desperation | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 6.1 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 4.4 | |
Number of occurrences | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Number of authors | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
st OD oan the sickly aroma ae desperation that lingers through the corr on page 121
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
an argiement born oot o sheer desperation. on page 140
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Faimily's driven in desperation, on page 15
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Faimlies driven in desperation,
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e wis naething he cud dae. In desperation, he cried oot tae Athena, the
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rice,” he sayed, ina tone o desperation, “will thoo hae me? Will th
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
t he still evaded capture. In desperation they put 5000 merks on his he
Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Eventually in desperation they ordered the garrison cap
Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
ncludin mony spellins. In the desperation tae assert their difference,
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ience, a lack o choice equals desperation." on page 37
r o fear, excitemint an Sheer desperation wis hingin hivvy in the air. on page 39
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
wis ferrly a touch o desperation aboot Derek's voice. Bit mind
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a wee quinie Jeemicky in pure desperation swung a kick at Bob’s heed
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
feel," he insisted, a tone a desperation in his voice, "I'm booked to on page 55
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