A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

followed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words43.7 42.7 46.7 59.6 75.6 51.7 8.9
Number of occurrences14083 31 6 13 5 2
Number of authors44 16 16 3 6 1 2

Occurrences of followed in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
n as he spake, an the Dormous followed him: the Mairch Maukin lowpt on page 44

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
hat field or in the hunt that followed; an mony mair were ta'en, sen on page 27
e the year wis oot - quickly followed by his puir mither in the ter on page 28
the confusion an clamour that followed, John Broun ran forrit wi the on page 37
ortal wounds in the days that followed. on page 38
he lang, daithly silence that followed. John Broun stuid waitin, pro on page 41
Also on pages 58, 81
7 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Mr Wormwidd followed her tae the front-door and sa on page 94
Miss Honey cried and Matilda followed her up the path. on page 180
he room at the front. Matilda followed her, but jist inside the door on page 183
There followed a lang and embarrassin silenc on page 188
The schui nurse, followed by five teachers, three weemi on page 220

5 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
n tae a halt an jumped oot. I followed an richt awa, I landed in sti on page 20
went scarlet an he rose up an followed Big Tam. I followed tae, keep on page 26
'mere!" "Hiya. Whit's up?" He followed Joey intae the shop. on page 45
As Hughie followed Joey's stare, Mary barged in, on page 46

6 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
he wooden planks while Granny followed, stuffin hur falserfree face on page 31
mistake o ma early life. Ah'd followed Mrs Nichols tae communion, ev on page 38
the shows. Every pair o eyes followed us as we took a seat oan the on page 55

3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tions in the format o ‘=’ followed by the English equivalent as
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
took Lugs across the road. I followed the wee path that cuts throug
there wis these lights that I followed, then something weird happene
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
They followed me intae the livin room.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
cry frae the Red Soldiers wha followed him. A jooked intae a neuk in
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
t Jake MacAloon. Easy-peasie, followed the wee fanny along the canal
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“Aye, Gus,” I said as I followed him intae the High Street.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
s Access tae the car park! We followed her down tae the minibus, gav
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
fir his Efter Shave, disaster followed almost immediately! As he pas
’ at the egress point there followed the inevitable conversation.
Their bonus questions followed,
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
..” Here he mimed the blow followed by the victim releasing the w
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
r! There wis a slosh, sizzle, followed by a tsunami o’ heat. Angie
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
in’ exception! Later, there followed Robin Hall an’ Jimmy McGreg
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
el sent them aff tae bed. She followed the carpeted halls through th
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
anter? Listen to the English, followed by the top-quality Nedspeak t
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Followed aw finger prints
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
tterdam in late July 1679. It followed the traditional practice o la

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
thur role awfy seriously and followed instructions tae the letter.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
’I wish all of my patients followed your example’’ he answers
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
@rcadeglasgow Yeah, just followed youse. ??(2018) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
n Thanks fir the follow! Just followed you back. Hugggggsss fae Scot(2015) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ashwilsonauthor followed the juniors for donkeys years (2021) twitter link
DicaculusManiac a keep gettin followed wae awe these drop deed gawju (2020) twitter link
nced n all the protocols were followed an (2020) twitter link
iamsHT usa defo number one - followed by the above of course (2021) twitter link
meetings - am your man as a followed the sport for over 40 years - (2020) twitter link
and 33 other occurrences.

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
his bike, an we followed on the scooter, a crowd o you on page 29

2 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ma pal. So, that aifterneen I followed her an her pals as they sneak on page 60

1 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
black door o the hoose. Blair followed ahint him, worried there had on page 76
Edinburgh University and had followed her doon the road. Fur mair t on page 77

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
dvice (though she very seldom followed id), an sometimes she scowlde on page 14
d on as he spoke, an e Moosie followed him: e March Hare moved intil on page 71
by withoot notican her. Then followed e Knave o Hearts, carryan e K on page 76
d till say a word, but slowly followed her back till e croquet-groon on page 89
These words were followed by an awful long silence, bro on page 92
Also on pages 103, 107
7 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Ere's frost in the mornin followed be sna.
an followed the sign tae the castle. Jons
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
een followed her past the meal girnal fit
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
z this hideous scrapin noise, followed by a sort o groanin o timber,
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
dreelit in the mud. The party followed these eerie trails as best th
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
or micht scrieve in Scots. A followed the EU model o quota-samplin,
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
the industrial fairmers that followed them. Further oot, ye can see
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nd ran intae the hoose wi him followed by mocking laughter fae the f
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s gid up fae the German lines followed by the rat tat tat o machine
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rrrap o a British maxim, then followed by the faster brrrr brrr o th
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
the grun an twa unbeast dugs followed. An affa smell o deith krept
feet an bolted awa. The dugs followed him an the wraith wiz jist st
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit rare! Chicken supreme followed by rhubarb crumble and custar(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ianism from yesterday will be followed up. Murdo Fraser and Tomkins (2021) twitter link

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
ut bonny walk along the beach followed by a white pudding supper on (2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
owzers jist noticed i'm being followed by @MorayFirthRadio :)(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
he beach, Inversnecky fry up, followed by a wee sneaky dram on the w(2017) search twitter
believe me so sint him this! Followed by the rest later! Got the au(2019) search twitter

@Woodside Wullie tweeted
e covid” and then supposedly followed by a cough fae the bairn’s m (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
mes intae sight, dragged oot, followed be the body o Bessie. on page 23

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
hrough the gears and I cheust followed suit. on page 7
And, then, a letter followed - wid I mind if sheu browt a on page 58

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
t's Mimi Marwick in the lead, followed by Mrs Cook o the Ha, wae The on page 86
e comes Mimi Marwick, closely followed by The Man Wae the Caulifloor on page 87

3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ice (tho hit wis rare if shö followed it), an sometimes shö flet a on page 14
it as he spak, an da Dormoose followed efter: da Mairch Hare shiftit on page 75
fainter apo da laar o wind at followed dem, da doleful wirds: on page 108

3 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wellery at fascinated me - I followed her up da aisle tryin ta coon on page 42

1 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Dey followed da dentist inta his room. Hit on page 17

1 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
w me!’ so Jeamie and Joahny followed da peerie trow in da tunnel t
were both a bit vexed but dey followed da trow intae da cave.
So dey followed da trow and Joahnny said ‘B
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ht bairns,” I said as we aa followed Taedir in an set wis doon.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
He fled oot da door an we aa followed ahint him. We fen him tail in
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t my wye oot. A wabbit Birsie followed ahint me. We med hit tae da r
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
word,” I reassured him and followed him intae da magical village.
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
t a train or bus tae Aberdeen followed by an ower night ferry back t(2021) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
fire-irons came firrst; then followed a sho'er o cookin pans, plate on page 58
b' withoot noticin hur. Then followed th Knave o Hairts, carryin th on page 78
rt tae say a word, but slowly followed hur back tae th croquet-gruun on page 91
These words were followed b' an awfy lang silence, brok on page 93
d at th Mairch Hare, whae hae followed him intae th court, airm-in-a on page 110

5 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An he followed thim aff thru' the morn'in ha on page 11

1 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
It followed hir tae school yin day on page 14

1 matches

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