going | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 73.3 | 95.2 | 43.2 | 119.2 | 29.1 | 21.9 | 8.8 | |
Number of occurrences | 227 | 179 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Number of authors | 73 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
taking a sip ae her drink an going back tae her phone. 'He's pro on page 4
Dolly says, stawnin up. 'I'm going to go to bed. It's been a lon on page 17
'You're just going to waltz over there, chap his on page 21
'What's your plan of attack going to be, ladies?' the bouncer a on page 22
'Angie, what are they going to do? Batter him? That could on page 23
Also on pages 24, 25, 30, 60, 61
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
eated around the town and Iam going to make other headteachers aw on page 59
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'You going down?' on page 1
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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
we'd ignite a colour or two, going down, on page 30
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"What's going on here, Douglas?" Justine as on page 83
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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
n she's lik. that, "Where you going in such a hurry, pal?' The po on page 176
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ld have prevented things from going this far. Shoulda got her big on page 83
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
,' Mrs Smith says, 'and we're going to use it as an opportunity t on page 7
'We're going to be writing about Scotland, on page 8
e written your stories, we're going to do a little peer assessmen on page 22
'Mrs Smith's going to love that. She told me she on page 40
' Mrs Smith continues. 'We're going to do a close reading exercis on page 43
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'We're going to have to start counting how on page xvi
how well you can dance, we're going to do a few simple steps,' he on page 58
do,' she says. 'The doctor's going to assess you on his rounds. on page 84
'I'm just going to pop this chermometer under on page 85
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nty says tae me, 'What are we going for tae dae noo, Corporal Bro on page 65
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ely, you young scoundrel! I'm going to give you six of the best!" on page 97
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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ad, "Pey attention, 2C. We're going to revise figures of speech. on page 37
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
lt, fae scratch in yin garden going so upwards n leaning that it
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
we going with languages?"
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ew language, and it was tough going for us. There is a story o a
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ed much about how people were going to remember him. What he worr
ied about was how people were going to remember his poetry’. Af
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
t,” he groaned. “So I’m going tae talk fast! The fact that
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ght this wis as bad as it wis going tae get.
reason Ah actually considered going oot when Ah received an invit
even say goodbye. Aw that’s going through ma mind is, "Whit if
"Ye are going tae be staying here now, but
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ttin' cauld - ah'd better be going. Ah havenae been feelin' too
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“I’m afraid you’re going to have to drink mostly water
“You’re going to feel a little pinch,” sh
into your blood. But you’re going to be okay.”
o you feel at the prospect of going into work? Is there a tightne
Hold on a moment. I’m just going to check your file and see wh
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
goes oot the room. I hear him going doonstair, and I rest my head
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Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
ad miss school sa much but am going crazy.
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
I can mind we were going up tae Orkney for a fortnicht
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
confidante, I kenned this was going tae tak up a lot o valuable d
e says that her and Jack were going tae move intae some fancy gaf
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
C. (his hometown team). I wis going through a supporting Celtic p
ner Trixie. Rab must hae been going through a rebellious teenager
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, she’s not well. I’m not going out anymore babe so I thought
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ical circlet roon. “We’re going in for a good look. Maybe we'
‘mammoth’ - if you’re going to start seeing things, might
n big trouble. But we are not going to stay locked in our seats.
t back tae Beatrice. “I’m going to give it until we start to
esn’t turn away then, I’m going to look for a flat bit of val
15 matches
Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
couldnae staun the thought o going doonstair alane. She wisnae f
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
thighs. He’s bin teasing at going doon to grab ma erse, and a
t ah ken that Sick Boy is nae going tae gi us whit we need.
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ction o Scots ‘gaun tae’ (going to)).
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
er Josephine and everything's going to be
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Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
chool, we're up and we're all going MON THE ROVERS! MON THE ROOOV
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n Sam Felder’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’. Danny boay is in ag
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’I think I’m going to be sick’’ she yelps. T
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
want indy, jist fk the games going around messing with it, they (2020) search twitter
@KMotherofcats Right I'm going before i ask fer yer life sto(2020) search twitter
nBengal @musicmeandtea Are ye going tae need pest control out? Fk(2020) search twitter
@alistairdunn tweeted
4 weeks since a sacking, and going intae a double header wae Abe(2017) search twitter
t's been an absolute pleasure going tae ibrox every other saturda(2016) search twitter
o on facebook telling us it's going tae be the worst winter ever.(2014) search twitter
@weegg haha me and you are going tae fall oot mcbride!!(2014) search twitter
going tae bed and no setting an ala(2013) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
f my Achilles. Dinnae here me going on about it tho ! ???? https:(2020) search twitter
@200Buss Yir going aff topic. ??(2020) search twitter
he only thing that stopped me going intae the barbering game Caro(2020) search twitter
ugh, 64 yrs married and still going ??(2020) search twitter
We gave the boys a choice of going there, or two weeks in Portug(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.
@g_hibby tweeted
noo.. Take yer brolly if yer going oot, and a decent jaiket.. :) (2022) twitter link
, but dry.. :) Wrap up if yer going oot, and mind and be wary for (2023) twitter link
A bonus wi' the water levels going doon.. ??.. Have a braw Hogma (2022) twitter link
te.. Getting tae the point of going hunting to see what yer peeps (2023) twitter link
Gwennie.. We were thinking of going oot, but Pat says it's too ca (2023) twitter link
and 12 other occurrences.
