A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of manage in Corpus

Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
nd well dammit if folk didnae manage a wee bit beam back and say f on page 79

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ahm considerin how ahm gonnae manage tae shite in a pan wi nae sea on page 61

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
round it, that she wadna cuid manage ti accept or dael wi the chyn on page 19
isit the Gents an syne cuidna manage his lane, for, as he telt her on page 30

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he air! Dae ye think you cuid manage it?) "An whit an ignorant wee on page 10
tae hersel juist hou she wad manage it. "They'll hae tae gang by on page 15
_. Jings, hou did ye manage that feed?" on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
d is oor best man. Tho he did manage tae git in ae dig aboot the m on page 32

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
than Jones and his men could manage.' on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Ah manage tae scribe mibbes twa lines on page 5
IF a manage tae fin somethin that fits on page 15

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Hinkin oan ma feet though, ah manage tae change the subject by off on page 130
the news tae him. Finally, ah manage tae compose masel. on page 157

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
er. Blindit by adoration they manage tae convince theirsels that t on page 1
yer first year, ye micht jist manage tae live through the resty ye on page 96
e no finished yet. How did ye manage tae get awa fae her in the en on page 194
'So how did ye manage tae escape?' Matilda speired. on page 195
"Ah'll manage," ah mummled and scowped oot on page 196
Also on pages 204
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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ub. Some sick comes up but ah manage tae contain in mah cheeks lik on page 2
k an ah cin hardly see it. Ah manage tae hit it but it's mare ae a on page 174

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
thare's a steid whaur ye can manage yer ain club. Sae gin ye thin on page 54

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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
sin a half-pint - aw he cuid manage gien the size o his hangower on page 72
begun tae think they wuidnae manage tae get their man eftir aw. S on page 86
but nivver a Burker did they manage tae apprehend. Nichts when th on page 109

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hat's dead lucky how did yees manage tae pull that wan aff, an she on page 75
By the way how do you manage to write on blank paper witho on page 123
h my god, ah said, How did ye manage that. Charlene smirked, Sa pu on page 154

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Hoo did he manage tae find it? That's whit I'd on page 53

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
aw!' ah says. 'Ah could ne'er manage on page 125

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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
I'm gaun'ae shaw ye hou I'll manage fine on page 99

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
on Scotland will continue tae manage, promote and develop the Scot on page 7

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
tae dee fir. An hou dae thay manage tae git thair teeth 'at bluid on page 2

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
"Thegither ye'll manage, jist sing as ye treid. on page 34

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
as a bairn, but she couldnae manage it. His shiny een, baney haun on page 72

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
thare's a steid whaur ye can manage yer ain club. Sae gin ye thin on page 54

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ies need attendin til, and to manage ane agin the ithers, aa at th on page 96

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
aw yir gallus strength willna manage it. Sae fare ye weel then, He on page 50

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
elf oot o Meg's grup. Cuidnae manage. Bit cam up wi her luif smoor on page 67

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
o hoosehaud gear. ‘Wull ye manage athoot me?’ he speirt. Anni
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
o-awfy-gratefu’ smile A can manage, aa the whiles hinkin ‘A ho
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
bit see ye manage hame the nicht;
Ye'll hae tae manage on yer ain
But dinnae fash! Ye'll manage fine
A couldnae manage ten.
o mine! Och aye, A'll manage him.
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ven though I knew I’d niver manage tae finish it aw, I still tel
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
t he displayed ah could niver manage tae pit aside ma need tae tel
y got that, the rest they wid manage for thairsels. He didna want
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
t, whit maist scrievers anely manage efter years o strauchle. Ye t
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ependence, somethin we didnae manage tae gie them last time. Weel,
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
keep up in the air, but they manage fine. Fair eneuch, they use E
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘How the fuck did ye manage that? They’ll be like gold
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah cannae face it. Aw ah can manage is ma bed and fall intae an u
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Bapu, don’t do that! I can manage perfectly well - now that I�
oort ower the burn, an he did manage tae lauch at the steam that r
as weill’s her captors can manage, gien that she has tae bear b
�� sayed Beatrice. “Ah’ll manage mesel, thank you.” She tane
Bill sayed. “If we ever do manage to make contact with the rw -
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Bit she could mibbe manage a thurd.
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e ither 27 memmer states wull manage tae dae ower the comin years,
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
lement. In Scotland, we micht manage tae ape the shilpit an waiken
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
dit set. In the end, we didna manage tae dae the baith at the ae t
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
tgless. Gin ye think ye could manage better somewhaur ense, ah wid
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
axi fares, but between us, we manage tae get ten grand wired doon.
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
It did manage tae create a balance across E

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
"Spencer. How did ye manage that?"
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
wife'll manage fine bi ursel."
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
cht iz hou tae code switch an manage speakin mair'n 1 language.(2018) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
@MrKnoydart They'll no aw' manage tae squeeze intae it Knoydart (2022) twitter link

