stares | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 12 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
atter. Her heid comes up. She stares oot, richt at him. Tom kens s on page 1
6 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
replaced wae pin-point death stares aimed firmly in ma direction. on page 31
Sebastian stares wary intae ma eyes. Before he on page 57
s famous Charles Manson death stares. That wis the hing wae ae him on page 78
less comment that draws death stares fae ith me and Craig. on page 132
defeated dug. He stares up at me and gees me a Soft w on page 158
5 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Ma maw turns roon an stares at me. The priest's stoapped on page 76
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
evil stares, an wipe meh erse we auld on page 103
ane o they evil stares in thi mirror. on page 104
2 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Glassily stares at a startled Barn Owl; on page 49
Stares doun, giein nae hint o whit i on page 88
As the blaud stares blankly back in yer face, on page 151
3 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that, on page 32
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
She taks them frae him an stares at them for a while. on page 35
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
My mere facade juist stares; w' its maim and scar on page 12
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He stares intae the middle distance, oo
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Scanlon stares him doon an its hard tae say
n gravity pullin at me, an he stares right intae the core ay ma be
He stares wae that blank expression oan
3 matches
Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tevie. Ye sayin hello?’ Ged stares right through me. Ah’m stil
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
how but the dozy bastart just stares at me.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Its ears prick up an it stares at me, forlornly, wae its big
1 matches
Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e conduct oor business?’ he stares at me, incredulous.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ow’s yer Granda, kid?’ He stares oot the windae tae the street
ow me?’ ah sais but he just stares oot the windae an puts his ha
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
time he looks away fae me and stares at a patch on the downie cove
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Dougie stares at me withoot blinkin ‘’A
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
Aabody turns and stares at ye. Justin smirtles.
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
rds wie his grey-blue een and stares at the widden table.
back doon and watch him as he stares into space – there’s some
2 matches