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Occurrences of spoke in Corpus sorted by first letter of following word

Central - LAL as hit's spoke2021
Central - LAL ercise aboot alliteration. We spoke2003
Ulster - BUL Alwyes hub bot nir tha spoke 2021
Doric - MNA held on tae ilky wird that Ee spoke!2020
Ulster - GULmpe Stanes, biggit afore folk spoke #UlsterScots https://t.co/LbT2016
Central - LALd ony requests fae me until I spoke 'proper English'. She never s2020
Southern - SEA , rearin itsel upricht as eet spoke (eet was exactly threi inches2015
Doric - NNB o, rearan idsel upricht as id spoke (id wis exactly three inches 2014
Central - GLA pillar, rearin itsel up as it spoke (it wis exactlhly three inche2014
Central - SWE tae speak the wey they spoke (the scruff). 2021
Central - LAL as it's spoke,2021
Southern - SEA gaun doon oan yin knee as ei spoke, "oo were tryin-" 2015
Ulster - BUL " oor sneddin neighbour, saft spoke, "scobin jegs grou 'mangst bo2023
Ulster - CUL gan doon on yin knee whin hae spoke, "wae wur tryin - " 2013
Doric - NNB , goan doon on wan knee as he spoke, "we were tryan-" 2014
Central - GLA gaun doon oan wan knee as he spoke, "we wir tryin-" 2014
Central - LAL 'Well, Ah'm sorry Ah spoke,' Larry said. E jist picked u2013
Doric - NNB e." He unfolded e paper as he spoke, an added "Id isn't a letter,2014
Ulster - CUL Hae unfoldet the paper es hae spoke, an addet, "It isnae a letter2013
Central - GLA " He unfolded the paper as he spoke, an addit "Ach, it's no a lat2014
Doric - NNB He moved on as he spoke, an e Moosie followed him: e 2014
Ulster - CUL Hae moved on es hae spoke, an the Dorrmoose folliet him2013
Southern - SEA iously ower eis shooder as ei spoke, an then raised hisel up oan 2015
Central - SEC d ti hae growed younger as he spoke, an there wis a freshness abo2017
Ulster - CUL y ower haes shoother whin hae spoke, an thin liftet himsel up ont2013
Doric - MNA bayren doon on eis, naybudee spoke, bit looken at at ship yea wi2006
Central - GLA movin her hauns aboot as she spoke, bit nuhin seemed tae happen,2014
Southern - SEA e was movin thum aboot as she spoke, but nae result seemed tae fo2015
Doric - NNB e wis movan them aboot as she spoke, but no result seemed till fo2014
Doric - MNA eel Freddie, fa hairdly ivver spoke, comin up the street. The Min2006
Southern - SWEife @EmmaHarperMSP A wummin's spoke, it's ma2020
Central - LAL lve the ice of mine. Then she spoke, quiet and soft.2004
Doric data on fou monie fowk either spoke, read or micht scrieve in Sco2016
Central - WCE Ah dinnae huv aw day.' As she spoke, she raxed oot and poured her2019
Central - EDN “Gaddy” Angus, wha never spoke, showed me exactly whit wis o2016
Southern - SWEwe were aw gey prood o hoo we spoke, still ur. Tha2020
Central - GLA looked aer his shooder as he spoke, then raised himsel up oan ti2014
Central - LAL But even as she spoke, the whistlin aw o a sudden s2007
Central - LAL hon dzhargon vos they ayeweys spoke, yer faither wairmed ma banes2024
Doric - NNB she tried till curtsey us she spoke-fancy curtseyan as ye're fall2014
Southern - SEA she tried tae curtsey as she spoke - imagine curtseyin as ee'r 2015
Central - DUN Or eh kin dae it really saft spoke-in, 2007
Central - GLA she tried tae curtsey as she spoke-magine! Curtseyin as ye're fa2014
NONE - NUL leid collected, screevit an' spoke.2022
Central - GLA They bowed and the middle wan spoke.2009
Doric - NNB !" Hie got behind Alice as he spoke. 2014
Doric - NNB oser till Alice's side as she spoke. 2014
Doric - NNB n an makan faces at him as he spoke. 2014
Doric - NNB nued, turnan till Alice as id spoke. 2014
Southern - SEA ued, turnin tae Ahlice as eet spoke. 2015
Southern - SEA !" Hei got ahint Ahlice as ei spoke. 2015
Ulster - CUL an makin faces at him es hae spoke. 2013
Central - LAL the question. Finally, Klaus spoke. 2021
Southern - SEA n an pullin faces at um as ei spoke. 2015
