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long Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words167.3 187.7 96.1 735.3 87.2 109.4 26.5
Number of occurrences518353 60 74 15 10 6
Number of authors123 75 17 15 7 4 6

Occurrences of long in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
particular notions aboot how long ago anyhin'd happened.) So sh on page 22
ed terrier, ye know, wae awfy long curly broon hair! An, like, i on page 23
"Och, ma tale's an awfy long yin, an sad!" said the Moose, on page 29
it, quietly smoking away at a long hookah, an peyin no the sligh on page 42
e thought: still, it hid awfy long claws an a fair amount ae tee on page 62
Also on pages 63, 94, 109, 120
9 matches

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
uple when it finished, but no long efter, ah decided enough wis on page 8

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
. Ah mind this yin night, eh? Long before she foond oot aboot me on page 34

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Lang, Charles nobody remembers the birdman - Good Friday, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
That feels like such a long tine ago. The days aw feel th on page 88

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Disnae take me. long, Couple ae caravans doon fae on page 9
ing to go to bed. It's been a long day.' on page 17

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
bag, between a dirty hand wae long nails. He walks up n Danny sn on page 13
n doon after them but they're long gone. The rest ae them stand on page 21
ain n simple. The council huv long since gave up tryin tae fix i on page 24
gh hur straightened hair. Hur long legs ir standin crossed again on page 25
We start the long trudge home. The sleet hus st on page 41
Also on pages 42, 51
8 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"How Ah'm a super long-jump champ on page 15

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
spectin it. It wis a twa-foot long, thick strip o teuch dark bro on page 41

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
plasters aw jined thegither, long weys up. on page 1

17 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ir drawin in, there's still a long while afore winter is din on page 77

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s was the toast of the ladies Long before years, frailty, on page 3
ust its freshness through the long moss-bound on page 32
Long I've stravaiged by Carolina c on page 63

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ght ae a spider danglin fae a long silvery thread in the corner on page 14
"Chrissy, long time no see, eh?" on page 20
load ae irate Indians. Take a long hard look aroond. Hings are d on page 21
ers benevolent fund. It wis a long queue, which wis a typical si on page 31
ar ago come up tae yae like a long loast brother yince they smel on page 40
Also on pages 49, 52, 54, 67, 68, 71, 73, 76, 78, 79, 83, 89, 91, 98, 103, 105, 118, 124, 133, 137, 158, 160, 161, 163, 168, 169, 171, 174, 175, 182, 184, 185, 192, 195, 196
42 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the long thin yins, the on page 95

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
bus. She let me gang there as long as ah came straight hame ever on page 194

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
The lad lookit long at the mannie askin the quest on page 46

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
shops an naebdy's botherin as long's it's got a designer label o on page 52
fferent colour. She took that long in the changin rooms that ah on page 53
've been pals wi her fur that long ah cannae imagine whit it wid on page 79
fur Stramash wis aboot a mile long when we went tae get wur CDs, on page 116
an a weirdo haircut that wis long on wan Side an short on the o on page 126
Also on pages 143, 156, 169
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
The summers efter the war wir long an hoat. Me an Thomas used ta on page 76

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
They talk o 'Long term prospects', whit are the on page 71
Expect long delays. on page 143

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
s if folk are scared o me, as long as ah'm no gettin grief jist on page 6
d tae chat in the library fur long. If ye dae, the poke-nosed li on page 40

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
is eyes tae heaven, let oot a long deep breath, then pulled the on page 40
's ma tenner?" Hughie stopped long enough tae dig intae his pock on page 44
er hand oot an grinned at the long chain danglin frae his breeks on page 84
t, but then thocht better. At long last, she turn't the gas aff on page 95