@gordimhor1 tweeted
@lllllinda I'm going with at least four freens(2019) search twitter
@jack_capener tweeted
constitution-writing process going on in Iceland the now - incr(2019) search twitter
@jax6754 tweeted
but a lovely resolution. I'm going tae phone someone daily tae s(2015) search twitter
appointments soon, as 2015 is going tae be awesome fir me wi your(2015) search twitter
@andipeters Going tae Spa in the City Event on (2015) search twitter
@WhenDidADidny tweeted
Amy have decided tae put off going to Vietnam til the summer aft (2018) twitter link
@DABArbuckle tweeted
LOVE tae know where they are going tae magic 3000 teachers fae! (2020) search twitter
@bigandymccoll tweeted
I'm actually going to waste half an hour of my l (2022) twitter link
eogh1992x Tactics are ayeways going tae be up fer discussion. Lit (2022) twitter link
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
b! Yall feel better yao know! Going for my swim, it's perfect her (2022) twitter link
@pmcm1355 tweeted
thinks rhetoric like that is going to have any effect. https://t (2022) twitter link
@rattlecans tweeted
e's lazy and no interested in going on the fun route" (2022) twitter link
@weenell3 tweeted
r with everything that's been going on ?? (2022) twitter link
I'm glad there's nothing else going on in Scotland at the moment (2022) twitter link
ooshie if she said she wasnae going either (2022) twitter link
@LowEndJardo tweeted
k talking aboot adhd and Im going through the system for it the (2021) twitter link
@MizLiot tweeted
aurus This! I mind years back going out wi work pals an being pre (2021) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
Kid3 @suzieq2323 this is been going on for years - plenty free l (2020) twitter link
s available - wae the talent going about in the grassroots game (2021) twitter link
decision that the play offs r going ahead and hopefully they will (2021) twitter link
od before? and for the record going down the (2021) twitter link
tastic job just now n keeping going regardless - n each n every (2020) twitter link
and 30 other occurrences.
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
, o coorse; joost what ah wis going till say masel." on page 67
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“Mummy’s going to leave you now, dear, with
dear,” she leed, “We’re going to play a little game. I’m
to play a little game. I’m going to say the animal’s name, a
animal’s name, and you’re going to point to it, to show me yo
ide o the door. “How’s it going?” she fuspered. “It begga
5 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Jonsar, I have an old man going to dig it for me. Will you co
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
“Hullo Jamie, where ar you going today?”, tae whilk he juist
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
you want to survive, you’re going to have to leave this place.
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
cottish wildflowers have been going extinct across the country.
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
+2 last time. I felt that wis going to go(2019) search twitter
@beast_afc tweeted
FC @saintmirrenfc Fuck it. Im going and I'm coming in. Nuf o this(2020) search twitter
@cligeey tweeted
landing in Corfu aboot noo ti going on the moussaka n Ouzo experi(2020) search twitter
up fae garage nae even a gee going in that bit o toon clicked af(2020) search twitter
la @AsdaServiceTeam A wid get going wee Morrisons(2020) search twitter
@_DawnLeslie tweeted
yBXA. There's some great work going on and this is much deserved.(2020) search twitter
@Franwella tweeted
@MorayFirthRadio ?...I'm going tae dance the night awa we Mi(2011) search twitter
r oops! hee hee. It wiz nivir going tae be quiet long ma luv. If (2011) search twitter
annenaylor the wye things are going, there's nae many decent shop(2011) search twitter
@fittiecrooners tweeted
yon Liver n Onions. Think I'm going tae tack a vote on fa likes y(2018) search twitter
@glenlivetloon tweeted
@BarackObama Oof...ye're fair going for it on Twitter the nicht. (2013) search twitter
@Manuforti1968 tweeted
k it oot with the intention o going offshore after time was out. (2020) search twitter
@DerekOfHighbury Dinna get me going.....??(2019) search twitter
@JamesAmcvean tweeted
Are the Sunday strikes still going ahead? Need to get fae Thurso (2021) twitter link
@McGoo1888 tweeted
AThrockmorton1 My daughter is going oot wi a lad frae Elgin (big (2021) twitter link
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
euks grim. "Bar", hid raeds. "Going Concern." He checks his skeul on page 149
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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e address, Dear Mother, Still going strong. It has been rather ra on page 37
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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hining. We discuss what we're going to buy and it's always the sa on page 30
foreboding that something is going to happen and I can do nothin on page 85
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Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
ent pronouns serve a function going way beyond the cowld, formal
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@peediepuss tweeted
"Ar thoo gaan teu?" =Are you going too?(2020) search twitter
there is that. Unless you're going for a carboniferous era inspi(2020) search twitter
Some in Orkney still talk of going 'doon tae Shetland'.(2020) search twitter
say.."Am jaan i the bed" =I'm going to bed(2020) search twitter
is by wae?? Same sort of mix going in?(2020) search twitter
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
yaan tae dø it damoarn. 'I'm going to do it tomorrow.' on page 74
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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
spelling. My mam used tae say going tae dae twartree geng on me s
@shaetlan_rose tweeted
ced the pied wagtail uprising going on in the streets of Edinburg(2019) search twitter
a, and do take care. Theres going to be such a hamefarin at the(2020) search twitter
Hanna, Wendy Gaitherin’ Purdas!, (Facebook - Schomberg Society 2020) Ulster, poetry
Tae the field wi the hoker, going ditch to ditch,
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