Southern - SEA oser tae Ahlice's side as she spoke. 2015
Ulster - CUL oser tae Alice's side es shae spoke. 2013
Doric - NNB , an iss wis ae first time he spoke. 2014
Central - GLA ht up tae Alice's side as she spoke. 2014
Central - GLA n an makin faces at him as he spoke. 2014
Central - GLA t oan, turnin tae Alice as it spoke. 2014
Central - GLA s!" He goat ahint Alice as he spoke. 2014
Southern - SEA lingin th bairn at hur as she spoke. "Ah must gaun an get ready t2015
Central - GLA huckin the wean at her as she spoke. "Ah need tae go git ready ta2014
Doric - NNB flingan e baby at her as she spoke. "A mosst go an get ready til2014
Central - GLA carefully on the shelf as he spoke. 'Prayer beads, hen.'2009
Doric - NNB n inkstand at e Lizard as she spoke. (E unfortunate peedy Bill he2014
Ulster - CUL nkstand at the Lizard es shae spoke. (The unfurtunate wee Bill ha2013
Central - GLA inkstaun at the Lizard as she spoke. (The unlucky Bill hid left o2014
Southern - SEA inkstand at th Lizard as she spoke. (Th pair wee Bill hae left o2015
Central - DUN weel at least wi the wey he spoke. Eftir askin Wullie 2010
Central - LAL terrible mannie spoke. He'd never been sae feart in2021
Central - SEC see Paul's eyes widenin as he spoke. It wis as if he wis describi2021
Doric - ABN ess to and the languages folk spoke. It wisna lang before I was a2016
Doric - MNA it – it wis jist the wye wi spoke. So, fin folk say, "Is it nae2020
Central - LAL Till I was five, it was aa I spoke. Syne, I went tae schule. The2022
Central - SEC same Scots as ma grandfather spoke. Whether it’s ‘diluted’2016
Central - WCE ot tae faint when the fiddler spoke: “Well, well, well boy! Fin2022
Doric - NNB n, stampan on e groond as she spoke; "either ee or her yer heid m2014
Central - GLA Queen, stampin her fit as she spoke; "either you're oaf or yer he2014
Southern - SEA en, hae'in a wee paddy as she spoke; "either yow or eer heid must2015
Ulster - CUL stampin on the grun whin shae spoke; "ither yae or yer heid must 2013
NONE - NUL blow we hae a leet o’ leids spoke aa hame.2023
NONE - NUL blow we hae a leet o’ leids spoke aa hame.2023
Central - GLA ever wis; that familiarity ah spoke aboot, just ordinary folk huv2021
Shetland - SHDaid "erse" on Radio4, today I spoke aboot bein vomited on. Classy2018
Doric - MNA iz. His lingo chynged whin he spoke aboot choryin. ‘Sneak thiev2004
Shetland - SHD as a different soond when she spoke aboot da "büdies". It soonde2016
Doric - ABN oose for months. An we nivver spoke aboot fit hid happened. But h2009
Central - SEC tred wid fill the air when he spoke aboot her and how the marks s2021
Doric - MNA ppie aa ower again. He nivver spoke aboot it, only funny things t2017
Central - LAL Ah mean it was years before e spoke aboot it. We used tae be quit2013
Doric - MNA d be in aat hivven place they spoke aboot it Sunday skweel. Ah sa2011
Doric - DOR He spoke aboot it tae his wife. She ke2000
Central - LAL At ma latest speakin event ah spoke aboot some o the characters i2019
Ulster - CUL s been a lock o words writ an spoke aboot the boy but nanr writ i2014
Doric - SNO He never spoke aboot the war2004
Doric - DORin Aberdeenshire. My Mum also spoke about something being as 'har2020
Central - EDN t the man had sayed whan they spoke afore. There wis nae ticket o2011
Central - WCE Willie believed in Scotland, spoke aften o his experiences campa2015
Central - WCE When she spoke again, her voice wis suddenly2019
Central - WCE fistfu o crisps and when she spoke again, oot skooshed the crumm2019
Central - WCE Then the voice spoke again. 'Hae some mair tea,' i2019
Orkney - ORK e paid me no attention bit he spoke a lot tae God. 2002
Doric - MNA Naebody spoke an Ah shot Ruth a waarnin loo2011
Central - LAL haun, twistin it roon as she spoke and ah saw how loose it wis o2004
Central - SEC ike the language of Jesus who spoke and preached in Galilean Aram2008
Central - SEC Then up spoke an Eskimo, sparky an spruce,2004
