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concrete Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 23.9 8 49.7 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences5745 5 5 1 0 1
Number of authors30 22 3 3 1 1

Occurrences of concrete in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
hey are. There's a staircase, concrete and barren, the route everybo on page 14

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
in tred wis gey herd hit, nae concrete cuid get jurmummelt kis the w on page 85

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
I trauchle up the concrete stairs, on page 61

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ally sends me tumblin tae the concrete. on page 112
uld and run doon. A neglected concrete Victorian memory. Which pulsa on page 188
ur there, and that large open concrete space hud a starklin resemble on page 195
g replied. Gawpin doon at the concrete at his feet. on page 196

4 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
thir concrete. on page 83

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ey cartwheeled up against the concrete wa. Ye shuid've seen May Boyd on page 76

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Frae a haurd intercourse wi a concrete bollard, on page 82

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ookin up at the blue and grey concrete square. Ah willnae be bullied on page 3
We make oor way ower the concrete playgroond and heid doon taew on page 41
ma cryin cubical, ah want the concrete o the playgroond tae open and on page 48
Ah fix ma eyes oan the concrete pavement. on page 51

4 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e car comes tae a halt at the concrete steps. on page 1
school is cracked blue paint, concrete and crisp packets. There wis on page 38
es past the higgledy-piggledy concrete buildings oantae the prey sky on page 41
Thistlegate's made o blocks o concrete dumped oan an otherwise beaut on page 81
cannae even look at the sea o concrete ootside, The glass is covered on page 83

5 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
But concrete howes unbuoyant lat there lou on page 39
Fylt sheuchs an concrete waas, I kent on page 70

2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
or swings inward tae reveal a concrete slab merkit wi the bluid an c on page 9

2 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
His cities are a concrete Hell on page 54

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - No Faur Frae Babel, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
concrete bourach o a building on page 84

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
€™s Ark an a biler, hemmed wi concrete, wi a wee fire bole ablow. Th
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
in a caur". Houever, the ar a concrete noun form o the wird that's w
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
a mukkil concrete lek. Sae Broun hed ti bak-cum
Broun, A thocht; bot it wesna concrete, it
r a gryte pend atwein skawtie concrete waws intil a dok, lik a Saico
3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
streitch, nor wi staundin on concrete echt oor ilka day. Mair nor
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the slate slabs an fractured concrete wiz slippery still. You wak w
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
p intae the footprints in the concrete pavin slab, hinkin, Er, dae y
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
t fowk - on his honour! - a concrete realisation o their desires,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
run leavin only an expanse ay concrete showin where the factory wanc
nted timber, it rises fae the concrete foundation slab ay the factor
t aff, beatin it oan the hard concrete tae aerate the cunt.
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in aff them an poolin oan the concrete flair. ‘Good boay.’ ah sa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
scratchin the surface ay the concrete flair in its pursuit.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
wad rin up the twa flights o concrete stairs, luggage an aa, an lat
edicament begoud tae tak mair concrete shape in her mind.
they creepit tentily doon the concrete stair an only burst oot intae
eter o the lawbour camp, an a concrete-pillart fence cled wi corruga
hoothers an pushed her agin a concrete pillar. He haunlet her gently
5 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ieve this she's gettin me the concrete shoes and drappin m(2020) search twitter

Doric

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
involved but there wisnae ony concrete proof. Celia Tennent wis alar on page 118

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Onti ilka concrete wa’.
Faar wa’s o’ virgin concrete ran
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n's future in the sea. Nae in concrete an glaiss; nae in the kintra
ar back, stottin his heid aff concrete in the mids o a fit. He hid a
2 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
aroond id an twatree slabs o concrete laid ower the tap." on page 20

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Doon twaard the concrete on page 6
A concrete ramp leads up on page 18
spraalled oan the concrete steps again, on page 35

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
April sunshine. They got the concrete floor poored in the nick o ti
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ns can be spleet ferder intae concrete nouns (laek shair an flooer) on page 48

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
The yairdlicht shane upon the concrete an the bin-lid sweelt on the on page 1

1 matches

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