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patiently Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 7.6 10.5 9.9 0 31 8.9
Number of occurrences2815 7 1 0 3 2
Number of authors17 10 3 1 2 1

Occurrences of patiently in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
they stood patiently by the smiddy door on page 22

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
This time Alice waitit patiently fir it tae speak again. Efter on page 50

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
An as usual, John, ye patiently explained, on page 10

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
She patiently answers ma questions aboot 'e on page 3

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s fur me oot there - waiting patiently tae greet me like an auld fri on page 23
yae doon there. She jist sat patiently and listened tae aw his conce on page 120
n ma teeth he jist sits there patiently and watches. Then he'll shado on page 156
in the hallway aw this time, patiently awaitin ma return. Ah crouch on page 162

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
n the bank fur a lang whiles, patiently bidin her time till she spott on page 131
lain tae ye,' Miss Honey said patiently, 'that we're dealin wi the un on page 173

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in ivery wurd sayed, watchin patiently on page 43

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
up tae the waddin," Olaf said patiently. on page 76

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Bit you ma freen thistle jist patiently listen. Ah thistle woe is me, on page 43

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
He wad patiently repeat, “The baal (neutral
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ayewis tell ye?" said Stevie patiently. on page 55
"Look..." said Alec patiently. "Ye've nivver bin fat. Ye're on page 68
nker on yer back," said Alice patiently, "an three quines wi nae inte on page 89

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eukit up te see Pauline wytin patiently. Bit he cud hairdly think str on page 42

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Iss time Alice waited patiently until id chose till speak aga on page 48
disna begin." But she waited patiently. on page 91

2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ma gairden spurgies wytin patiently fur their turn aat the fat ba(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As, fur the Springtime, we patiently wait ~ let's cuddie up close on page 76

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Patiently there's some whae wait on page 45

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
This time Ahlice waited patiently until eet chose tae speak agi on page 49
disnae stert." But she waited patiently. on page 93

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
This tim Alice waitet patiently tae it wantet tae taak agane. on page 50
hane stairt." But shae waitet patiently. on page 94

2 matches

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