Central - SWE he spoke an folk listened.2009
Central - SEC e rest ae the night she never spoke another word tae me. 2021
Central - LAL fae faimilies whaur Gaelic is spoke an tae thaim thit's faimilies2022
Doric - ABN the same eens gaan aboot 'n' spoke a Scurrie Doric?2024
Central - SEC ed this northren wanderer Wha spoke as gin he tuik2017
Central - LAL o screived in the Punjabi she spoke at hame or the Urdu she was a2000
Doric - MNA war damaged soldier, ur eyes spoke a thoosand words Aberdeen tal2015
Central - LAL "Scots is spoke athort aw o Scotland, but hae2022
Central - WCE ar. Whan that didnae wark she spoke at it.2012
Central - SEC They spoke a tongue2004
Doric - NNB till her, though, as they all spoke at wance, she found id awful 2014
Central - GLA s tae her, though, as they aw spoke at wance, she fun it awfy dif2014
Southern - SEA ents tae hur, but, as they aw spoke at yince, she funnd eet reall2015
Central - WCE e, when ah finally met him he spoke away tae me nae bother; in fa2021
Doric - DUN d ‘Flopsy’. As soon as it spoke a wicked carline cried Tricky2017
Central - LAL Scots is spoke aw throuoot Scotland, an the 2022
Central - LAL The Ers leid wis ance spoke aw throu Éire, but noo there2022
Central - LAL teration in Scots; the bairns spoke back in2003
Central - LAL look back on the day when he spoke back tae a Huffalamp as bauld2010
Ulster - GUL Thair wisnae a crass word spoke bae a yin, 2022
Central - LAL ographical areas whaur hit is spoke bi a significant percent o th2022
Central - WCE cairryan a briefcase. Naebody spoke but mony were the glances sho2012
Ulster - GULThe folk o Bangor spoke daicent #UlsterScots in them 2016
Central - GLA He spoke dead clear but wi an accent a2009
Doric - DOR e got. Clelia got a neebur fa spoke English, bit she wisna needit2023
Central - DUN . Gin ye wantit tae get on ye spoke English ~an attitude that his2017
Central - GLA Whit fir?" said the wan who'd spoke first. 2014
Central - SWE e she’d left, but she still spoke fondly o’ her. She had a no2011
Doric - MNB tae say. Ivver. Wilf, her man spoke for her as was scriptural fan2024
Doric - NNB So they sat doon, an nobody spoke for some meenads. Alice thouc2014
Doric - MNB Muggsie nodded, and spoke for the first time.- 2024
Southern - SEA Sae they sat doon, an naebody spoke fur a guid few meenits. Ahlic2015
Ulster - CUL o they sut doon, an naeboadie spoke fur a quare while. Alice thoc2013
Central - AYR t for?" said the yin that had spoke furst. 2014
Ulster - CUL The Caterpillar spoke furst. 2013
Ulster - CUL t fur?" said the yin that had spoke furst. 2013
Doric o baith (an jist the aince A spoke Gaelic wi an auld chiel fae S2016
Doric - MNA aal life-worn cheeks. Fin he spoke he sounded exactly the same, 2016
Central - WCE As he spoke he swallaed the last o his pi2012
Central - SEC defined nor restrictit me. Ah spoke hou ah liked, an sae did awbo2018
Central - NEC e appeared at his shooder and spoke in a saft sonsie voice. 2005
Doric - DOR erence for Erchie, Meerschaum spoke in depth tae local men o repu2003
NONE - NUL The Ulster-Scots spoke in Dinnygal bes es mich pairt2022
Doric - DOR spoke in gey broken English. (He wi2005
NONE - NUL Ulster-Scots bes screevit an' spoke in public an' private mair no2022
Ulster - SUL the Rhyming weavers all They spoke in Scots in their wee rhymes 2017
Central - SEC The meenister wance spoke in the kirk aboot it aw. He s2003
Central - GLA y looked directly at her, and spoke in the way she dis when she2017
Doric - DOR t's the anely true word ye've spoke in this hale business fae sta2012
Southern - SEA Those Highland views well spoke in verse 2023
Ulster - PUL aniver, it wasnae aabody that spoke it. Ulster-Scots was gien a w2018
Central - LALe speakin Scots at schuil but spoke it freely at hame. The inclus2019
Doric - MNA e usual." The Mintie brithers spoke it the same time an Freddie j2006
Central - DUN ie V's time the kings o Scots spoke jist the same as the rest o t2010
