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tory Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words41.8 62.2 12.1 0 0 20.7 13.3
Number of occurrences134121 8 0 0 2 3
Number of authors41 35 3 2 1

Occurrences of tory in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n. Stone. It's aboot how that Tory piece in Downin Street hates on page 53
"She wis a fuckin Tory" ah tell him, whist greetin h on page 171

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
he media in their support fer Tory an Labour attacks on the Scot on page 8
in-fechtin in the ranks o the Tory Pairty, an their henchmen in on page 11
sM an bi the various shades o Tory Politician that mak up the gr on page 78
That is precisely the pynt o Tory policy. Neer mind that we din on page 81
sement plan o the Westminster Tory on page 91
Also on pages 106, 129, 139, 148
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
arin wir stories, an no votin Tory on page 73

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Some wir heroes tae Tory hardliners, on page 79

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
n was whipped tae a hole as a Tory. on page 9

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
taik. He wis "instinctively a Tory." Motherwell leivit tae publi on page 69

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Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
disna suiffer the fate o the Tory pairtie. Eh wad gledly contre
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
tory, but did thay spier at thairs
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
bein the first chield in his tory tae circumnavigate the globe
mind o a wee his tory book we had, wi stories fae t
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
the stellin o it? The current Tory Government, like it or no, is
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t didnae help aither whan the Tory chief whip telt Ross an his i
d the huddie flingin, sin the tory pairty whips telt wee Dougie
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
our Pairty (The commoner Ruid Tory: Blairius Scunneris) attour t
and Unionist Pairty (The Blae Tory: Greedius Pauchleris Maximus)
an at the daeins o the Yellae Tory: Bufonidae Carmichaelus since
ur mooth is tae caa a cheil a Tory. In thir PC days aiblins they
ordit. By this means the Blae Tory population micht be haudit do
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
r act in 1815, ane passt wi a Tory government that socht tae dea
wis a mirra for Conservative (Tory) politics an the affairs that
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
pendin on whit happens wi the Tory haundower o pooer. In the mid
nt i 2015 are noo dealin wi a Tory gorvrenment votit for by Engl
2 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ive – say, the decision o a Tory-awned financial institution t
1 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
er it is whan fowk like Scots Tory leader Ruth Davidson, wha als
ein the opposite o the Lunnon Tory govrenment. We shid be aimin
2 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
port democracy, or are ye for Tory rule fae Westminster and ster
ies for a nieve o reactionary Tory voters that has put their pis
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
an era o SNP nationalism vs. Tory unionism. Whit micht chynge w
ommunities that were strangly Tory aince upon a time (ma grandfa
ie but bade i Coatbrig. Votit Tory aw his life.) but haes either
different coalition unner the Tory baunner. It isna based on cle
r vote matched the rise i the Tory ane. Unable tae “oot-patrio
5 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
otin amang Lib Dem, Labour an Tory supporters tae keep SNP candi
frame o the aulder Labour vs. Tory divide, it seems the fowk o S
r Labour tae pul oot the anti-Tory caird efter their unhailly al
ainlie sae lang as Labour vs. Tory wis the fundamental divide i
er bases. The auld Labour vs. Tory divide wull be pushed strangl
5 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
cal ane. Efter echteen year o Tory Governments the Labour Perty
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
75 MSP's (Labour, Leeberal an Tory) votit agin haein the Scots q
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
the interviewer that a puckle Tory MPs haed confesst that thay j
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@scotgov You're becoming less tory aggressive, I'm starting tae (2020) search twitter
yer teams shite, and if yer a tory ??(2020) search twitter
cannae be real? I'm shocked a tory telling the truth for once ??(2020) search twitter
ays gonna be a fudd if it's a tory.(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
in our bunkers now. If yir a Tory, you wont give a toss that he(2020) search twitter

