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Use in varieties of Scots

refuse Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 9 4.8 9.9 11.6 10.9 0
Number of occurrences2417 3 1 2 1 0
Number of authors21 15 2 1 2 1

Occurrences of refuse in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
refuse tae answer succinct quaistens on page 39

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
side than inside the flat. Ah refuse tae gee him a name cos if ah on page 153

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh refuse ti let them wander on page 82

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
o bein caa'd a spendrif, wid refuse on page 110

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
made het an offer she couldna refuse. They'd drop the charges if s on page 86

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
the Baillie. An ah refuse, ah taint ma office. on page 112

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
r, they’re oan me? Ye canny refuse free porridge. Ye lap it up l
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
r yet sae clean all sudroun I refuse,
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye besom, why dae ye refuse
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
we refuse tae
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
absolutely starving, refuse tae get out ma bed though(2014) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
odd tae me. Ah've hed drivers refuse me fer aa sorts reasons in th(2020) search twitter
iver tae enforce it? Cin they refuse tae let folk on if thur no ob(2020) search twitter
ciety. Racism is rife, but we refuse tae acknowledge the fact. It'(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
mak him an offer he couldnae refuse ??(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
mak him an offer he couldnae refuse ??(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@nikki_lew_ fgs - a would refuse to serve them - how ignorant (2020) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Furthermair, I will niver refuse
tin faithers will, he couldna refuse her, clean connached an petti
2 matches

@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol1 diet....I refuse tae buy bigger breeks. May ne(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
distraction (tho thay jentle refuse the lass), fer than this twa on page 42

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"who scream blue murder, and refuse to eat another mouthful if th on page 9

1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
I refuse ta believe dis https://t.co/1 (2021) twitter link

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@jockmcleod53 Frankly, a wid refuse to huv that oan me! Since the(2020) search twitter