A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

beside Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20 21.8 11.2 69.6 0 10.9 26.5
Number of occurrences6241 7 7 0 1 6
Number of authors35 21 6 3 1 4

Occurrences of beside in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ae the shooder.' Ah sit doon beside Dolly an gie her a wee nudge. on page 16
'That's beside the point,' mah advisor says. on page 103

2 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ke appeared ootside the gates beside Tam an oot o it strode a big on page 49

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
perfect. Mine defo isnae but beside the usual petty differences n on page 38

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ften wi a mug o hot chocolate beside her. She wisnae quite tall en on page 13
up tae her chaumer and hae it beside her as she sat in her silent on page 15
is lowsed. She troddled alang beside Miss Honey, wi hilty-skilty w on page 171
Honey ran forrit and kneeled beside the foondert giant. 'She's fa on page 218

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r, the teacher lined us aw up beside the pool an she shoutet the n on page 14
n wan ae the two empty chairs beside Madame Bonnie's desk. on page 20
ye ah know Big Davy ah worked beside him when he wis in the fire s on page 100
lassie Tricia that wis workin beside me she cornert him ay said, R on page 110
Auldhill, an she pit it doon beside the flooers, Ah didnae even g on page 111
Also on pages 169
7 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Lurkin in ither rooms beside yer maw's kitchenette, on page 31
And blitzt beside the kitchen grate on page 59
Nae mair on the Muin but here beside yese aw. on page 127

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'That's your seat beside Cathy,' she says tae Maw. on page 5
a neighbour, Hazel, is sittin beside Cathy. By the looks o hur, sh on page 113

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Beside the lake on page 122

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
n wan ae the two empty chairs beside Madame Bonny’s desk.
1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
r, the teacher lined us aw up beside the pool an she shoutet the n
Charlene’s ma wis sittin up beside the mirrors an the hair drier
2 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
the sound o a fire crackling beside me. I saw ma dad tending tae
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
g.” He takes the empty seat beside me.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
hone o’ a student walkin’ beside him, wrang oot. Scotty, a die
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rt-stoappin fright by staunin beside thur beids hauf-asleep in the
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
will say Beatrice was sitting beside him at the back of the vertic
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
eyes hud locked oan th' dyke beside me, mah brain forcin everythi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Beside his fluffy dugs!
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Fur sittin’ there beside Obama
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
llin ye. It's a baker's shoap beside a loch, it's
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
r school, sittin on the chair beside his bed. He seemed a bit bett
C’mere hen, sit doon beside me.
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
preciate it if yae jist stand beside me withoot sayin a word”
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
seasoned receptionists seated beside each other. And they’re gig
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
johnsons @RugbyAid2015 An yir beside @mcflyharry tae! If only a wi(2015) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
@sheenz_m_ Who’s the lassie beside ye? ??. ??. ????????????(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@bikesure @adrianflux am beside myself with this breaking new (2020) twitter link
@RyanMusselburgh am beside masel aboot the scotland game (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Mrs Cadwallader wis beside hersel fan Hughie gaed up ti on page 44

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
un notes felloot o't. She wis beside hersel an ran ana got Dod an on page 106

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ks an sandwiches in the boot (beside her handbag). Ey
1 matches

Cara, Dillon, Ami and Travis Bogle Adventure, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
oon enough if flew richt doon beside them but they splashed the wa
1 matches

Rebecca, Casey and Stephen The Baby Dragon, the Wolves and the Lassies, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
and faither in a sma cottage beside a braw wee glen. Ane day as R
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
burn at the bottom o the park beside wer aul hoose(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
in Fittie? The parkie, hilly, beside the schoolie or just aff midd(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
m will come tae you while A'm beside you. on page 20

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
no time the powny was standan beside him and the headcollar wis on on page 33

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
We met beside the kirkyard wall on page 26
waiting and hoping beside the dark sea on page 27
beside the fire keepin warm. on page 130

4 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Pepper the tufted gress beside weel trodden on page 16

1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ture? Ye can see the wee ship beside... https://t.co/N6gjBwz57W(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
first time. "There was a pot beside the bed, son. Come, an we'll on page 1

2 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
His lane beside hir bed, on page 9

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
re on the summer seat. Ah sat beside her. She was al quate luggies
1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
s thon Hanna doll nat sitting beside wee Jeffrey when he was getti(2019) search twitter

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
e - there’s a big white yin beside me!(2020) search twitter

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