4 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
rs. 'Do you have any idea how long it's been between your contra on page xvi
oot the windae. Dressed in a long, dark oversized coat and wool on page 2
a fiddle fur hur age. But hur long, dyed broon hair ages hur ter on page 6
an. Ah'd be breathless before long wi ma bloody lung condition. on page 8
mornin - even though it wis long before hur plant pots were fi on page 9
Also on pages 30, 37, 45, 46, 80, 86, 88, 91, 117
17 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Aye, he didnae last ower that long. on page 59

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
scabby tail that's dead, dead long. on page 7
il an whiskers are dead, dead long. on page 27

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
gour of opinion necessary for long and sustained flights." But a on page 69

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
The worst thing came no long efter the war because sometim on page 44
he war. In fact e wis no that long hame, mibbe six months or a y on page 45
in the livin room wan day no long efter wir dinner, thir wis wa on page 46

7 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
on how long you want her. Sort it out wit
1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ye’ve been gone a quare long time –
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
aching fae crouching down so long.
g in mind that Evans takes so long to say anything that ah cid e
2 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
e Scots. That wis ratified no long efter by the Scottish Governm
I have never seen a motion as long.
who had been tae school just long enough tae realise that they
3 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
she’ll talk tae anybody as long’s yir a nice person an it d
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
hings’d slither through the long grass or crouch in waitin in
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
.L.S. inventit caracts lik “Long John Silver” at wes baith m
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
answered it. Ootside, a hale long line ae bairns streeched back
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
enough, dead, night, blood an long, tho thay micht be uised in c
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
and night, which continued a long time, and So affrighted the P
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
‘As long as it disnae involve alteran
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
To have lived so long
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ck is cause it’s the eighth long haul bus A’ve tane on ma jo
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
a kilt wis damp efter the oor long boat ride tae get tae the cas
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ist walked, it'd take far too long. So the four ae them convince
Wisnae long before they noticed ivrywan l
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
alians are dead laid back ... long lunch breaks, siesta time, ni
1 matches

