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Occurrences of speir in Corpus sorted by last letter of previous word

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Central - SEC speir the ruit o hiz ill. Dunts an
Central - WCE Speir yin quaisten an pass.
Doric - MNA "Speir farrer ben the quay."
Central - LAL Hech man, for ony sake, speir nae mair at me!
Doric - MNA e seekin. Sae, A say till ye, speir an it'll be gien till ye, see
Central - NEC day. Gin ye’re in Staffin, speir efter Lachie Gillies. He’s
Central - LAL ots Government‟s ain public-speir on the
Central - LAL its public-speir, haud a crack wi baith sides
Central - LAL ts Government held its public-speir) an tak tent o
Central - LAL nswers it haed til its public-speir on the referendum an bi
Central - LAL o the fairm he never lauched. Speir him how, and he'd tell ye he
Doric - MNA mith- ye can be Mary, dearie. Speir at yer mither if she’ll sho
Doric - MNA e an rive ye tae smithereens. Speir an it will be gien tae ye, se
Central - LAL Heeze your een tae the lift. Speir yoursels: "Has the sheep ette
Central - LAL 2.1.2 Speir anent the feasibility o a cen
Ulster - GUL 5.16.3 Speir intae complaints quhar a publ
Doric - DOR a ken the answer tae aat een? Speir anidder een!"
Central - WCE sis. Dae we need onie mindin? Speir efter Gordie
Doric - DOR Ye ken, A’ve nae haid sic a speir fur a de ken hoo mony years!
Central - SEC In repone tae a speir aboot whan the Scots Executiv
Central - LAL ist ferlies’ an ‘Thae wha speir aathing...’ That is, thay
Doric - MNA Jesus says till them, "Lat ma speir at ye, is it allooed tae dee
Doric - ABN 'Can A speir fat was yir business at e bun
Central - EDN gie his name, an Rongye didna speir. He didna accep ony refreshme
Central - EDN hee [unner duress]. Sae dinna speir [or else].”
Central - LAL sum ir prose-poems. An dinna speir gin he wud onnerstaun thair e
Central - LAL hae a new freend, they dinna speir at the hert o the maitter. Th
Central - LAL be ootrels unner the ice is a speir yet unanswert.
Central - SWE t o us - there's yins whae'd speir wi face an een doonhairtit
Central - LAL est o the faimly while's he'd speir after her bairns and a her fr
Doric - ABN an teuchats, forby. Syne Ah'd speir at the kirkyaird if onybody n
Doric - DOR boot the type o questions I'd speir but let's say they rockit the
Doric - DOR Bit aye they'd speir "Fit een's Ken again?"
Doric - MNA ony o you like dugs?" he wad speir.
Central - SEC Then up an eldern moose did speir.
Central - LAL wid speir "Are ye twa richt?"
Doric - MNAt guid denner an wish ye cwid speir fur a slice i' breid tae mop
Doric - ABN were lik a minefield. He wid speir at ye in that ploomy Oxford a
Doric - ABN the road, an Ah thocht Ah wid speir there if they hid a phone. (F
Central - WCE haund. 'Please come wi me and speir them. But we'll hae tae get a
Doric - MNA Will we cry Erchie across and speir aboot his pal?" Sandy said. B
Central - EDN bit there wis nae wey she cud speir, no aless she meant for tae d
Doric - MNA ab o clootie dumplin. She’d speir at him ‘Wid ye be likin a d
Central - SEC our". It is as if they dinnae speir each ither. They luik awa, th
Central - SEC Tae speir ye tae bliss oor lang fecht t
Orkney - ORK tae speir him aboot his fock an the sta
Central - AYR Tae speir a tale frae braith ower waik
Central - SEC Tae speir the braidth o the land tae se
Central - LAL Tae speir oot the kind o wittins anent
Central - SWE tae speir and tae repone, tae enjye
Central - SWE e Prague he died be fire, tae speir fir freedom, fae Communist ru
Central - SEC Scots cultur an identity, tae speir intae the languages o Scotlan
Doric - MNA drave his gig up the road tae speir foo ill her faither wis. Her
Doric - MNA life noo she’d decided tae speir at her if somebody hid indeed
Central - WCE Miss Honey noo decided tae speir a question she widnae huv dre
Central - LAL ce memmers wis encouraged tae speir their ain questions, giein ma
Doric - DOR r lugs out, min: I've hed tae speir it twice."
Central - SEC caulder airts, an ettled tae speir mair intae gin the socialisin
Central - SEC yne it haes been proponed tae speir oot pairlaments, ither instit
Central - LAL She daured tae speir at the queen o the gods herse
Central - LAL weel kent it did nae guid tae speir him mair.
Doric - DOR ceised, an sae she begoud tae speir quistions. "Are ye nae feart,
Central - AYR skin! No, It'll never dae tae speir: mebbe I'll see it screived s
Central - EDN She wad hae tae speir at Derriakin whedder there wi
Doric - ABN o aathin. Foo did she hae tae speir at him fur the answers? She w
Central - LAL it happent. (Beat) Ye hae tae speir yersel nou an than - shoud A
Central - LAL get. An yince mair, I hae tae speir it: whan wull we get tae see
Orkney - ORK a new subjeck an than hae tae speir whit Orkney haes tae say aboo
Central - AYR rd) "--but I'll juist hae tae speir frae yin o thaim whit the kin
Doric - DOR e donkeys, bit didna like tae speir.
