needle | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 13.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 79.5 | 0 | 10.3 | 8.9 | |
Number of occurrences | 43 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Number of authors | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Lace it up wi a needle an string,' Gran telt him. on page 37
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
would be easy. A wee doll. A needle. She could blund him. End his on page 1
1 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
by Wattie's Nets, the Needle's Ee, Torrs Hill abuin on page 11
Fae the Needle's Ee tae the Steadin Stane, on page 26
2 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
h as she jagged hersel wi the needle an gied a wee cry. 'Oh, that on page 25
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ase stations tae search fur a needle in a haystack until ma name i on page 122
1 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ed this,' the cunt hawns me a needle. "Ye use the needle tae pick on page 1
e these bastards. Ah take the needle aff mah da an pick aff the we on page 2
6 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
complex. The tower wis just a needle oan the skyline, but the flas on page 31
1 matches
McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Or stick a needle in their seat, ye’ll get th
1 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
et wi his bit o claith an his needle an threid, but the fient a pa
s, an forby, he haed tint his needle an his hauns wis aa fankled u
2 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Whas siller needle darns
1 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e said, puttin a big puck aff needle intae ma mooth.
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e. The threid had slippit the needle. Derriakin an Guzul had feeni
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
While he prepares his special needle.
n mortality tae even feel the needle plungin intae ma airm. It the
2 matches
@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
@DrMDempster Did ye really needle tae dae that? Sew silly. ??(2019) search twitter
@Chazzbat tweeted
fabric, no yank it while the needle's still in it! *tuts* #TheBol(2020) search twitter
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
. The actress wis gleg wi the needle, it wis sma wirk tae cut doon
1 matches
Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
cy me, twis like lookin for a needle in a hey-stack. Baith o them
1 matches
Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
a needle for the deid pierces air. The
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nties werena only good wi the needle ‘n’ threed, they’d been
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
most fitted but an hour o the needle and she'd hiv them perfect. S
1 matches
Harper, Edith Legacy, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
A her days she shived the needle in an oot,
Ma fingers shive the needle through the claith,
2 matches
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Noo, pit that knitteen needle by. on page 5
The needle cheust spins roond the face. on page 18
2 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ower caller fer her tae be a needle or a hammer. "Whar'd ye bide, on page 65
k on langship freighters, the needle o haem. Twinty-fower year: tw on page 122
2 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
magpie rattle, needle claas on page 10
1 matches
Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
idden chair-frame wi a silver needle, on page 18
1 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
fer her tae be a needle or
1 matches
Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
amel tae gae throu tha ee o a needle, than for a monied man tae gi on page 100
1 matches