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
greet me. There’s a lot o, "Long time no see" and "You look di
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
, the Swahili, an aa that. No long afore he dee’d, Norman tell
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ed by the mainstream media as long as it’s couthy, cute, an as
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Before too long the bus is stoappin at the Go
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Look who it fuckin is! How long ye been staunin there fur, eh
y the wind blawin through the long grass an weeds ma only compan
et towel, its wings flutterin long efter it’s deid. He flings
3 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
be thegither again afore too long.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
f ah wis you or it’ll no be long tae we’re comin through tha
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
on an they smile. ‘It’s a long story. Just take it fae me, t
ur the worse. She’s no goat long tae go.’
l man. Knockout. Her hair’s long and broon, hingin perfectly i
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ld be, know whit ah mean? The long intro at the start ay the alb
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
? Whit dae ye mean weeks? How long has she goat, Doc?’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s. A wee waif like wummin wae long, silver hair that draps doon
‘It’s been like this as long as ah’ve worked this beat.
entrance. ‘Whit took ye so long? Ah messaged ye. . .’ he ma
3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
victories an that. ‘Is it a long walk tae this pitch then?’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
bugger’s no been near in as long.
known the auld bugger fur too long. Ye cannae kid a kidder. He
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Aw day long ah’ve kept masel gaun repea
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah couldnae tell ye how long we were in that van. Time hus
No be long tae it trickles doon tae the
It’s no long tae ma skin feels like it’s
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
? They’re no gien a fuck as long as it gets ye aff their books
kin only keep that up fur so long. He’s goat an uncanny abili
2 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
anie died it didnae take them long afore it wis ‘Mr Coyle you
oo. Christ, is it really that long awready? Aye. It must be. The
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
v been hingin up there fur as long as ah kin remember. Adidas Ta
position ay shitebag. He’s long since gied up staunin up fur
ry roots where it started its long vertical journey - by indiff
3 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Well, as long as you’re able to work from
this shitshow willnae last as long. Ah can pretend ah’m oan th
h’m gaun’ae be in fur the long haul. Ah text Senga.
Hoo long wur ye waitin tae speak tae s
ails once again, and it isnae long before ah’m oan hold fur a
8 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
It wis aboot 2a.m., long efter closing, but when Ali h
up tae make a space fir this long thing, like a coat wi a heid.
The long thing held oot its arms and t
loop. I wis scared o it, that long thing that looked like a coat
e road and crouch doon in the long grasses o the oilseed rape. I
7 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
on in front 'e 'um. 'E wisnae long wi' it ataw. A lerrum oot ri
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
they ca’ them were high and long an’ it wis easy tae be hidd
id look at his face. He hud a long brown coat oan an first ah wi
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
This didnae last long, he literally wet himself whe
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Live an let live, Ah say, as long as he isnae touching ma erse.
moved in wi Gus and Doris no long efter Sid had kicked the buck
2 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
How long wul a keep im? Many factors w
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
I mind yon, long-gone, summer's day,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
God Jints, A’m so sorry!” Long stare, “Mmmmm, A Ken ye did
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Emotions sung, loudly an' long.
y’s death in 1990. He lived long enough to hear Flower of Scot
nation's pride, sung loud an' long,
An' Corries sang it, loud an' long,
4 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
on hair’ll take it aw night long. Ah kin tell. Fuckin hoachin
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ake your word for it. Just as long as the fundies stay on their
imple as that. Later, for her long-term security, she wad hae pl
“Come and give your long-lost friend a hug.”
e a topic of conversation for long.” She leukit questioninly a
4 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Wanc't long ago ur mibbe it wis twice
It wis no long efter dork a’cloak A wis oo
The days wur long an’ sometums sunny
stuck et the back 0’ a big long queue
4 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
andscape. It disnae seem like long ago that Tam an I grafted in
ng, an they’ll continue tae long efter, until wan day, the las
Ah don’t know how long we’ve been staunin there as
3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
There's still a long while afore winter is din
1 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ts that ‘the combination of long, flat vowels and guttural fri
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
h know it, a feel his tongue, long, hot, and wet trailing up ma
t. Ah’d been so hard fir so long, ah dinnae even care that ah
h’m no occupied wi that for long, as I realize Si is humping h
3 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
l hair colour, considerin not long ago ah dyed ma ain hair black
His lashes are brown, long. Ah ken eh's dreamin 'cos his
h've wanted tae do this fir a long time.
3 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
an jam — oh as long’s the slice o white-breid
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
uple when it finished, but no long efter, ah decided enough wis
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Didnae take long till it wis rattled, mind you
multitude ay tattoos, an his long black hair tied up in a fucki
2 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
treet doctor. Gauchin awh day long oh-lay oh-lay oh-lay!
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
’d lived in darkness fur so long
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
an curate but that didna last long. He wis soon involved wi the

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
in the playground, and before long they wouldnae stick up for me
t tae start wi’, but before long he wis labouring and sending
rohn’s wisnae easy, no by a long chalk. But wi’ love and sup
3 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
idit we wid go oan this great long hike acroass the O'Kilpatrick
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
Ah threw thon law book long ago an aa the rules wis smash
We’ll see hoo long ah hud it oot. Ah’m daein m

