A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

quarters Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 8.5 6.4 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2016 4 0 0 0 0
Number of authors12 11 1

Occurrences of quarters in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Looks as if it's in the staff quarters,' says Mo. "Che caravan right on page 19

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
It wis at least three quarters o an hour afore Mr. MacNeil y on page 43

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
Mak shair they're ainly thrie quarters fou. Efter that, ye gang til on page 26

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
IL O VIOLETS and papped three quarters o it doon the stank. Then she on page 53
e. Bruce Dubskelper wis three-quarters way through and still gaun st on page 124

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
y Marie finally arrived three quarters ae an oor later than they wur on page 36

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
die picked up the heavy three-quarters fou pot and cairried it oot o on page 26

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
opies obtained from different quarters, and that, in many respects, on page 69

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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ively it was received in some quarters and how quickly something sae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lodged it in thair captain's quarters gairdit wi three huzzas. Bi t
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
bie as a sign o guilt in some quarters, (tho probably mair due to AS
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n a stair an entert the guest quarters. This, it seemed, wis base ca
aff Malik’s sleepin quarters, bit he wadna tak the leebert
e stores. The haa o the guest quarters echoed wi the raised vyces o
doon the stairs in the guest quarters there wis an air o excitement
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Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
on same fowk wis wastit three-quarters o the day.
Three-quarters o an oor mair an the boatie w
y trystit yonner at the fower quarters, kent in the auld warld as Be
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e. She wis hauf-blin an three quarters deef, an yon wis the wye
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