| explode | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9 | 19.9 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ll, he looks like he's gonnae explode. He's no as chubby as Mo but on page 14
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
bluebottle has decided no tae explode. Took him a while but he won on page 1
1 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
e ben ma heid says its gonnae explode. on page 52
ist a bomb; she wis built tae explode. on page 83
2 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nd she seems ready tae fuckin explode. on page 83
as if they wur ready tae jist explode, there and then. Although thi on page 99
This boay's ready tae explode. Yae kin jist tell by the wey on page 105
a bomb that's jist waitin tae explode in ma puss. on page 119
ava doon a volcano, ready tae explode. And before ah ken it, ah can on page 137
5 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
flat. Or mibbe it wis set tae explode on page 120
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
explode? on page 111
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
apkeeper's heid wis aboot tae explode. 'In ma shoap, tae!' he yowle on page 52
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
. And yon's hoo he wantit tae explode her awa aw o a sudden. on page 12
Will she explode in a fuff o reek? on page 16
2 matches
Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
seemed tae explode aboot him. Bang! Bangity-bang on page 13
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
hocht the phone wes aboot tae explode! on page 65
1 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
thocht ma heid wis gaun’ae explode, and God knows the dentist di
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
er. "Ah feel like Ah'm awa te explode," she said, balancin a muckle on page 92
1 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
their ideas will explode on page 25
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e. Hesitatingly, as if it wid explode in his face, the Chief Consta
1 matches
The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
en his wecht aff the mine wid explode. Noo John Mills wint doon wi
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
tae explode at ony meenit. Mooch chittere
1 matches
Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
waves explode on page 18
1 matches