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ck. He’s had a cough fur as long as ah can remember, and he hu
oose it wis on her finger. No long ago it wis that tight she cou
daddy’d not been well fur a long time. He wis in a lot of pain
We sat for a long time, no speakin, just haudin
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
sprawled oot oan the bed. Her long black hair is slightly coveri
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
up again. Fur what will be a long and very painful few hours fu
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
me. Before guidin me doon the long corridor ae offices until he
‘’I am very sorry for the long wait. It has been one of thos
‘’How long have you been experiencing th
trip ae paper that covers the long table. As he wis gently press
the sink. Where he produces a long plastic test tube fae it.
8 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ve no thoat aboot fur a very long time. Yae see, Aiko fell vict
ikes. His overgrown beard and long unkept greasy hair also remin
ment. The latter doesnae last long though. Cos suddenly he looks
s a thoat that doesnae last long. Fur it’s quickly washed aw
uttin tae worry aboot. Before long he’s lyin doon nixt tae me
5 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oose keys awey and before too long ah’m dartin oaff tae the bo
e aw that useless pish we hud long left behind at high school. E
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
the road is tame. Before too long ah find massel in Dougie’s
’So, huv the cunts said how long you’ve goat? Weeks? Months?
steady ma hands and eyesight long enough tae pit the hing in th
3 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
day is happiest I have had in long time ?? but my happiest memor(2020) search twitter
the world ?? plus I was sold long ago on your good character, y(2020) search twitter
arted painting, I held it off long enough it's time tae finish t(2020) search twitter
@SandraToFriends That's a long time to wait in pain but a ho(2020) search twitter
t, fking hell that case wis a long yin... Good luck. ??(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
rahamMaloney8 Aye but for how long ya numpty ????(2020) search twitter

@FaetheRye tweeted
@campervanwoman thats ok as long as yer heid’s in richt place (2022) twitter link

@g_hibby tweeted
@chickmckenna1 @allieneave As long as yer enjoying yersel' Chick (2023) twitter link
at's not guid tae see KA.. As long as ye both are picking up, an (2023) twitter link
sent oan twitter Angela.. How long for is anybody's guess? (2023) twitter link
e look after yersel's, and ma long range weather outlook is.. th (2022) twitter link
' me.. I think she deserves a Long Service & Sufferin' medal mas (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
e intae positivity an however long it takes us tae accept who we(2015) search twitter
keithjack Hae a guid show! No long now till yir here! Happy Sund(2015) search twitter
we in "twitter" land. It's no long tae Sunday now sleeps well aw(2015) search twitter
Time fir sleeps now! Long day tomorrow! Nicht awe! http(2015) search twitter
@IAmChrisRamsey Enjoy as long as poss because when yir wee (2015) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@MartinBroon tweeted
@ClydeFC Long way hame boys??. Safe doon th(2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
n while he's PM. SHOULDNAE BE LONG THEN! Dinnae let the door hit (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
aid, the world entire needs a long time out then a longer nap.(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
bairn if ye like Boab jist is long as ahm Maggie and no Daphne ?(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
cherries in the mouth, with a long finish. Love Nebbiolo, and th(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@DougalMcShoogle 'A long and winding road'. Awa and ta(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@d_anderson878 Ony idea how long the bucket trail's there fur?(2016) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
watch. @RideoutTim cannae be long for the nuSNP world. Obvs I h (2022) twitter link
lyers2 @PartickDriver Take as long as you need boss. No hurry. ( (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
claes tae wear, doesnae take long. Whatevers nearest in the war (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
. They'll be sound asleep not long after I take them back home t (2022) twitter link
I don't think it'll be too long tae the Bead Clutchers of Sco (2022) twitter link
@Holdfast214 No long tae everybody is making their (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
@IndigoFast @ScotExpress As long as we have Westminster that d (2022) twitter link
@Alan1967 Long lies and hangovers oot the wi (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
@1872_MM Said the same no long ago. Tough yin tho, cos Borna (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
' the hing where Scots have a long vowel in some wirds that Engl (2019) twitter link
No long until the hoalidays noo! Why (2017) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
selkie Aye I’ve been in Fife long enough tae ken it’s you lot (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
luv big andy - its a helluva long way tae go tae get knocked oo (2021) twitter link
ponents in the scottish for a long while - what a night - b oa (2021) twitter link
dinburghpaper taken you a bit long to answer - what was your qu (2020) twitter link
@bluenosetaylor1 am no long oot ma scratcher m8 n its bar (2021) twitter link
and spot on - respect goes a long way in football (2021) twitter link
and 28 other occurrences.

