sharp | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 27.5 | 15.9 | 55.8 | 79.5 | 69.7 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 88 | 31 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 43 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e bother, he says and makes a sharp exit. on page 30
The meetin is ten o'clock sharp. This gees the usual rabble t on page 51
2 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
no a patch on Lee Cooper a sharp shooter on page 65
as sharp as any spear on page 74
2 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The short, sharp return o the tawse, on page 30
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
There's a sharp cramp in ma side. Ah ignore i on page 11
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Onywye, seven o'clock sharp, Shuggie appeared at the door on page 26
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
aw didnae huv it. Bettie's as sharp as a razor and a great pal. S on page 46
'She's as sharp as a razor. Bettie's worked o on page 80
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An cauld as snaw, sharp-hertit as the rime on page 76
1 matches
Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
initions and that, but he wiz sharp enough to glean vague shite n
s, Nichols whispering short n sharp offences at Evans – wiz qui
2 matches
Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
illiance aat skinkled aff the sharp conchoidal-fracture o the fli
1 matches
McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
eater. Their teeth wur razor sharp, pointy like a spear. Yin a b
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Coyle’ he answers a bit too sharp, like he’s tryin tae avoid
‘Aye’ ah sais, takin a sharp intake ay breath ‘ye didnae
2 matches
Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nly louder this time, afore a sharp whistle fae up the close summ
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he sais. Nothin gets by him. Sharp as a fuckin circle, the cunt.
1 matches
Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
t tae smell the stench o him, sharp and wet. I move mounds o eart
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
he woke wae a clear heid, the sharp pain focusin her thoughts, an
1 matches
MacMinto, Gregor Apartheid in Ohio, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
stit guest speaker Mrs Amelia Sharp. She ‘lectert scholars upo
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it feels as if the strong and sharp flavours huv awoken ma taste
1 matches
@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
esponsibility and he isn't as sharp or on the ball as he should b(2020) search twitter
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@TheGunnersPub Wee sharp teeth too ??. Poor Ted ????(2020) search twitter
isVulva @IndustrialVid Yir to sharp for me ????(2020) search twitter
Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
in the hall bi eicht o'clock sharp for the mornin assembly. on page 49
Weel, at elivvin sharp, there he wis, black goonie, on page 50
2 matches
Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
tak tent. canny an silverin. sharp enough tae mak the stars gree on page 61
1 matches
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Throo sharp pricklt bushes an goarse, on page 53
hi laad en frunt, didna braik sharp keyn, cus eif he did aat, ma on page 67
2 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
thin wireoa wifie, wi a razir-sharp wit an keen broon een. She's on page 65
o the pink nosed coos and the sharp stink o sharn. An efter Ah'd on page 88
2 matches
Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
cattle-dealin hid made him as sharp as a poker player. "Ye're nee on page 94
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
on wir bellies, savourin the sharp tang o the sea, an gazin up i on page 21
Ah shudder it the wifie's sharp-edged wirds - a painfu echo on page 43
it Tamara needit wis a short, sharp shock - Ruth Less style. on page 77
"No!" He heard his ain voice, sharp an unfamiliar like, an sag th on page 90
e. He follaed her inside, the sharp stink o sharn an strang an th on page 91
5 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
tae mak sure it's as sharp on page 54
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ade Alice till hersel, rether sharp soundan; "A advise e till lea on page 14
l "Iss is Bill", she gave wan sharp kick, an waited till see what on page 36
iously amang e trees, a peedy sharp bark joost oer her heid made on page 38
she hed been wanderan, when a sharp hiss made her draw back in a on page 50
, an id wis an uncomfortable, sharp chin. However, she didna lek on page 86
Also on pages 87, 88
7 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Richt sharp day, forecast wid be sna
Sharp in the mornin bit clears up f
. I'll be ere at echt o clock sharp." Stanley
fast at seven an set awa real sharp that Setterday
braw sharp in the mornin, tae catch the
5 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Richt fine mornin sae sharp an cauld,
Frosty mornin bides sharp bit dry,
Sharp is the win bit it dis bide fa
3 matches
Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
of cruelty, shiny silver and sharp , ma hert was batterin ma rib
1 matches
@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
isSoutar at's awfa rare min! (Sharp intake of breath)(2015) search twitter
@72redz1903 tweeted
Mrs D, but, having suggested Sharp Objects on Sky Atlantic which (2020) twitter link
@cligeey tweeted
@djk57 @Ali_Leith Sharp I nicht min(2020) search twitter
@Manuforti1968 tweeted
em loaded wi 3/4" chuckies or sharp sand for a back load. Fit a w(2020) search twitter
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
er speed, dice wi knife, then sharp ice cream scoop, an watch the (2020) twitter link
@McGoo1888 tweeted
cpodcast67 We've got tae keep sharp for hun accounts...hence the (2022) twitter link
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And then he sank his long sharp teeth in poor owld Pepsi's ru on page 13
1 matches
Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Gouster = a sharp breeze o wind or an ootburst on page 9
1 matches
Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I like sharp frosts on page 112
1 matches
Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me eyes no so sharp, bit me brains aaright. on page 135
1 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thay land on sharp stubble, gripped by the callo on page 95
1 matches
Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Sheu threw a sharp, sideways luk at Dumbledore h
Professor McGonagall shot a sharp luk at Dumbledore an said, â€
2 matches
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
aethin an naebody escapit her sharp tongue. Wir fiddlers - "I do on page 13
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
wi sharp calaphine, me wi blunt wirds on page 86
fae da new, a sharp guff o acorn, on page 111
2 matches
Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Whittled oot bi da wadder’s sharp knife.
1 matches