@gordimhor1 tweeted
e're juist the chaff it's the tory chiefs and blue bloods that's(2019) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
Tory’s oot. That is all. As you w(2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
lock_ A kent ye were a closet Tory!(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@DavidMundellDCT Ye're a Tory MP. You dinna gie a rat's ers(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
e we haven't suffered under a Tory government Scots did not vote (2022) twitter link
Millionaire Tory Rishi Sunak telling the count (2022) twitter link
Says the Tory who came THIRD in East Lothia (2023) twitter link
usual from a cruel heartless Tory government that Scotland ???? (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
s old and the fact that every Tory has postit it speaks tae spec(2020) search twitter
@TorryQ @Scotpol1314 Nae a Tory Quine just a Torry Quine. As (2020) search twitter
jamiegreeneUK So this is Scot Tory rite fodder. Min ye embarras (2020) search twitter
@SaorAlba59 Coke On The Fraud Tory Hoof(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
e look intae the future under Tory govts??? (2022) twitter link
isJassemi Scotland s no voted Tory since 1955 Anas, but unfortun (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
perfect tae describe a wheen Tory, Slab an Libdem British Natio(2020) search twitter
Hearing about the latest Tory power grabs, illegality and B(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
twisteddoodles Unless ye're a Tory.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Minister) and Gillian Keegan (Tory minion) made an erse o' thems(2020) search twitter
uldnae tak ony mair o the BBC Tory channel. But yer richt, the V(2020) search twitter
Scotland wid ca' themselves a Tory. Shairly the greatest mystery(2020) search twitter
But naw. Nae concern. Typical Tory. Heartless.(2020) search twitter
tae the Andrew Marr show the Tory papers are efter Johnson's bl(2020) search twitter
and 10 other occurrences.

@raiphsays tweeted
arnin fae he’s mistakes! Nae Tory ever cin!(2020) search twitter
sin whit it’s like tae ask a tory a question.(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
FPTP Parliament wi a 80 seat tory majority where if wan o thum (2022) twitter link
EIGEXVS1300A @magnusllewellin Tory ownit pollin company thit pey (2022) twitter link
no anither documentary aboot Tory pairty sleaze an corruption.. (2022) twitter link
chts tae dae a deal wi the UK tory government. (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
15 years... so I suppose this Tory mob of anti-democracy nutters (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
@Craig86373051 Tory wifey on here earlier saying (2022) twitter link
@RealStephenKerr Mair Tory pi** you're hardly a qualifie (2022) twitter link
1314 Definitely belongs tae a Tory.... cause they dinnae own a f (2022) twitter link
I'm working and avoided mair Tory p*sh (2022) twitter link
k Couldnae happen tae a nicer Tory ?????? (2022) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Could any Tory supply the poorest families i(2021) search twitter
glish' for a minute. Watching Tory MPs stuttering and stammering(2020) search twitter
gs there's irony in action. A Tory accusin somebody o' no tellin(2021) search twitter
cannae deny in turn that this Tory government has turned lyin in(2021) search twitter
acters wha mak up the current Tory Party. They mak Scrooge look (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
an up n comin darling oh the tory pairty - thats fae an inside (2020) twitter link
weel soon c if she is a wee tory clone shortly lol (2020) twitter link
yes willnae b happy as hees a tory lol (2020) twitter link
@ShaunMcC4llion aye thae tory lovers r the ones to watch m8 (2020) twitter link

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
sided wi the Tory,
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@cligeey tweeted
@AllyMacabre And nae being a Tory(2020) search twitter
w Are ye worried nae Scottish Tory wis fit for Ross's aul job wa(2020) search twitter
@youngwd1 Tory maths dinna add up(2020) search twitter
@UKChange Aye 9 days efter a tory takes the Helm at Pacific Qua(2020) search twitter
t campaign fae the Turra show tory bottle stall https://t.co/SWB(2020) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
long as ye dinna vote fucking Tory (2021) twitter link
g unfaithful and peach voting Tory. (2021) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an Yid stertit tae uphaud the Tory manifesto. Is Yid expoondit h
1 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ff fur me! Same with that Red Tory! Even Bozo the Clown and his (2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
the Stuart kings (supporters "Tory"); King Billy (constitutional (2015) twitter link
eal wi the DUP tae dae wi the Tory hallions no haein ony daicent (2017) twitter link
in Cameron gaithers the neist Tory cabinet thegither for tae hae (2015) twitter link