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
o that should be aa richt. As long as the faeries spoke like him on page 84

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
kground) for fun, friendship, long walks in the countryside and on page 52

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
m not bad, Pauline, but I'm a long way from 'perfect'. "My mam d on page 65
he only male in my life for a long time," said Tamara, brakkin t on page 76
ept this daily journal for as long as I can remember. I write do on page 89

3 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
w the 'Book of Kells' in the 'Long Room', Trinity College's icon on page 7

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Och, It Won't Be Long, Help an It's Only A Northern on page 174

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
erheid: afore her wis anither long passage, an e White Rabbit wi on page 10
ll burn ee if ee howld id too long; on page 12
, "for her hair goes in great long ringlets, an mine disna go in on page 18
edna a awful clear notion how long ago anything hed happened.) S on page 21
terrier, ee ken, wi oh, such long curly broon hair! An id'll fe on page 22
Also on pages 23, 25, 27, 36, 37, 39, 40, 51, 60, 61, 67, 68, 69, 73, 92, 98, 100, 107, 118, 119, 120, 121
32 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
uffled an' crackly - an' the long an' the short o' it wis I mis
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
roond his shooders wiz a guid long length o rope. He wore a deer
It wisnae long afore the party ascendit tae
which recoonts how, despite a long and thorough search, an despi
3 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e,” yer auntie tells ye. “Long ago mysterious things happene
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
and long for heaven and home?
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
re for 3 years. and made life long pals! Visiting friends shortl(2019) search twitter
@ScottishJill Long as you’re safe Quine x(2019) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
@AberdeenFC I can forgive the long hair but a Blue Ball! Nae hav(2020) search twitter
@amilaurenreid_ As long as naebody gettin slapped abo(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
ssandrew_ this is gan to be a long day(2014) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@aimeeannenaylor Be aright as long as you dinna cough or sneeze.(2012) search twitter
ist excellent evening......as long as we avoid the Banchory Brie(2011) search twitter
wiz nivir going tae be quiet long ma luv. If yer speakin aboot (2011) search twitter
ike it should be Wednesday - long day :-((2011) search twitter
the potential tae be an affa long night!(2011) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ngo card & an auld pair of ma long johns fit I’ve nae seen fer (2017) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e ower far tae Longforgan, or Long for short! I dinna ken is the (2021) twitter link

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
ill be welcome in Scotland as long as ye dinna vote fucking Tory (2021) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
4 in the morning...ahv got a long screwdriver still got it...an (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
fae a time long ago on page 17

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
at the births. The birth wis long and hard but I wis young and on page 21

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
may they laugh lood and long, on page 25

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
"He haes muckle long tusks, on page 2
But whar's this baest wae long tusks an coorse paas on page 12

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
"The kye hid no been oot for long, twa weeks or so, I wig say," on page 14
There wis silence for a long meenit as he feenished tampan on page 19
Id happened long ago, on page 41
"A long waak back up tae the hoose'll on page 96

4 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Fur three long weeks, me Rhodie clung like i on page 12
And then he sank his long sharp teeth in poor owld Peps on page 13
n - hid wis Bella, his late, long-deid spouse. on page 16
" I wailed. "Hid disna tak so long." on page 20
He'd long since chucked his breakfast t on page 21
Also on pages 25, 36, 38, 46, 47, 56, 61, 63, 65, 72, 75, 80, 81
21 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
uncle silent as he niwer wis, long since deid. on page 26
He came fae a long line o piss-takkers, on page 34
dirlan aff long forgotten satellites, on page 35

3 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
hid brokk a long time ago on page 108

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
afore long it'll be Orquil' on page 12
Long days on page 79
And works all day long on page 120
braes ahint the hoose. Afore long his peedie red van caam doon on page 129

5 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
long shadows ahint on the grund on page 17
wirna faer away bit hid wis a long waak fur peedie legs on page 43
hid catches weel an afore long on page 56
attrin wis fur a high necked, long sleeved, ankle length frock, on page 99

7 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ca um whut yu want is long is yu don't ca um ower. on page 83
me Mrs Cook o the Ha, why the long face?' on page 87
r skirt that's wider than ids long on page 98

