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@72redz1903 tweeted
dges, Mcginn and Edmondson - bench o youngsters (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ot nice to see shinnie on the bench for that lot even if it was h(2020) search twitter
@RitchieM03 Mcginn on the bench is insane. Look at his stats (2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
te pudding supper on a picnic bench while pretending not to notic(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The Owld Stone Bench on page 25

2 matches

Shetland

Southern

Ulster