Doric - DOR ony questions ye’d like tae speir at the panellists aboot, whee
Central - SEC scuil lest week? I'm here tae speir aboot the jynerwark that's ta
Doric - MNA If onybody hid been there tae speir at him fit wye the watter wiz
Central - NEC h his bunnet. I wis there tae speir at Jake aboot the Cabrach, th
Doric - DOR (Ailice wes ower blate tae speir o'm fit he peyed thaim wi, an
Central - WCE . Mibbe ah even wanted ye tae speir. Mibbe that's how ah asked ye
Doric - MNA Minnie didna think tae speir fit a talent micht, bit it so
Doric - DOR e broun?" Ailice wes baal tae speir.
Doric - DOR he best?" Ailice wes baal tae Speir.
Doric - DOR tee again?" she wes baal tae speir.
Doric - MNA nt inby Chalmers Hospital tae speir foo Michael wiz. She wiz in l
Central - SEC 'd aboot fund the smeddum tae speir gin she came here aftime whan
Doric - MNA the chemical company, an tae speir at therr freens an onybody th
Doric - MNA es himsel. She wis itchin tae speir at her faither aboot the warl
Central - EDN naithin tae speir at sic dreich miles o margin.
Central - SEC rases like, 'A'm screivin tae speir' simply baffle me. Those invo
Doric - DOR e a verra gentie quistion tae speir.
Orkney - ORK tae ivry sang, an hoo tae speir this god fer saefty an yin fe
Doric - MNA y hid mair richt than her tae speir onything, bit he wis awa aa d
Central - SEC But he thocht it wis fair tae speir whaur the Executive wis heidi
Central - LAL rogative word is used for tae speir, or 'interrogate'. Instances
Central - LAL mak oot sicna area an for tae speir whit percent o the population
Central - LAL k o ony reader that likes tae speir-oot Scotland's history.
Central - LAL 3. This report ettles tae speir at ongaun attitudes an approa
Central - LAL scowth o this Inquirie is tae speir oot the role o educational an
Southern - SEA hable, gin onie bodie wis tae speir him the day, anenst the histo
Central - LAL Scotland. Its scowth wis tae speir oot
Central - LAL gied cairds wi questions tae speir tae McFarlane, as she taks on
Doric - MNA in tail. An Minnie forget tae speir foo Isie hid come bi yon brui
Central - LAL wi unco wae. Yet I thocht tae speir ae thing:
Central - WCE 'Ah want tae speir three last things afore ah st
Central - AYR d the Cat. "I near forgot tae speir."
Central - SEC es wir an he wisnae aboot tae speir wi hes folk in thon tid. He
Central - LAL en the truth an wis feart tae speir ma faither or mither. I ettle
Doric - DOR iccar wes he wesnae about tae speir him. Ance he wes a puckle hun
Central - AYR y?' It wis mebbe time nou tae speir a pickle mair aboot this weel
Central - LAL 'Ye'll hiv tae speir at Trev yersel,' A answert.
Central - LAL e boays. Thai didnae stey tae speir whit wis waantit. Thai wir af
Central - WCE It dools me sairly tae speir, but A will:
Doric - MNA r ower the fence and wid ayee speir for the bairns. Mabel wid gie
Doric - MNA obson ava so she suggested he speir at his pal Ackers Lendrum if
Doric - DOR s or teigers hereabouts?" she speir't timorsome-like.
Central - LAL the wording o the speir
Central - SEC be or no tae be? Thon is the speir.
Central - LAL yne, A wis wis daein a bittie speir-oot for ma play Annville. It
Central - SEC wey o whit wis a gey wicelike speir.
Central - LAL Lat me speir the question: is it mibbe tha
Central - SEC he necessar wab-cams, on-line speir leets etc. an will be airtit
Orkney - ORK Lighter an Eynar o the Hoose speir at the new teknolojy
Central - LAL We speir, forby, for the Scots languag
Doric - DOR me intil wull ye be lang? Ye speir fir aye A mummle aneath ma br
Doric - MNA ns fit yer wints are afore ye speir at him.
Central - NEC er o some lawland burn, an ye speir at hou fowk could bide here i
Doric - MNA "Fin ye speir for Jock o’ Noth
Doric - MNA "An fin ye speir for Jock himsel,
Doric - MNA photos smiling - bit fin ye speir tae tham or ask fur help fin
Central - LAL row their performance. Gin ye speir whit wey we ken whether a fid
Central - LAL "It will be as ye speir o me, sae lang as ye sing for
Central - LAL 'Kin Ah speir aboot whit yi telt Faither Ta
Central - SEC pple, as we cry it locally. I speir him: 'Up there?' Sae aff we g
Central - LAL aid tae him, 'Forgie me gin I speir a questin.."
