knives | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 5.8 | 4.3 | 11.2 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
p aw the posters aboot gangs, knives n bullyin he could find, like on page 58
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'It's time tae get the big knives oot! on page 23
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
A hunner knives gang slice, slice, slice; on page 91
r scran! There'll be nae mair knives and forks tae pit oot on the on page 107
2 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The knives wir oot, they saw the chance, on page 31
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He has the luik o knives aboot him! on page 15
He has the luik o knives aboot him, on page 35
2 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Haudin forks an knives tae ett lamb cutlets on page 162
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fit drappit frae the gutters' knives. The weemin wir booed ower a
ir booed ower a heeze o fish, knives flashin bricht in the cauld s
weel-kent skeer o surgeons an knives. He thocht quick an syne leed
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ed awa the ashets an forks an knives an tuik her cheer ower tae th
1 matches
Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
es afore they’re at it like knives, ruggin at each ither’s cla
1 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
No prayers, like half-shut knives, on page 27
1 matches