4 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
t maks me feel. Hid's a kinda long standing joke. Brt it's no jo on page 85

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Shae's wurkt fur a long time on page 36
Long summers playan bi the burn or on page 42

3 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
fts the rittan blade. He cuts long and deep, on page 60
Me message list is long, of coorse they'll need fed on page 73

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
raditional fower- or five-day-long festival o wild daftness his
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
dig oot the found. He worked long oors, and soon struck rock; t
the brakkar gaan aal weekend long. D D. Ddd ddd ddd ddd ddd ddd
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
and wur walk back is twice as long as the walk oot.
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
air an beard, which were both long enough tae tuck intae his bel
intae his belt. He wis wearan long robes, a purple cloak that sw
n glesses an his nose wis gey long an crookit, like it haed been
3 matches

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
in hid fur they widna be very long. And that wis whit I did –
idna been in the car for very long when a completely strange man
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
stand any amount o cowld, as long as they are dry. Weel fed on
1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
g! Bit Ah’m been awey for a long time and Ah’m likely struck

@peediepuss tweeted
ature I doot it was messed up long afore. Odds are no great but (2020) twitter link
rineMMunro @ShetlandStuart No long noo! (2021) twitter link
doot that legendary baker is long gone. Yea, I strongly recomme (2021) twitter link
school of 'Mothers knee' has long since closed.(2020) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Hid lay a day, peedie bloody long on page 21

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
t lock o tocht, an he sat for long wi ee finger birzed apon his on page 27

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
e fawn coloured sludge. How I long for a Setter tattie, with fat on page 76

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
the other girl as well - as long, of course, as the arrangemen on page 35

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
just move there? We all did, long ago."
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
are aa". I'd not heard dat in long. Noo, hoors later, although I

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I long for da day when I feel peacef(2020) search twitter
A very handsome male calloo (long-tailed duck). Dey mak winter (2015) search twitter
budder wi yun peerie breeze. Long term forecast for #Shetland, (2013) search twitter
Da hound has a fondness for long lies, which suits me fine on (2014) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
stin. I’m bed sooth fur ower long and I dunna want tae lose my (2021) twitter link
du wants on dy meatsack - as long as it maks du happy and feel (2020) twitter link
aboot in hits box fur far too long. Time to get in in da spare r (2018) twitter link
Schools closed daday. How long is ok tae leave kids ootside (2018) twitter link
@MarjoleinR DIRS LONG HOT WATER BOTTLES?!?!? Whar h (2020) twitter link

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
ees Mayb clark.....gan ti b a long season for us a hink ????????(2020) search twitter
herd cum oot yir mooth for a long time #awud(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Long journey back up the road frae(2012) search twitter
ack ti work the morn.nay mare long lies. #fairlookingforwardtoit(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
@TippermuirBooks Cannae wait, long ambition realised ???????????(2020) search twitter
and for braw support over so long. Weel duin tae aw nominees fi (2020) twitter link
e, enjoy and take heart - no long noo @HurchinHome @USCN1 @Wome(2020) search twitter
Not long arrived through our postbox f(2020) search twitter
@ClydesdAileen Long as it's no the league, you'll(2020) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
tcherj127 Dinnae them fir too long at first tae check they're no (2022) twitter link

Ulster

Hanna, Wendy Gaitherin’ Purdas!, (Facebook - Schomberg Society 2020) Ulster, poetry
Ye’ll no be long workin up a drooth,
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
they worked very hard all day long and often into the night.
1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
air gyping aboot! And no more long, coastal/country walks :( Rea(2020) search twitter

@OrangRuth tweeted
@DebShoes72 @roddecks As long as it only contains blue begs(2019) search twitter

@Rosehill_girl tweeted
original posts! It’s been a long oul day on this zoom yoke! Ah (2021) twitter link

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@Ultach1014 As long as it's no smittle!(2020) search twitter

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