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driven Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.2 23.3 7.5 49.7 0 31 13.3
Number of occurrences6246 5 5 0 3 3
Number of authors32 21 4 4 2 1

Occurrences of driven in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
intae Glen Bank. They must've driven tae Shieldhill an come doon t 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
board that ship at Leith, an driven ablow decks in chains, I prev on page 31
sed curates on every pairish. Driven frae their kirks, the Presbyt on page 51
ds at Wigtown), puir Bess wis driven near tae madness wi the dreid on page 62
r stock dwined awa, they were driven tae bleed ony kye that were l on page 63
ss run o the seasons; but nou driven by a duty an obligation that on page 72

6 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
We left in droves, driven bi realities. on page 198

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
whit wis gonnae happen, bein driven bi thon peculiar combination on page 10
hit's comin in these pages is driven bi anger, an A mak nae apolog on page 15
dustry in their ideologically driven, fanatical anti-union dash ta on page 23
subjeck tae the rule o profit driven accoontancy systems is no jis on page 36
he narrae-mindit, entitlement-driven warld view o Eton an Oxbridge on page 41
Also on pages 45, 113
7 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
driven we desire that maks is inspir on page 114

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
tell. Alpin an his lads were driven back up the hill an it becam on page 15
an the ither side were gettin driven back fae the watter. He notic on page 20
ar, some o the investors were driven near gyte wi the howp o great on page 33
water, poor Waullie McGregor, driven daft wi hunger, thirst, cauld on page 42
. Gin the OIM hidnae been sae driven, likely this wuidnae hae happ on page 53
Also on pages 126
6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
id that a caur could hae easy driven doon it. The waws were peelie on page 70

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Faimily's driven in desperation, on page 15
fowr weeks the fault hud been driven, on page 84

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Or Charon's wee haund driven Clutha or whitiver, on page 75

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
doulsome mindins. The tractor driven plous were aye howkan up rous on page 18

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ered in lik nails raither nor driven in proper wi a richt screwdri on page 96

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
layer cryed the mantle that's driven wi heat an gars volcanoes an
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
coft doun by, as white as the driven snaw.
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Faimlies driven in desperation,
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
cht year awa. Haed we a craft driven wi nuclear pouer it wad tak a
ree times awmaist like it wis driven. Some thirty year efter this,
successfae pratticks in steam-driven craft in the 1840’s, an wi
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
at wan straik, Covid-19 haes driven us frae the leas, sent us bac
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
that ur bunched the gither an driven intae the door frame, ah turn
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Driven intae the murky depths by Bam
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s mistakes. God knows ah’ve driven hur roond the bend ower the y
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
It’s community-driven efforts tae repopulate cleare
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Whitna voyeuristic norie had driven her tae the front o that croo
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
i fack EU policy is lairgely driven by naitional govrenments i th
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
t its no jist me who’s bein driven tae borderline suicide, ah? C
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
rnin snaps me oot ma paranoid driven frenzy. And ah soon slump bac
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
He couldnae thole it, an wis driven oot the hoose. Ma mum gied hi(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ally, who (obviously) are not driven by the same base desires as m (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
er brain wis like a wee coble driven bi a rivin win. on page 43

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
An fin driven aboot, eit's a gweed lot a fu on page 69

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ed ben the lift like flocks o driven yowes. on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, her peenie wis aye like the driven snaa an her sheen shone like
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
as his outstretched haun wes driven shairply doun intae the dubs
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
So driven noo be desperate need, on page 39

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He's driven poor owld Grandad near half w on page 14

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
driven up t'waard the hospital, or d on page 3

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o me uncle - who'd driven me oot tae see him on page 25

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the peedie red Fergie. I hid driven it afore wae grandad so I ken on page 128

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
the onsteid yonder, an it’s driven bi ae waitter wheel, the wait
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
mmy and huggan who passed his driven test yesterday - weel done s(2012) search twitter
al iain huggan for passin his driven test yesterday. Ta(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
ons came tae oor hoose it was driven by John Caldwell
Reid's was driven by wee Robbie Steen a gentlem
But it was driven by James Fulton,frae Bushmill
3 matches

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