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chunce Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.3 0 123.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences820 82 0 0 0 0
Number of authors19 19

Occurrences of chunce in Corpus

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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
' said Jamie. 'Wad ee, bi ony chunce, be a MacDonald fae ower Tert on page 42

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
aid. 'Ye dinna hae a snaaba's chunce. But Ah hiv ti hand it ti ye, on page 55
'Sandy, m'loon, ye're in wi a chunce efter aa.') on page 56
he wis, but he didna staan a chunce. Ah ken fine Ah'm mixin mi me on page 58

3 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
like a Christmas tree wi the chunce tae spik tae anither person. on page 77

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ages. Ah ken he's giein ma a chunce te say somethin else, bit Ah' on page 94
"Nae chunce. Div ye think Ah'm made o sil on page 95

2 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
naebdy ooted ma afore aa'd a chunce tae suss it oot masel. on page 99

2 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
bit cood wee catch eit, "Nay chunce!" eit weis ower qwick fur eis on page 33
e me an Dassin jumpit eit thi chunce, an awthein weis laid on fur on page 38
me's evin eif eit hid bicum a chunce tae sail, thi dram's hid geen on page 50

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Fat Chunce on page 12
"FAT CHUNCE!" roart Eric. "Ye'r aff yer h on page 15
er an Maisie didna hae muckle chunce te spik. She jist telt ma fit on page 23
ea afore ye'v aiven gien it a chunce." Stevie raise an teen a pad on page 50
lived fir the holidays an the chunce te ging an bide m Grunny Robe on page 66
Also on pages 86
6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aroon file they're at it - a chunce te see fit aa folk hae...or d on page 26
se an naebody else even got a chunce te spik. She seemt te hae som on page 28
i Suppers'. It micht gie ye a chunce te meet some o the folk fae t on page 31
no her lap. Willie, seein his chunce, steed up on his hine legs an on page 32
a lassie Ah'd nivver hid the chunce te ken...an waar still te thi on page 43
Also on pages 51, 56, 59, 81, 84, 85, 86
13 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
If yer lucky, ye coud hae the chunce tae see a show fan yer aire. on page 11

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ony chunce o giein fit's left a quick ti on page 10
"Ah dinna think ere's muckle chunce o me buyin onythin," said Mug on page 30
"A chunce te puff, mair like. Iv ye ask on page 31
ame aul story - gie yersel a chunce, maan!"' on page 37

4 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
If I had half a chunce on page 83

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
fe, it's this: fan ye hae the chunce, mak the maist o't, an gin th on page 12

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ousin at iss wes a fell gweed chunce tae gar thaim gree. on page 61
" she said, finiver she hed a chunce o gettin her vyce hard. "Hae on page 67
ver wes tae faa aff-there nae chunce o't, but gin I wes tae-" An h on page 78

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ce so MacTavish's lug his nae chunce o missin't: 'You may keep the on page 110

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
pynt o their nose; ye get the chunce an ye jist grab at it. Bit no
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Ah didna care. Ah wis gaan ti chunce it. Onythin ti burst Munro’
drapped it afore they’d a chunce ti use it. Smashed it tae smi
2 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
en ma richt airm tae hae your chunce ....”
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
ll stand doon an gie ithers a chunce – an wee cakies on a siller
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
held doon and Douglas got the chunce tae land a weel overdue blatt
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
edition yer gaun tae hae the chunce tae read some o the finest pi
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
rwell, Stonehaven park by ony chunce?(2015) search twitter
pic mannie. Pittodrie Pie per chunce?(2015) search twitter
@originalfm aye Richie ony chunce Ye cuid gie a cry oot tae the(2015) search twitter
Aye loon, @duff_steven ony chunce you cuid delve intae yer fabl(2015) search twitter
thon @craigjohndavsn is, ony chunce he cuid hud his wheesht so th(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
h think it’ll be safe wi nae chunce o ghosts or ghouls, bit pray (2019) search twitter
Lol! Nae chunce! https://t.co/bmYlcVqiIT(2019) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
ah bide noo) Files Ah hae if chunce tae spik Doric we a freen fae (2022) twitter link

@72redz1903 tweeted
tae lay a glove was the Hayes chunce. It’s those big moments - p (2022) twitter link
yirsel. British identity? Nae chunce (2022) twitter link
goal . Waiting fir that one chunce - it comes , but arguably oo (2020) twitter link
tae Dyce meant there wis good chunce o lickin fae a Ferriers... (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
wi at bunch ir playin. Funzo chunce tae become a k (2020) twitter link
his injury with us. One last chunce coming up fur him.(2020) search twitter
t aa those ithers getting the chunce to choose #Aberdeenfc over #h(2020) search twitter
we yer holes oot, yer takin a chunce(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@aduncan59 Chunce it(2020) search twitter
Peggers Nithing fine in there chunce a coffee(2020) search twitter
deenFC He must o missed a few chunce the game I can mine on(2020) search twitter
@Manuforti1968 Chunce it(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
that yon paper cad Trend. Any chunce ye can dee a wee article on m(2016) search twitter
ound1 Aye hello, Is their any chunce ye can fit me in the legends (2016) search twitter
rse watching Jeremy Kyle! Nae chunce, awa tae sneak oot to meet Be(2016) search twitter
hudduck in this weather! Mare chunce of catching a cauld and a sai(2017) search twitter
tak some food n booze.perfect chunce tae get rid o'yon bottle o'ch(2017) search twitter
and 8 other occurrences.

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