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promises Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 9.6 3.2 0 0 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences2418 2 0 0 1 3
Number of authors20 15 1 1 3

Occurrences of promises in Corpus

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Central

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Simmer Strand, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wi promises it may no keep. on page 42

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
'Aa haiverin promises, on page 11
Mak'd promises, on page 14

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ade anither o yer unbrekkable promises agane hae ye? Naw? Weel it's on page 26

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an promises o whaur dry laun is an wis, on page 32

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
he lees, distortions an fause promises o the mainstream poleetical p on page 102

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
hen yir haed is full o broken promises on page 107

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e touchin. He had made solemn promises tae his mither and faither ab on page 19

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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
Peyback and promises for aw yon grandstaundin. on page 61

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Aye, men an promises. I've heard them aa. Ye'd bet on page 39

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: He promises - an that's aa I ken. on page 24
them ti it, nae doot, wi vain promises - on page 32

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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
promises braid benisoun on page 95

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
in the RPS as a research tool promises tae be baith productive and p on page 21

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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
bein let doon owre the fishin promises by his ain pairty. It turned
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e get intae brakken manifesto promises, the narra range o opinions a
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@ThonJacobite tweeted
ar Oh aye, here we go way the promises of 'bringing people together'(2021) search twitter
odies resignin eh? Mair empty promises fae your lot Dooglas. Yese ar(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
An if I fail tae keep these promises
So help me God to keep these promises, Amen.
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
r nae innin fornent them that promises mair: a shavie aff the block on page 5

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ere was too much doot tae mak promises; yit in the strange, phonie l on page 1

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi promises o mair, on page 46

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
1. In the pas' government promises wurnae kept, fer example the on page 13

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