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nerves Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.1 12.1 25.4 19.9 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4624 17 2 0 0 3
Number of authors28 16 8 1 3

Occurrences of nerves in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
oung man's far-ower-far shent nerves. The untholeable steuch frae on page 134
Wi hert quelle an nerves dinnlin, he wis comin up on t on page 135
veive that... He lowped! His nerves this time wis that jangelt. E on page 136

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
were still trembling wae the nerves. Da sent me oot and afore a w on page 38

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
slink away wi-oot a trace ay nerves, laughin an shovin each other on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e ma shock and the posh cunts nerves, Aldo seems tae take in what on page 44
oady feels numb wae increasin nerves. But the laughter in the room on page 54

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
o birdsang - fair got on yer nerves, so it did. Bit there wis nae on page 89

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lot eventually got on Davie's nerves an he decided tae apply fer t on page 86

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n she wis really gettin on ma nerves cause she kept sayin, Ah'm co on page 36

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"It's pre-weddin nerves," his faither telt him. "1'1l on page 87

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'It's jist nerves talkin. Ye'll be grand.' on page 55

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
o birdsang - fair got on yer nerves, so it did. Bit there wis nae on page 89

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
re is a momentary spang o the nerves, the convenience o Allwullie on page 72

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
te she pynts, but A losses ma nerves whan A keeks throu the windae
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Butterflies noo. Fuckin nerves, always happens when ah’m g
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ince a wick wis gettin on the nerves o the ither men.
d somequhaar an haan ower tae Nerves o Steel here.”
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nnae settle doon here man, ma nerves ur janglin.’ McDade sais,
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
rest wae me tae keep the auld nerves in check, an tae break the ic
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
whit had caused it; a bug, ma nerves or the poor diet. A remember
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
bed as a double does ae baith nerves and excitement. The latter do
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
and Tories are getting on ma nerves ??(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
breaking wrist 2 yrs ago and nerves in arm got damaged. Love doin(2015) search twitter

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an me. Sumtimes ah get on his nerves but ah ken deep doon he loves on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie's belly wis steerin wi nerves. "Ah'm feelin jittery kine. A on page 53

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n a deep breath te stiddy his nerves, his han Shakkin as he poppit on page 57

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ke she wis tryin te sattle er nerves. "Ah'll jist lie low fir a fi on page 24
- better oot nor in. It's ma nerves," he said, grippin is guts. " on page 38
en a deep breath te steady is nerves es Pauline leukit it the note on page 40
a great gulp o'is wine, aa is nerves comin floodin back it the tou on page 41

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
aaiver did it maan hae had ‘nerves of steel and muscles of iron
fit they were thinkin: ‘Oh, nerves of steel ... Oh, Angus ... Oh
. They’re sayin ye’ve got nerves o steel, Munro. Is that richt
that twinty poun. For fear ma nerves gie wey Ah want ye ti haancuf
‘Nerves of steel, Tam,’ snichered K
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
k or twa, jist tae steady the nerves an get ower the shock. Fin
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e. This didna help settle the nerves among the mair timorous o chi
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
rt oot ma claithes. It’s ma nerves ye ken, Peggy A’ll hae tae
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
@Angus_the_Bull1 Fit noo? My nerves are shot i'nicht(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
was that gid. Looked a bag o nerves and shat it a bit I thought. (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Me nerves completely shattered, me elas on page 4
We're gettan on each ither's nerves, each silent as a moose. on page 33

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
et. The port had saffened hir nerves. She turnt aff the lichts, wa on page 32

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
exasperate you or get on your nerves. To those critics I would say on page 33

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Whin mae nerves git hypertensed on page 32

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