A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of breathe in Corpus

Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ple ay a man tae ever live an breathe, on page 12

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
de him feel seek. Waantit tae breathe. Waantit no tae breathe again on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e nicht... tho nane maun ever breathe a word anent wha yirdit Richa on page 54
on the wey, she wantit it tae breathe God's guid kintrae air, an no on page 71

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Noo, we kin pit oot an breathe free oan a scourin, liftin se on page 14

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
r rememberin how the fuck tae breathe. They're sae transfixed by aw on page 27

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
y crack, so the craitur could breathe. on page 133

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the yirth, in the vera air ye breathe. on page 196

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
re, feart tae move, feart tae breathe, feart o whit wis tae come ne on page 21
k in yer life. This wis us - breathe in, run inside, grab a bit o on page 23

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ke a hold o me and ease as ah breathe in the salty air. Ah follow t on page xii

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
straw an flesh reek sair tae breathe. on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
im sae ticht Hercules couldna breathe. He could feel hissel aboot t on page 56

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
for tae drink the very air A breathe. A haes tae coont ma siller a
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
’s too close noo. Ah cannae breathe. Ma hert’s racin.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Wi nocht tae breathe but caller air?"
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
ma back. Ah close ma eyes and breathe it in, breathe in the freshne
it in, breathe in the freshness and alivenes
ek’s work in a stuffy room, breathe away the paint fumes, the nig
ae the closed windaes. And ah breathe in somethin untamed and fresh
even in the middly summer. Ah breathe in and oot and in again, open
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
ital as a braith held. Sae. A breathe oot, wi ma squeaky new-auld S
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s livin room feart tae bloody breathe an ah get tae thinkin aboot a
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
en ah gat aff work. Ah didnae breathe a word aboot Died Dan. Bettie
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
an in the upstairs windae. Ah breathe a sigh o relief. Senga looks
l and when it didnae hurt tae breathe. Ah’ve been poppin paraceta
�Call back if you struggle to breathe, or if your symptoms persist
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
t in air for the Minotaur tae breathe. Onybody lowpin fae it wid be
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
feel Scotlan’ in the air ah breathe, in the lan’ ah’ walk owe
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
breathe.”
yed. “Ah dinna think Ah can breathe at that altitude, never mind
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
st starin at ihm, watchin ihm breathe, tha rise an fall ay his ches
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ple ay a man tae ever live an breathe, an he’s made mistakes, but
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
That he dared na breathe a word eh.
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Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
wisna wi them. I could hardly breathe by noo. In aa the panic, the on page 60

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
ril. The sun at full beam. Ye breathe in the Lisboa sea breeze. on page 34

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
osperity to the north-east'; 'breathe new life into a stagnant comm on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
An noo Ah can hairdly breathe. on page 46

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
We kin breathe fresh air. on page 135

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
talkan in his sleep, "at 'ah breathe fan ah sleep' is e same thing on page 66
next till her. "A can hardly breathe." on page 107

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
cam a vyce, ‘help! Ah canna breathe. In the name o Goad, let me o
e. Hae mercy on’s! Ah canna breathe, Ah canna breathe!’
, Ah canna breathe!’
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
la. She’s still managin tae breathe okay, and naething on god’s
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Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
e deid, is tae let it live an breathe
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Diansangu, Mae naebdy likes a clype, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
allooed tae breathe. An naebdy
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
olidays start - remember tae breathe!!(2017) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
wear a mask ..... or jist ae breathe! x(2012) search twitter

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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
An at tha time, the' dïdnae breathe a wurd o whut the' haed saen on page 86

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