Doric - MNA ye winna believe ma. An gin I speir onythin o you, ye winna answe
Central - WCE tt's offeicial biographer, ti speir o him that he skrieve memoirs
Central - SEC latchie, bot gaed ti speir about the seistem fur peyin a
Central - SEA me an teatime, when we hed ti speir for what we wantit in the lei
Central - WCE l an stertin wark (A'l hae ti speir ma faither aboot thon). At la
Doric - ABN ike. She didna gie me time ti speir fit she wis playin at. But ha
Central - AYR a messager thro the kinnik ti speir faur abreid whit ither name h
Central - SEC "Nou lissen, son, I'm gaun ti speir o Crosbie gin I cuid get ye t
Central - LAL nt aa thae blinnd men sent ti speir whit like wis an elephant. A
Central - EDN ” the Mowdiewort venturt ti speir, “juist ye an the wattir, a
Central - SEC toun or pele, men raid out ti speir thair beisnes, bot the
Southern - SEA n tae the land o thocht?” I speir. She juist smiles – thon sm
Doric - MNA they were ower feert tae back speir him.
Doric - DUNI like back speir - tae question faan ye wint
Central - LALgs his ain gait" - maks fowk speir whit A mean an sterts a
Central - LAL this claim throu an offeecial speir, but tae this day haesna come
Doric - DUNA'll speir at ma Auntie Mary. https://t.
Doric - MNA An he backspeirt them, "A'll speir ae thing o you, tell ma, wis
Central - SEC -ARE YOU ON ABAAT NAH?" ah'll speir o some jammy body or anither,
Central - SEC hey fund thaim wantin,they.ll speir the British/Scottish governme
Central - LAL Aiblins ye will speir at me, "Hou come the ither dr
Central - LAL nna dae that aither, she’ll speir at ane o the ither pairtie le
Central - SEC K’nichts. We’l speir at’m ti finnd gin Ruth is b
Central - WCE Ye'll nae want tae hear thaim speir;
Central - EDN o hiz ain keind at garred him speir this quastioun; bot at lang a
Central - SWE An speir ye heize yer wines an malts
Doric - DOR in ben an say "Fit like?", an speir at thaim the gait out the wui
Central - LAL e feck o the plan wi them, an speir for reports on progress o hou
Doric - DOR inin College for Teachers, an speir at the janitor gin he haed on
Central - WCE or ain backs for a meenit, an speir oorsel whit maks us sae diffe
Doric - MNA An syne ye maan speir for Jock himsel
Central - LAL in her poetry. Indeed, we can speir oot the roots o the wirds ‘
Central - LAL ersettin can dae this: it can speir ‘Whit if?’ – ‘Whit if
Central - SEC thon fermtoun on the brae an speir fur Lukkie
Doric - MNA ptist bad hiz come till ye an speir gin ye're e een att's tae com
Central - AYR wer a plate o het parritch an speir juist hou the Reverend Alexan
Doric - DOR noo an en I'd forget masel an speir something I shouldna. I'm nae
Doric - ABN s fitter, an he'll come up an speir fit kinna pipe it wis an fara
Central - LAL til ither Scots screivars an speir whit thay thairsels daes.
Central - LAL rums whaur ye can howk oot an speir ocht ye micht wad like tae ke
Central - SEC chaumer an lobby for START an speir quaistens aff meenisters an c
Doric - DOR eetion, for gin ee wis bidden speir, I wis bidden nae tell ye.
Central - LAL Its een speir oot,
Central - LAL maun speir at the Commission anent Elect
Central - LAL nent the Romans, a bodie maun speir, whit haes the Executive o Sc
Central - LAL e anither in the air. We maun speir, did Knox see and read this a
Central - LAL . Whit’s muin trees ye maun speir – weel – thir’s trees t
Central - LAL d's garrin me grue. Can ye no speir at thaim hen, tae gie me some
Central - SWE Ah'll no speir ocht that's noisome,
Orkney - ORK e a tentie putter, sheu disno speir right awey an disno mak a pan
Central - SEC "Fit is so wrang wi wantin to speir as part o the census aboot fo
Central - LAL His childer speir o him -
Doric - DOR "I niver speir for wycins anent growein up!"
Central - LAL a drink. An nou I didna daur speir him mair. He lookit at me dru
Central - LAL wha gied his speir big bools
Central - LAL me wi his wurds an kests his speir,
Doric - MNAls an if ye need ony help jis speir
Central - LAL the hale o oor history. Jist speir at King James VI and the wimm
Central - LAL t is recommendit that ye jist speir at anither Scots speaker whit
Doric - MNA "First speir for the health o’ Jock o’
Central - SWE they speir
Doric - MNA m ower till e Govvernor. They speir at him, "Maister, we ken fit
Central - GLA A uised the inlat tae wershly speir questions at her, tae she mad
Doric - MNA efter yon, nae eence did Rosy speir tae
Doric - MNA o e hoose, 'E Maister bad hiz speir at ye far aboot is e room att
Central - WCE s perfit fur debate sic as “speir”—inquire; “threap”
Central - LAL • speir at weys that folk can access
Central - LAL • speir oot the possibility o introdu