A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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sunshine Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.6 22.9 24 99.4 23.2 0 17.7
Number of occurrences7643 15 10 4 0 4
Number of authors36 19 7 4 3 3

Occurrences of sunshine in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
eed tae step ootby, intae the sunshine for a meenit. Ower the fields on page 9

1 matches

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
huge floor-to-ceiling window. Sunshine beats in from a hazy blue sky on page 14

1 matches

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
by the first bricht ray of sunshine, tae pierce the morning mist, on page 18

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
inkin straight, mibbe aw that sunshine err the last few days has fri on page 23

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Sunshine warmt ma skin, on page 9

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'd hae a job hittin the mast, sunshine, Fuck's sake, the bottom lich on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
sk Burn. She wis their joy an sunshine, an the followin year their h on page 28

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tae him, If yi value yir baws sunshine yi'll keep yir hauns aff it. on page 85

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ouce and fair o hert, warm as sunshine clear and deep as a thochtfu on page ix

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
gein themselves sunshine over again as I explain how s
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Wi sunshine on its Simmer braes
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a man quhase name wis Mornin Sunshine. Raggle shapit sunrays wi his
wi his crossed hauns. Mornin Sunshine made three spears. He pit up
ell across the screen. Mornin Sunshine chased the quarry - an antle
ur richt o the screen. Mornin Sunshine watched the Dug-people for mo
an joukit doon again. Mornin Sunshine fell in lave wi a Dug-wumman.
16 matches

Wallace, Lorna An Ode Tae Tinder, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2020) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
It’s lik sunshine fur the soul,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tually glowin a ray ae fuckin sunshine. He saunters confidently by m
The sunshine is beamin through the blinds
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oper tropical weather and the sunshine is mercilessly blazin doon an
taegether by deliverin a rare sunshine oor Leith. A theory that hus
2 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@mccann_liz Mornin Liz. Sunshine and cald here ????(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
ewhur warm and with continual sunshine! Hee hee!? xxx(2015) search twitter
fam. If you could bring that sunshine #Florence back please send it(2015) search twitter
ts show!?. Also currently the SUNSHINE is oot tae!???. See you later(2015) search twitter
@RealChrisPowell In the sunshine tae.....so you defo wernae in(2015) search twitter
here! I think I am in need o sunshine tae! ? xxx(2016) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
Boab? Stick tae foties o the sunshine. Guid folk ur scarce.(2020) search twitter
@RobertMiggins Posts aboot sunshine an beasties sounds good tae m(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
me, me!” Isnae aw aboot you, sunshine.(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
aboot when we're warm in the sunshine? #TapsAff #Scots https://t.co (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@robertmdaws the sunshine after the rain - what a chan (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
le bi the windae ti enjoy the sunshine. At the neist table there wis on page 38

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n the air as a sidden shaft o sunshine splinters throwe the sma-pane on page 22

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
that's traced its passage in sunshine yalla on page 14

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Lily Milne's a resident o Sunshine Grove Nursin Home. She's nine on page 44
fir the staff ir affa nice it Sunshine Grove. on page 45
needs a holiday - fae me an Sunshine Grove. on page 47
, se Ah canna compleen. Me an Sunshine Grove'll jist hiv te bi deein on page 48
s the stairt o anither day it Sunshine Grove. on page 49

7 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ck in his cheer baskin in the sunshine o female adoration, til Bob E
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
comics in the rare Aiberdein sunshine anely tae discover Thor gart (2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
enJones84 Moray coast - mair sunshine than maist pairts o UK (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@aduncan59 Bonny in the sunshine min(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
p & then mack the best o’the sunshine this eferneen in the Fittie B(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
warm sea breezes and bright sunshine, on page 28
Thunder, lightning, sunshine and shower, on page 29

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Last week them daffies wur sunshine yellow on page 67

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sheu met wi sunshine an blue skies on page 115
warm sea breezes and bright sunshine on page 154
Thunder, lightning, sunshine and shower, I haad thim aal w on page 155

3 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Under sunshine, their stiff aching backs rec on page 60

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
Plover alight in late winter sunshine. The brier comes on the field
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
tructure gleaman in the April sunshine. They got the concrete floor
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
rs clap closed in the October sunshine o a Sant’ Agata backstreet.
1 matches

Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
promise o a good few hours o sunshine, we knew we wir in for a day
1 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
y cave becis dey could see da sunshine comin intae da cave fae da da
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Sunshine and snow showers on today's #(2020) search twitter
yde tae hae both daylight and sunshine on wir mornin walkies. It's a(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e Old Glenarm Road, bathin in sunshine an cool air on the first morn on page 1

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
As April showers an sunshine bring the earth tae life agan on page 48

1 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
t and an enjoy some hairtsome sunshine an a tha fallin leaves(2020) search twitter

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