matches | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 12.9 | 17.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | |
Number of occurrences | 40 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Number of authors | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Scotland whaur the banter matches their ain - tho some fowk in on page 10
1 matches
Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
e sticks, Until they met thir matches They hadnae reckoned on the P on page 4
1 matches
Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e lassie that had been sellin matches aw day wis oot there still - on page 50
e wee lassie struck yin o her matches. Scart! on page 51
lisk she lichtit aw the ither matches. They bleezed up in a lowe th on page 53
xt tae her wis a pile o burnt matches. on page 55
7 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
stuff that gets beltit oot at matches, I nivver thocht onybody cuid on page 123
1 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
orse aw the time. They'd some matches an they managed tae light a f on page 47
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
es oot ma pootch syne thinks, matches. That's what comes o gittin a
"Matches."
"Matches." She smiles a instant, gled
t daft A'v been. She pits the matches on the coonter an A presses t
inspiration faas. A lifts the matches an taks the door wi me again.
5 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
them. ‘Here, there a box ay matches.’ McDade sais pickin them u
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ur ten Widbines an' a boax a' matches. A dunnit tae gerroot ri hoos
a hauf unce a shag, a boax a' matches an' a packet a' papers. A wis
“Birrit wid save ye oan matches if yur fag didnae keep gawn o
3 matches
Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
iturions, ither memmer states matches oor spendin, resultin in a si
1 matches
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@GarryDClarke Box of matches soon sorts that oot ????(2020) search twitter
@OliphantWullie tweeted
A gan tae Ibrox fir ony Pars matches A hear folk speakin like me. (2022) twitter link
@ThonJacobite tweeted
e stool wae a box o' bluebell matches. #hopintaeappearoanthenews(2021) search twitter
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
AlanRutherford1 outlaw fitbaw matches - noo theres an idea (2021) twitter link
w and save us from the boring matches lol (2021) twitter link
Brian_Pacey av no been at ony matches - it wis ma twin brother lol (2020) twitter link
tae get back in time fir ony matches av got planned! (2021) twitter link
m enjoying unlimited football matches just now - huv a nice day lo (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
s - ye had ti tak a torch or matches, an if ye were lik me fan Ah on page 75
2 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
end o the day, jist win fitba matches - table never lies (2022) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
Ebbe era matches afore the match wiz top notch(2020) search twitter
@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
h! They used to play football matches just behind oor wee hoose her (2021) twitter link