Central - SEC ussed ower this and that, And spoke kindly ti me 2017
Central - SEC ne of a series of sisters Who spoke kindly to me:2017
Doric - MNA richt. As long as the faeries spoke like him they'd ken weel eneu2017
Central - LAL y fleer, – But wha the deil spoke like King Lear?2007
Central - EDN promise ye the boy genuinely spoke like that anaw.2022
Central - LAL He spoke like you and me and he didnae2021
Ulster - EUL as the truth. Rebecca wud hae spoke lik hir faither. She wud hae 2022
Central - GLA swegian, the dialect ae Scots spoke mainly in Glesea an the surro2014
Doric , they thocht at the wey they spoke maun be the ae wey for ilkani2016
Southern - SEA he sweirtie o some fock, thit spoke nochts ense bot Border Lallan2003
Central - EDN muted structures o stain that spoke o a permanence he didnae feel2020
Southern - SEAer than EU (rather than a wee spoke of the massive wheel) Ma wee 2021
Central - WCE her, or the others, when they spoke oot aboot wit happened. The o2022
Central - SEC edh, a cultural organisation, spoke oot agin the on-gaein cultura2004
Central - WCE in the sense that she rarely spoke or ate, and flinched whenever2022
Central - LAL that leid’s ca’d Inglis, spoke or writ.2010
Central - DUN scovery o the criminals. This spoke o some kind o criminal frater2010
Central - SEC advocate o the Scots leid. He spoke o the “carrying stream” o2019
Central - WCE ugh cause Charlene jamp in an spoke ower the top ae her. Sa again2021
Central - LAL “It dis.”Laren Bhain spoke plain and true.2018
Central - LAL min’s hairt.” Laren Bhain spoke plain and true.2018
NONE - NUL yday leid - Ulster-Scots bes spoke public an' private mair nor i2022
Central - WCE , Matilda said richt awa. She spoke quietlike and polite wioot on2019
Doric - MNA d an tried tae clook her. She spoke quietly till it tae see if th2017
Doric r the age group the mair fowk spoke Scots, but in particular at t2016
Doric k said ilka chiel in Scotland spoke Scots, fylst ithers said nane2016
Central - SEC cotland apairt frae the Gaels spoke Scots as thair ilka-day langu2004
Central - SEC aw the Scots leid upsteerers spoke Scots as thair ilka-day langu2004
Central - LALwan A wrote ON ma form that A spoke Scots fir there wis NAE optio2022
Doric - DORt te gie ye a richt row if ye spoke Scots in class. Didna pit ma 2020
Central - SEC Bit Eve spoke sherply tae him: "Tell2004
Central - WCE this wis the first time he'd spoke since the chair flingin incid2021
Central - SWE He spoke slow, so that ah could unners2009
Doric - MNA she was tae panic, the Laird spoke softly telling her she wisna 2016
Shetland - SHD nt Maggie?" he aksed, "Mother spoke so much about you, when I tol2021
Central - GLA thing tae speak afore she wis spoke tae, "How come yer ecat's gri2014
Central - WCE o Miss Honey's face when she spoke tae a dumfoonert and hameseek2019
Central - LAL Aifterwards the ladies ah spoke tae agreed that history isna 2019
Ulster - CUL ht, this maun bae the wye yae spoke tae a moose: shae hadnae done2013
Central - SEC 've no even left the hoose or spoke tae a single soul. Ah cannae 2021
Central - EDN passed an the engineer hadna spoke tae Bill again. Than yae day 2011
Doric - DOR ertainly did his hamework. He spoke tae Charlie ‘Lips’ Lewis 2003
Central - LALur twinty odd years an ah aye spoke tae colleagues in standard En2020
Doric - DOR aye ye too excited for iday? Spoke tae daryl hes delayed2013
Doric - MNA him at Chalmers Hospital and spoke tae een o the doctors faa tel2017
Central - WCE fae that ah'g never properly spoke tae her. Her name wis Lesley 2021
Central - WCE e that's dead shy ~ah've only spoke tae her aboot twice the whole2021
Central - GLA e hookah oot ae its mooth, an spoke tae her in a sleepy kind ae v2014
Central - SEC ybody, it wis this angel that spoke tae her when she wis feelin d2014
Doric - MNA t hudin Michael’s hand. She spoke tae him aboot onything she co2017
