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estate Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.1 18.6 38.4 9.9 5.8 317.2 0
Number of occurrences9035 24 1 1 29 0
Number of authors27 15 9 1 1 1

Occurrences of estate in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The real estate we're buildin on - on page 40

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ae sell some portions o their estate - caad the Lands o Greenock. on page 48

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
yke by a path in the Falkland Estate) on page 62
matic cascade in the Falkland Estate) on page 63
ntrance ti the auld Balmurdie estate. Hou he'd got there I dinna k on page 76

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
RECENTLY A Hielan estate on Speyside wis pit up fer sa on page 83
humanity. An the sale o this estate maks the pynt jist hou sleeki on page 84

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
dly taen the challenge of the estate Owners an won, but at an affy on page 90
ite regulars (a solicitor, an estate agent an a teacher) up at the on page 101

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
turf fur everywan but me. Ma estate's miles away. on page 10

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
m the executor o yer parents' estate. That means I'll be in chairg on page 9

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
cam intae the estate, while his torn-faced dochter on page 128

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
tae his estate
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
e at the Dovecot on Blackwood Estate tae commemorate William Lawri
rate William Lawrie frae that estate.
e’re ivver walkin roond the estate dae stoap an read the plaque

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
hoose staunds on the toff’s estate doun the river Naver fae the
arvit in his ain image on the estate. Sellar lies deid in a tomb a
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ae the big hoose belangin the estate.
in Fife. The position on the estate cam wi a tied hoose that allo
air treatment at hame sin the estate wis set in open fermland juis
No lang afore, a lad fae the estate haed been killt whan his trac
4 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Lawlands, near tae a sportin estate, it’s likely I see thae bon
, an aw duin in the name o ‘estate management’. It’s hert-re
2 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
s or the Deuk o Buccleuch’s estate whaur Tories are weill kent t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ngton tae that big industrial estate; a builders’ merchants, she
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the East End, some new build estate oot by Mount Vernon. This cun
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n view o the Paps is a muckle estate hoose belangin the Hoose o Lo
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
fae Stratford. The Carpenters Estate it’s called, where ah’ve
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
days it’s maistly a sportin estate, wi the remnants o a communit
ets in the road o his sportin estate seems tae enn up the waur fir
wis quotit sayin the Cabrach estate "has the worst concentration
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
loackup at Bilston Industrial Estate. Yit, in what is a split-seco
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
xpert - take a pew Will your estate be big or small? I hinna an e on page 15

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the river that rins throw the estate far Gavin worked, ower by Fin on page 16
trachan that has the Glenogle Estate near Tarfinnie?' on page 17

3 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
eid gamie on the Auchter Glen estate. A stern hard man fa stood
d gamie. He hid worked on the estate for twenty five year.
ittin it mildly. He ruled the estate wi
estate an time an again appeared fae
Abody on the estate gave Jake a wide berth. any t
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
o the quarry lay the Balbutt estate, raw upon raw o biggins, mair
fowk, sae caad the Hen-Hoose Estate bi the aff-takkin locals. The
o, they baad in the Hen-Hoose estate, nearby the surgery itsel. Ho
ht gled o baith the Hen-Hoose estate an the wirk.. Maist o their n
en. The fowk in the Hen-Hoose estate war eesed tilt an wad takk th
8 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
piece. It wan the best-keepit estate in the countra prize sae afte
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
a muckle estate biggit them ower.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a good tae his workers on the estate. His son wiz at university in
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
were the days in the hoosin' estate neighbourhoods!
1 matches

@glenlivetloon tweeted
#glenlivet #moray @ Glenlivet Estate http://t.co/72HwkbfU3h(2014) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Wur industrial estate. on page 9

1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
Aince the war a muckle estate wi three hooses, caa'd the So
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
llin o the wud on the Hoscote Estate wis ae Mr. Bain. A’ve juist
pairt o the Borth’ickbrae Estate. A think it wur Mr Wat. Fergu
e Hirsel, pairt o the Hoscote Estate ligs on the tither side o the
The Hoscote Estate wis awned bi the Stavert Faim
lt aff til ithers i 1994. The Estate comprised o the
29 matches

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