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Use in varieties of Scots

walking Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 14.9 19.2 19.9 17.4 65.6 0
Number of occurrences5128 12 2 3 6 0
Number of authors34 17 8 2 3 4

Occurrences of walking in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'A gang of them jumped him walking a girl home, Mr McGiver. It's on page 54

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'll do a strip search. You're walking. If I'm sprung, I'll get it b on page 1

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ught us some whelks,' ah say, walking intae the living room. on page 2

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ye're walking in a trance. on page 35

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hils (www.scottishsport.co.uk/walking/ochils.htm), an fae the tap a on page 65

4 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
t, not the first of its kind: walking sticks, weather cocks, ornate
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
bs of God (later renamed This Walking Shadow) wis aheid o its time
h would require the dog wants walking or the dog wants to be walked
2 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
t awa frae thair an’ stairt walking taewards the folks’ hooses
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
could happen here? I’d been walking oor dog Lugs – we called hi
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
walk usually consisted o him walking a hunner yairds, collapsing i
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nest. Sannie grabbed Jim’s walking stick and chased the whittret
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
t of their penchant for sleep-walking,’ the doctor assured her pa
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ou should ask Hsien. He’s a walking lie detector.”
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
lf the day, I wis checking ma walking shoes thought cannae believe (2020) search twitter
@Dougmcg1 He's a walking shite he wid just float, we n(2020) search twitter
I got to go hame soon I'm no walking in that ??(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
d I also got some exercise by walking??? xxx(2015) search twitter
ell done guys! Tonight I'm 1. Walking tae aqua-aerobics 2.Deain cla(2015) search twitter
rr26 Yes it was and why a wis walking doon the harbour lookin at bo(2015) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
IT @Jeggit A freen o mine wis walking doon a street in Belfast a wh(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
IT @Jeggit A freen o mine wis walking doon a street in Belfast a wh(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@bluenosetaylor1 m8 al b walking ma dug shep roond the park lo (2020) twitter link
ure the pedestrians wont mind walking on the road through the puddl (2020) twitter link
ight for the working class - walking away is for cowards - lets h (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s DIY, cooking, horse riding, walking and all aspects of country li on page 52

1 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
peas. Faan I got there I wis walking aboot the hall ways and saw a
got him in the lug. Fan I wis walking doon the halls and I spotted
2 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ing a gale. It was like I wis walking towards a plane propeller and
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
er and greener. Andrew starts walking by my side – I glance roon
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
reetin or see a tall thin man walking aroon, bit abdy is ower feart
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ul the day ah saw a Solicitor walking doon Union Street wi his hand(2014) search twitter
This wee beastie has been walking aroon ma kitchie aa afterneen(2019) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
isodes o blue bloods. All the walking deads ina. Got all the modern(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
rain a'day and stopped me fae walking hame fae the bar! Nae getting(2017) search twitter
My rave scene wis walking the mat doon Union St in 1962(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
walking the road tae the shore, on page 26

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me walking boots are grim, on page 102

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
rlin ?? i mind many moons ago walking aroond a midden and suddenly (2020) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
pals, picking crowberries and walking D(2019) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Walking to nursery daday and since da (2018) twitter link

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Walking The Line on page 161

1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@Bulla7 @aidanreilly6 like walking threw the soorage??(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
ing it hard this time o year. Walking aboot wi 40 per o gucci train(2020) search twitter
s. Plenty fluid and food. Gid Walking boots and clothing, poles may(2020) search twitter
ly6 what div ee ka twae pakis walking along hawick high street? #to(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
ghurt brekky. Eating healthy, walking loads, lightest weight in 25 (2020) search twitter

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