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resist Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 16 12.8 39.7 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences4330 8 4 1 0 0
Number of authors27 16 6 4 1

Occurrences of resist 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

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
tap. Naebody wid be able tae resist sic a cake, she thocht. Certa on page 71

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
R.A.F. trainin. An Ah cuidnae resist gittin in wi mah awfu hinthau on page 27

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ge A cam quickly tae want tae resist a defaut poseetion that screi on page 35

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
his point Miss Honey couldnae resist the temptation tae reenge a b on page 69

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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
twa but eventually he cuidnae resist the temptation o makkin even on page 33
an skill and who cuid nivver resist a chance tae put ane ower on on page 90
ion wis provin impossible tae resist. In June 1832 the British Par on page 125

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
o paint that's no cracked. Ah resist the urge tae bite ma nails. on page 4
words that ah dinnae know. Ah resist the urge tae double-check the on page 23
ae the toap English group. Ah resist the urge tae hug Harry. Ah ca on page 51

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
seen each other in years. Ah resist the urge tae roll ma eyes. Sa on page 5
Leanne couldnae resist gettin hur two pence in wi me on page 34
g oantae ma ghost account, ah resist the temptation. Stalkin the C on page 85
no the ainlie wan who cannae resist huvin a swatch. Isla looks ri on page 114

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
front ruim windae an cuidnae resist takkin a sklent ootbye. on page 18

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Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
e and, Tammy Scott, unable ti resist suggested helpfully
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ver you eejits, and those who resist will die. Like you boy. Tak p
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah resist the urge tae say nae shit She
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
euk at Beatrice. Noo he cudna resist a quick sclance. She wis watc
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
l tae tredd union efforts tae resist the warst effecks o the Conse
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
the Societies, determined tae resist, even fecht tae the death aga

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Ah cudna resist showin the audience some hist

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Still, ah huv tae resist ma natural urge, eh? Which is
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
https://t.co/Zp9uJrnbPi canna resist(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Cannae resist pittin up anither photie o ma(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
sdell @marebearturner Coudnae resist hen! Aff tae build the shed a (2022) twitter link
@marebearturner Aww I coudnae resist gorgeous ??someone sent me it (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
st saw the tweet m8 n coodnae resist pittin it oan! (2021) twitter link
@Nick_Pye cannae resist this one - chubby checker n (2020) twitter link
cannae resist this yin - if boris n nikki (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Resist the cry fir 'Nae change!' on page 6
oan er pal's airm. "Ah canna resist a raik." on page 69

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e an helpit hersel. "Ah canna resist a funcy piece." on page 75

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ootie in me. An Ah jist canna resist takin a rise ooto that grippi on page 110

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Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
ere Fraser McGlynn, fa cwidna resist a dig at the Dons, seein I wi
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
passed the Doocot he coodnae resist gaun ower tae see it.
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ee boxes, but I jist couldnae resist daein a wee picter instead. A
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
hy and Scots teacher, couldna resist! (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
very best, an tried haerd tae resist, on page 78

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I couldna resist a peedie peep and I let oot a on page 59

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The sea canna resist the pul o the moon on page 118

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Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
ae sea again – shae’ll no resist the draa.
1 matches

Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
sness School. Well, I couldna resist! Den shu added, "we'll pairt

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