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motor Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words53.8 65.8 15 39.7 5.8 41.3 110.6
Number of occurrences174130 10 4 1 4 25
Number of authors46 27 9 2 1 1 6

Occurrences of motor in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ters at his knee wi a wee toy motor. on page 5

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
rappin over next tae a parked motor. Broonie n Addison ir chasin on page 19

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
s whan haurdly onyane awned a motor caur an a guid wheen didnae e on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
luebottle. Another yin in the motor, eyeballin us. An this yin, f on page 1

20 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
o' aboot buyin' yersel' a big motor an' zoomin' doon thon motorwa on page

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
uns oot pieces. We sit in the motor wi the windaes open, munchin. on page 3

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
cked the alloy whe Is aff hur motor. on page 7

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
iety tells us we need a flash motor, designer clothes, a holiday on page 24
ckey tae the back ae ma burds motor and draggin him doon Princes on page 36
tosses a rubbish bag fae the motor before speedin oaff again in on page 149
he's jist been chucked oot a motor. Ah carefully lay him back do on page 150
stems fae that bastard in the motor leavin a stain in his psyche. on page 153
Also on pages 158, 163, 164
9 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
aid, 'Ah'm aye gled tae buy a motor when some doolie hus been cra on page 16
y that's buyin a second-haund motor, the first thing he wants tae on page 17
Weel, if ah were tae run the motor backwards fur lang eneuch, th on page 18
'Ilka motor that passes through ma haunds on page 19
Mrs Wormwidd had left in her motor fur anither session o bingo, on page 36
Also on pages 45, 46, 79, 85, 90, 93, 151, 226, 232
23 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
endency on individually-ownit motor cars that are pizenin oor cit on page 23

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ways when we were in mah da's motor, right. He'd tell me ae sit i on page 75
A polis motor screeches tae a halt in front on page 176

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
forgettin ma da disnae have a motor, ah said. Well mine does. on page 120
r sittin on the bonnet ae his motor on page 169

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
modren inventions sik as the motor caur (this ane haes a rael au on page 5

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
nicked the new alloys aff hur motor. on page 7

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
kill't or somethin worse by a motor an I wid get the blame. So I on page 71

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
enicht, Beek switched aff the motor o his tractor and sclimmed do on page 29

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the hoose, pronto. Mr. Poe's motor whammelt alang the causey-sta on page 18
awfie lang, Mr. Poe drove his motor doon a wee vennel lined wi ho on page 19
ed Mr. Poe comin alang in his motor and pittin the Baudelaire bai on page 61
, they could see a lang black motor drivin awa intae the nicht. M on page 159
ed Mr. and Mrs. Poe tae their motor. The Baudelaire orphans piled on page 161
Also on pages 162
6 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah look oot the motor's windae at the broon and gre on page 52
Gary stoaps his motor and turns his heid roond taew on page 59
. He's obsessed wi keepin his motor clean. Ah've pink lipstick st on page 63
d aboot Sandra no stoppin hur motor.' on page 78
Ah sit at the front o the motor wi Cathy and gie him growlers on page 117

5 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Ye dae doughnuts in yer motor on page 17

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
on, onywey.) We can faut the motor caur, we can blame the fear o on page 9

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
And distant broth o motor sound on page 98

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
beuk i the back o his midgie motor. The haill she-bang is said t on page 91