Ulster - CUL he hookah oot o its mooth, an spoke tae hir in a languid, dozy vo2013
Central - WCE bbed his haunds thegether and spoke tae his son in a loud voice. 2019
Central - LAL air at the side ae the bed an spoke tae im as calm as Ah could; A2013
Orkney - ORK but eftir a peedie meenit he spoke tae it.2015
Doric - MNA o aat pet a stop tae aat. Aye spoke tae Jim yeer's aifter aboot a2006
Doric - DORI spoke tae many many people @aimeean2011
Central - LAL s _ come Friday since onybody spoke tae me.' 2010
Central - GLA he crowd. The pished guy that spoke tae me in the bog is oan stag2020
Doric - DOR ake a wide berth. any time he spoke tae the2003
Central - GLA ow mum brightened up when she spoke tae the doctor an that she mu2024
Central - EDN hauns. “That ither ane haes spoke tae thee first. Ah thocht sae2011
Doric - MNA lassie Greta seven. She often spoke tae their mither ower the fen2017
Doric - DOR tae work. Every time Jonsar spoke tae the mannie he cast up abo2005
Central - GLA n passin but we huvnae really spoke tae them yit.2020
Central - WCE after school. Apparently they spoke tae the spirit ae Charlene's 2021
Southern - SEA t. "Ah dare say ee ne'er even spoke tae Time!" 2015
Ulster - CUL "A dar say yae hae niver iver spoke tae Time!" 2013
Central - GLA urprise me if ye'd never even spoke tae Time!" 2014
Ulster - BUL a star o stage and screen, he spoke tae us in some detail about h2024
Doric - MNA question," said Jock. "Fin ye spoke te Maisie ess mornin, fit exa2004
Doric - MNA ashin. Ah likit her cause she spoke te ma like Ah wisna little, a2011
Doric - MNA oly Wullies roon the door, ye spoke te them as lang, they'd te ma2011
Central - GLA A language mair spoke than written, Glaswegian's go2014
Central - SEC he Doric. Aabodie aboot there spoke the Doric. My mum and dad spo2019
Central - SEC the Doric. My mum and dad spoke the Doric. We didna hae a tel2019
Ulster - GULUlster Scots. So ma wee mammy spoke the Hamely tongue when she cu2021
Central - DUN As they spoke the mannie, wha maist likely 2010
Central - WCE ne mentioned the incident, or spoke the name Livvy, as she felt r2022
Southern - SWEn aye? Jings Gaelic wis still spoke there til recent, Ah 2020
Doric - DORgardless of who he is Neville spoke the truth2022
Central - SEC even as she conjured it, she spoke the words that drew intae the2001
Central - GLA spoken in Scotland, that was spoke throughout the hale kintra. B2015
Doric - NNB e hookah oot o ids mooth, an spoke till her in a slow, sleepy vo2014
Doric - NNB d. "Ah dare say ee never even spoke till Time!" 2014
Central - DUN it's jist as meh fathir aye spoke ti me 2007
Central - DUN thi weh that meh fathir aye spoke ti me. 2007
Central - WCE s that the time. Guid joab ye spoke ti me. Time Ah was oot o here2012
Doric - DORt will be what he plays. Just spoke to Deek in ASDAs2020
Central - SEC session to raise awareness. I spoke to him recently, and he has a2019
Doric - MNB bit the teacher came oot and spoke to me. He telt me that he wis2020
Doric - MNA Gordon scowled at Jessie but spoke to Mr Pirie, “You'd better 2016
Central - GLA o you know? You've never even spoke to the guy,' Dolly laughs, ta2012
Central - GLA e picked wanny the places and spoke to the wumman.2010
Central - SEC frae her temporary trance. "I spoke to your mother about you comi2021
Doric - MNB ed, took a deep breath - and spoke up - 2024
Central - SEC Bern. Whan we met in Embro he spoke warmlie o the distinct identi2001
Doric - DOR te uni that I realised fit I spoke was of linguistic interest ra2020
Doric - MNA kaint as McDougal since nebdy spoke wi him lang enough tae get hi2018
Central - LALk, value Scots (or no), ‘you spoke with different language outsi2019
Central - EDN ive employer, the way the boy spoke wi this great conviction and 2022
Ulster - BUL n across this kirk-yard view; Spoke wurds wi Jim, grave an few On2023
Central - WCE nvasion ay Iraq an abody whae spoke yon day said invadin Iraq wid2024