A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

backed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 9.8 12.1 29.8 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3019 8 3 0 0 0
Number of authors21 13 5 3

Occurrences of backed in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ate, your wee brur n his pals backed us right up: on page 21
'Aye, fuck. We backed Taz right up n aw that' on page 26
hat we're Wee Kenzie's pals n backed-up aff the big man. He walks on page 28

3 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
e Ox gied a weary saugh as he backed awa on page 9

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
~ the facie blusterin, backed tae the hilt on page 53

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
For wance they backed the winnin cuddie. on page 28

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ne fur a second that ah never backed this hoarse and turns oot tae on page 35
an the dugs. Three ae thum ah backed and none ae they bitches coul on page 36
that the selfish bastard ah'd backed that day wida went and snappe on page 60

3 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ed wi ranks o trees, straicht-backed, on page 192

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
got a haud o Lizzie an she'd backed up oor story. She agreed tae on page 29
t wis you that did it!" Billy backed awa some mair, He wis gettin on page 74

2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Let's see their words backed up by deeds,
1 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
ae me sayin that ma uncle had backed oot at the last minute. She l
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
saw this mystifin’ sicht! A backed aff thinkin’ she wid stop a
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Backed
A backed a hoarse the urr day
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
r’s wars an ivver an on has backed the renewal o Trident. He sup
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tter, wis a braid open street backed by tenements, shops an inns,
1 matches

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
backed bi regional an global forces, on page 68

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
bobby wis gone. As Jonsar Eck backed his truck back tae the saw, t
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
nettin an the matt an slowly backed hissel ahin some gorse. The i
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ht, the schyoopit cunt hidnae backed it. Twa steps inside, his fis
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
but the cat hissed at her and backed aff. Mabel saw that its richt
o fower pensioner’s hooses backed ontae it. There wiz a widden
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ween her an the stair. Jessie backed awa an near fell in amongst t
as bid and sat doon on a high backed chair. Emotions were rinnin a
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
rted up the car aal right and backed intae the wall. on page 7

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Slaty black-backed summer plumage on page 149

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
He lowped intae his ker, and backed oot o the drive o number fowe
1 matches

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