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
e cuid be hurlin alang in yer motor wi hunners o thochts gaun thr
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
heil comes back an starts the motor, but the engine's fair quiet
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
mma tae drive them in her new motor. Maybe if she told them naw,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
it doon tae a walk as a polis motor swings roon fae London Road w
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A motor rolls alang the street wae aw
e. There’s two cunts in the motor, ages wae us, Rangers scarfs
eir hauns oan the side ay the motor in vague acknowledgement ay t
s by ma heid, hittin a parked motor.
4 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah get intae the motor an the windaes aw steam up re
Fife wae Scanlon; the day the motor fucked, expeditin the doonwar
We get in the motor an he directs me taewards an
We get oot the motor an he bowls oer tae the fence
pany. Ah hear the door ay the motor slam shut.
6 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah get back tae the motor an drive alang the leafy, tre
rse an sheepishly steerin the motor back alang the road.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
kirts ay the village. A polis motor drives taewards us wae a coup
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the rear-view mirror, another motor appears an turns intae the ca
The door ay the motor opens an a couple ay auld cun
Another motor turns intae the car park, the
in intensely, illuminatin the motor an the row ay hedges in front
He gets intae the motor. ‘Steve, sorry about that.
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ithe on the gait, sittin in a motor (repraisentit bi a tartan hap
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
roon' Troon Whin a big polis motor flagged me doon They asked me
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay tyres oan tarmac as a big motor comes hurtlin doon the street
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
blins it haed fawn aff a fish motor on its wey up frae Heymooth t
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
hoosin. We baith jump oot the motor. Me, casual, him, a wee bit u
Aw the wey back tae the motor we dinnae speak. Baith ae us
ion comin fae the back ae the motor. Ah crank up the airwaves tae
ckup. Ah expertly reverse the motor inside. Yince parked ah decid
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae thum wis fatally hit wae a motor. At the very least it might j
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it wis hammerin doon. Minted motor he’s goat. A Porsche GT3’
actur Hill sitin in his fancy motor while gittin a hand joab fae
him ‘’But ah’ll git yur motor back. It’ll be in yur parki
oggz, mate? it’s Aldo. That motor ah turned yae oantae. Ah need
4 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
attempt tae model an textur a motor in #blender3D... https://t.co(2018) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
d whilst bletherin minded the motor wis back at Leslie wi light f (2022) twitter link
Bristol. Jist got to see the motor vanish round end o the street (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
Car @Jaymondo10 aye defo that motor was class (2020) twitter link
od dae wae a spare can fir ma motor lol - mon the bell! (2020) twitter link
- went fir twae tyres fir ma motor yesterday n hud the size writ (2020) twitter link
jist in fae a wee jolly in ma motor m8 - aye the fotae says it a (2021) twitter link
n richt since he crashed thon motor sickle lol (2021) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
road edge. Jist as weel, as a motor caur shot alang past an drove on page 84

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Conrad! Ah'm a vampire, no a motor mechanic. We cannae win, Fred on page 40

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
tak yer motor an sling yer hook on page 103

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Grun fer fyte, aye a motor cood thraw,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
sh, gigs an cairts an shelts, motor cars an bicycles chokin up th
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Whit a racket yon motor maks wi the sirens gaen an th
tics cairriet iz doon tae the motor. Wullie
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wn a haanfae o chuckies at my motor because I heard the pitter pa
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
trip te Stanley partridge the motor factor

@cligeey tweeted
draw Archie went past in his motor stopped at junction n shouts (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
, will I surprise them when I motor tae the toon. on page 7
As I stood bi the side o me motor, aal the kerrs whizzed on by on page 41
As I jumped in me motor and heided oot West. on page 71

3 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
fur tourists in thir motor homes. on page 149

1 matches

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
No motor show til 2022 noo might as we (2020) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e late 1940’s, thair ir nou motor roads
wur ae teenager. Wei teuk or motor tae the Howpasley meedie heid
whae it yae tyme ran his ain motor bus
made eet intil ae pouerfu motor (twae gearboxes) at cuid muve
4 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
. Maisie follae'd him tae the motor. She keeked intae the front t on page 1
ort airm oot o the boot o the motor. Maisie cocked hir heid an as on page 2
esitated an leukt taewart the motor. "I didnae live in a hoose wi on page 7
odded an walkt Esther tae the motor. There was too much doot tae on page 8
The motor stairtit wi a scraich that al on page 36
Also on pages 44, 46, 60
15 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Oor Wullies's bocht a motor Car; on page 26
In oor Wullies's motor car. on page 27

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ckairts whun the' met anither motor cumin tha ither wye, onie yin on page 25
ye'll mebbe hae tae piit tha motor up a loanen gin ye rin intae on page 27

2 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Guidin a motor or van
Gien a lïft in a motor or van
Tha bus, minibus or motor-coach (apen or hiddlie)
3 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
ple up a bit and could fairly motor along.
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
cloddin tha baa owre a moving motor, then catchin it aff tha crib (2019) twitter link
ceMcNally "whaur'd ye lae the motor?" (dinnae even ken that yin!) (2015) twitter link

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