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curtain Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 14.9 12.1 0 0 31 13.3
Number of occurrences4329 8 0 0 3 3
Number of authors26 14 7 3 2

Occurrences of curtain in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
me roon, she came upoan a low curtain she hidnae noticed afore, an on page 11

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
their heids roon the curtain. The boays are up oan the tab on page 26
fur the safety ae behind the curtain. Time fur me an Dolly tae mak on page 27

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
wer her mither's face, like a curtain drappin doun on a stage. Thay on page 24
. The lichts gaed doun an the curtain rase. Jean stuid her lane, ce on page 29

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Yer bricht reid curtain, on page 10

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
roun, she cam across a laich curtain that she hadnae seen afore, a on page 11

1 matches

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
had a wee keek ahint the Airn Curtain. An joukit daith. Twice. on page 36

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s kept me fae drawin ma final curtain. Mibbie ah wis jist lookin fu on page 23

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
aw up in wan ae they wee net curtain things that aw the staff need on page 142

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Ahint the curtain, cut aff frae the drink and g on page 97

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the stoorie curtains fae the curtain rod that hung ower the bedroo on page 29
ped deid. See, unnerneath the curtain wis naethin on page 101
but anither curtain. He raked through aw the laye on page 102
in the corner, she broke the curtain rod intae twa haufs. Then she on page 116
nes fae the play, jist as the curtain came doon, controlled by a wu on page 134
Also on pages 134, 141
11 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
throu yon curtain, as fowk caa it? on page 18

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
mlin a gentle flauchter o the curtain and the blate muin keekin ahi on page 17

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Openin the curtain wide, ah shield ma eyes fae t
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hie stuff. He sclanced at the curtain that separatit
bye, an there wis a makeshift curtain dividin aff yin en. She pynti
.” She disappeart ahint the curtain. Grains cud be heard fae ther
3 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
hear hissin, an we saw a curtain a watter fawin ower a cliff,
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ae the windae, pulld back the curtain, rubbed a hole in the fogged on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
san preen pricks in a velvous curtain. on page 40

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
le." Ah liftit the neuk o the curtain te see ma pal, Ruth, parkin h on page 74

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n. E sin wis blaikit oot an e curtain i the Temple wis rint in twa. on page 120

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ooh, I got a curtain rail in Crail on page 123

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
me roond, she came till a low curtain she hedna seen afore, an at e on page 11

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
curtain fur yer goun, an takk in yer
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
a #nurse fa wis caad Annette Curtain, ah jis cwid nae keepit a str(2019) search twitter

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
ir drystane dykes ma castle's curtain wa. on page 129

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
aicint go, she jist saw a low curtain she hidnae noticed afore, an on page 11

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The gauze curtain hings doun lyke a haar.
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
indae. Maisie lifted the lace curtain tae see the Waterloo Road spe on page 1
dure an stairtit tae pull the curtain ower. She stapt, mindin the m on page 32

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
time roon, shae come on a low curtain that shae hadnae notice't afo on page 11

1 matches

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