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Use in varieties of Scots

lifetime Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.4 19.1 14.4 9.9 29.1 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences5436 9 1 5 1 2
Number of authors35 20 8 1 3 1 2

Occurrences of lifetime in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
at me, his face ruddied wae a lifetime ay swallyin an eyes glazed wa on page 11

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
A lifetime's slaeness bathed in saut, on page 77

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
in at least yin o them in wir lifetime. If ye ever dae, jist behave on page 61

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
eid o this organisation in ma lifetime, ye cin see the pynt. The lad on page 74

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
elop skills that hae lastit a lifetime in the writin an storytellin. on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ther laddie peenged. 'A haill lifetime's supply!' on page 53
s? Ilka bairn gangs hame wi a lifetime's supply o sweeties. There's on page 167

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Stertin a lifetime's paper trail on page 51
You feenisht a lifetime o needs by the wey, on page 111

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
bruar 2018, A haed a byordnar lifetime jaunt. A'd been inveetit tae on page 34

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
id gushin syrup - tae last a lifetime an mair. on page 90

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
make memories that'll last a lifetime. on page 34
communions - it seems like a lifetime ago now. It's a Saturday, and on page 42
gh it wis the opportunity o a lifetime, Lizzie wasnae sure if she wi on page 53
e lost oot oan the summer o a lifetime = paddleboardin in the sea, l on page 83

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
than he could hae spent in a lifetime. But aw the new freens he mad on page 37

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ubstantive clekkin in his ain lifetime, bi ony o Scotland's main pub on page 133

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
in his faither taen on in his lifetime frae editin, prose, writin op
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
e. It willna come in Willie's lifetime, nou. But it will come in the
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
e progress we hae seen in oor lifetime, Scotland remains ane o the f
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
asks efter whit feels like a lifetime.
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
at this hud been a yince in a lifetime’s opportunity tae grasp oor
t tae tak’ that chance in a lifetime. We voted naw. Well, mony o
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
use it wad be ithin their ain lifetime — but they haed nae douts i
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Aince in a lifetime,” she sayed saftly, echoin
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
ounded pride that’ll last a lifetime nae doot.
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
at me, his face ruddied wae a lifetime ay swallyin an eyes, glazed w
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@MartinBroon tweeted
pers Whit aboot 6tywan, and a lifetime ago? ??. ??. ????(2020) search twitter

@Sinethugcat tweeted
as cald as f***! Seems like a lifetime ago. #foreverYES https://t.co (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
d alot worse than me since ma lifetime ban - its a cleek that run t (2021) twitter link
l4 dale - eer a legend in ma lifetime ma son - whit a wunderful go (2020) twitter link
rgh oh well at least its no a lifetime ban this time lol (2020) twitter link
arroll laddies a legend in ma lifetime - hae a guid yin andy (2021) twitter link
il aboot the juniors due to a lifetime ban - but this hus tae b the (2020) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

Doric

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
A lifetime o experience an nae a thochti on page 20

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Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
A lifetime o walks, gaithert leaves, hal on page 23

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n the lips," grinned Eric, "a lifetime oan the hips." on page 15

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
." Grandad missed naething. A lifetime in cattle-dealin hid made him on page 94

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
than a workin man'll see in a lifetime.' on page 8

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
blish their ain beuk in their lifetime. The kintra's influence on To on page 12

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
like it hid been a lifetime since ye'd on page 51

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
sity an a demonstration o his lifetime o neglect toward her. They we
oose represents near enough a lifetime’s work!” an the veins on
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The wan chance ah'm hin in me lifetime and there I wis - turnan hid on page 43

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
mindit anidder Peter, fae a lifetime ago, feenished up mairried ta on page 32
"We hae a lifetime a news ta catch up on." on page 49
aland dan, fur da holiday o a lifetime. He wis been a strong healthy on page 76

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Chance o a lifetime on page 106

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
rt will be under da sea in my lifetime... https://t.co/igeGUCkSBz(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
‘ear auld, hei fufillt his lifetime
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
tae live wi his silence fur a lifetime. on page 1

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
A lifetime high on page 40

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