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factory Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.2 46.8 24.1 59.6 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences11691 16 6 1 1 1
Number of authors29 15 10 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of factory in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Factory Deems on page 30

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ontreibutor, wha gies us 'The Factory'). Ne'ertheless, we irna taki on page 3

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
b, an found wan in a this mad factory that makes sausages. It's a s on page 59
big time here in this fuckin factory. See cause the place is just on page 60
mah escapades in the sausage factory, ah went oan the brew fur a w on page 103

4 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
intent, somelike a forleitit factory, wi ilka gate blockit aff an on page 17

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
textile factory worker n later a seamstress r on page 37

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
now". Aye, in their eyes, the factory flair beckoned for us when we on page 22

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
loched. 'Ye're a walkin flech-factory! Ah dinnae want tae see ony m on page 138

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
inist. She used tae work in a factory that made aw the clothes fur on page 52

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ab. He warked in a toothpaste factory, whaur he sat aw day lang at on page 5
nae jist ony muckle chocolate factory. It wis the maist muckle and on page 7
lk richt past the yetts o the factory. And ilka time he gaed past, on page 8
aid. Whenever I gang past the factory, the yetts aye seem tae be sh on page 17
k warkin in Mr Willie Wonka's factory. Then ane day, aw o a sudden, on page 18
Also on pages 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 46, 48, 59, 60, 61, 66, 70, 71, 73, 75, 81, 116, 129, 136, 164, 167, 170, 171, 172, 175
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The factory shoap, the bargain rack, on page 38

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e will bigg a Mingin Medicine Factory and sell the stuff in bottles on page 73
ut hooray and bigg the muckle factory!" on page 75

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Torn-faced as a factory girl wi a lost pey packet, on page 67

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
A whan the Scotts Porage Oats factory hove in sicht juist afore Cup on page 125

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
I whan the Scotts Porage Oats factory hove in sicht juist afore Cup
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
an the Armitage Shanks urinal factory where ma granpa wurkt, beyond
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
The Factory
n the ae side at awned a smaa factory in Detroit. He wis an eydent
the factory for a brief time, wi nae fash
braw siller wi workin in his factory ower the
in a factory shuirlie wadna be waur nor wa
23 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay concrete showin where the factory wance stood, reclaimed by nat
ncrete foundation slab ay the factory; a doocot.
2 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
aff the internet. Works in a factory and apparently his only hobbi
1 matches

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
he railwye, an he workit in a factory, cleanin. He gaed tae his she on page 17

1 matches

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
be finishin his shift at the factory. Nae that he'd cam straight h on page 41

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
factory. yer aye churnin oot on page 67

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
we hid gotten fae thi Parten Factory, Monk Heed's weis a gweed Par on page 30
tae wurk doon eit thi Parten Factory, eit Boddim Hairber, so she l on page 37
A Sailsmin caim entae wer factory wun day we a sma vacyoom paak on page 38
t en aboot eit thi feish meel factory. "Fur thi luv a Tuftie's Anni on page 57

7 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
And the factory smock comes doun as grey stou on page 112

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ad? Tak yer pick. 'The Waffle Factory', a belgian waffle chain, eve on page 14

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
O rapacious factory ships. on page 8

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Hame (he's gan awa doon tae i'factory gate) on page 132

1 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
The factory yon lass wis frae hid ile an on page 40

1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
But I'm ragin! Fan did i joke factory close doon? I'm nae needin a (2019) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
e sixties, he established his factory in a field he bowt fae a ferm
ere the day. Adjacent tae the factory is a museum, an it’s possib
both, takkan in a tour o the factory.
perses on the air-conditioned factory floor. Instantly, Ah’m stru
referring tae a neighbouring factory a few miles awey that maks th
6 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
k to when I worked in da fish factory packin mackerel. And it maks (2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Frae factory shining new on page 34

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
orner fur coors on end atween factory bells, schuil bells an dusty on page 49

1 matches

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