@iainnicol tweeted
@raiphsays Hoo'd ye manage a dental check in the middle (2020) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
e! Danny whitshisname couldny manage anything tae save himsel, tot(2019) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
inley Yeah, so sorry I didnae manage tae see you, Ali. It's braw t(2019) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
wir sae grateful !! How'd we manage withoot their siller????? (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
e not suitable candidates tae manage a message list for the weekly (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
unMcC4llion @dhowie5 m8 al no manage - al b bissy lol (2020) twitter link
urgh aye a c - no sure if ad manage wae oot a rest lol (2020) twitter link
News @LEAFA_Official hope you manage to get fixed up guys (2021) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
aye, OK,' wis aa Andra could manage, 'tell me mair.' on page 84

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Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Countryside Companion' could manage. An ash, lurkin amon 'The Red on page 22

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ye weel meant an I'll be If I manage tae dee half as weel on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
t back, "Naa at's aricht weel manage." Fyle noo an again gan oot w on page 19
er, An she wis tap hivvy. Aiy manage tae clim ower thi tap o thi f on page 20

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e'd come a day fan he couldna manage Maisie's stairs. An for Airch on page 8

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
winder foo ye manage tae mak ends meet. on page 148

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
gh e air! Do ee think e could manage id?) "An what a stupid peedy on page 9
uble masel aboot ee: ee mosst manage e best way ee can-but A mosst on page 15
Pray, how did ee manage all at?" on page 46
"Is at e way ee manage?" Alice asked. on page 68
edie gless table. "Noo, ah'll manage better iss time," she sade ti on page 73
Also on pages 94
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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
as crabbit a vyce as she cwid manage-an syne she spraachl't back i on page 10
ir spirlie keelyvine. I canna manage wi iss een avaa, it vreits aa on page 20
le an said "Aat's nae ull tae manage. Ye can be the Fite Queen's p on page 32
She felt as gin she wad niver manage tae spick ony mair avaa, sen on page 33
an ett it as weel as she cwid manage. An it wes aafa haskie, an sh on page 34
Also on pages 43, 51, 58, 60, 64, 68, 71, 82, 89, 92, 100
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
, can ye figger oot foo Ah'll manage that? If ye dinna tell that l on page 90

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
r famished an said I wid easy manage that. As she took my plate my
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s frae the cauld Nor East tae manage the warm an weety tea plantat
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
urnin as much as yer airm. Ye manage tae tak deep breaths until th
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
d windered foo a wis gaen tae manage on ma ane. The next thing a k
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Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
I'll easy manage!
I'd manage!
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
nicht noo. Yvonne and I didna manage tae dodge that virus on the P
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
. Wie one big haul at them, I manage to get baith oot. They’re h
a vision’s blurry, I slowly manage to pick myself up and heid ba
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hat she thocht she’d nivver manage tae stop. Aa the traumas o th
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Ower the next couple o days I manage tae get up and aboot but my s
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
oyed your book. You can truly manage a story. And your characters!(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fooiver did loons manage afore the invention i' beard (2018) search twitter
ching popcorn eaters gyan tae manage tae stuff tham inta their moo(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
een @stereophonics Could they manage a song or twa before or after(2016) search twitter
Xmas tae wan n'ah! Hope ye ah manage tae get a decent few wee dram(2018) search twitter
ed! Dinna ken how I can still manage tae speck never mind twit or (2019) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Hoo did they manage in the past? I'd really like on page 88

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Bit, fegs, he'll hae tae manage noo. I hae no time tae sit on page 10
I said, "No doot ah'll manage - I managed fine afore. on page 21
always hoped you wid. Can you manage tae forgive me fur the hertie on page 52

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
s Bruce's stores and they all manage tae clear the faerful proggy on page 87

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an dey wirna sure dat dey wid manage bit fir sake o dir freend dey on page 109

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De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
e wis da vexed dat he couldna manage ta play his fiddle ony mair. on page 5

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
id shü didna ken foo dey wid manage if I left." on page 2
Sylvia is pitten a wife in ta manage da shop, so shü can bide ham on page 12
"It doesn't matter, I'll manage," shü wid snap, an athin da on page 16
"Na, na, ah'll manage. Ah'll .., ah'll be aa right. on page 35
ty wan, an it wis dat hard ta manage withoot dee an Mam. I wis dat on page 49
Also on pages 52, 74
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Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
Is it dryin aa right? Will we manage to get it in afore da rain co
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Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah juist canna manage ower
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The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
that point, a wunder how they manage ata'. Bit A suppose they must
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Ulster

Mc Donnell, John , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
rl...och A dinnae think A cud manage a hale yin mammy shaed sae. D
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