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Use in varieties of Scots

've Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.6 4.1 3 9.9 34.9 0 4.4
Number of occurrences188 2 1 6 0 1
Number of authors10 5 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of 've in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Whin they dinnae ken why they've lifted ye. Pit the boot in, h on page 1

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
to get to know you, Daisy. We've had a few sessions now and I on page 1

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
and princesses (For shair, ye've huntit baith), on page 4

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ly, ah'm startin tae hink they've went jaundice, probably becau on page 13

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
he said, brichtenin a wee, 'we've no had an earth-trummle this on page 9
'We've biggit oor HOOSE! sang the gu on page 12

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Ye've never had a daicent ploy yet, on page 9

1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
tae be e keeng o e Jowes. "We've seen his starrie i the east," on page 8

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
by God. Gin there's onythin Ah've lernt fae life, it's this: fa on page 12

1 matches

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
can say a word sheu starts 'A've hin on page 39

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
u wis dat desperate dat he wid've dön onything ta git maet. So on page 11
d sure dat he got aa dat shood've belanged tae him. on page 24
am at him - wis ill dat shood've come ta wis. Whit he did fir on page 59
He said ta da Loard, 'I shood've lippened dis. Fir I ken dat d on page 71
ta pit hit ida bank dan I wid've got somethin mair back. Whit on page 106
Also on pages 131
6 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
A've a muckle wheen o freens who'v on page 1

1 matches

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