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Use in varieties of Scots

shakes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.8 6.5 1.5 9.9 0 0 4.8
Number of occurrences1613 1 1 0 0 1
Number of authors13 10 1 1 1

Occurrences of shakes in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ie says as he grabs ma hand n shakes it hard wae his big paw. The on page 22

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
neck ae a drawstring bag. She shakes the bubbles aff on page 1

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ss fae me, Siobhan smiles and shakes her heid. When Siobhan smiles on page 1

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
t noise, creating a glow that shakes the air, seemin 'ae pulse a t on page 3

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Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
At the door the doctor shakes ma mammy's haun: 'It's yersel on page 12

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Shakes the loose rocks with steep de on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Craig stands up and shakes ma hand. "It's gid on page 73

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An shakes ma wab wi blawin? Does he pla on page 44

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
An shakes ma wab wi blawin? Does he pla on page 59

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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
hem blastin their horns - an shakes his heid. ‘Right, ah’ll g
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Screwin his eyes at me, he shakes his heid, clearly unimpressed
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ftie than ye look.’ Pearcey shakes his heid in grim acceptance a
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@raiphsays tweeted
w dae folk no lift er stuff! *shakes heid*(2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
lik The Wind that Shakes the Barley rin backarts on a on page 3

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ructor, that Vic wis no great shakes. on page 8

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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Wi nieve that niver shakes on page 34

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