A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pushed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.7 28.3 31.7 39.7 23.2 0 35.4
Number of occurrences9255 21 4 4 0 8
Number of authors45 23 8 4 4 6

Occurrences of pushed in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
her faither had taen it. She pushed the mug ower tae him. No that on page 8

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Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
In the minutes since he pushed himself over to the on page 18

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Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
t tae the nearest meal bin. I pushed the cover back, lowped in and on page 15

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Pushed by the elders tae mak a confe on page 16

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
tral Station and some mad guy pushed him on tae the train tracks. on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oking boay wae readin glesses pushed tae the edge ae his nose. Gri on page 52

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wisnae gonnae let hersel ge, pushed aroond by the Heidie. 'Ah huv on page 80
mair the gless shoogled. She pushed haurder still, willin her een on page 159
t pairt o hersel, she quickly pushed open the yett and walked up t on page 179
oney jist unsnecked the door, pushed it open and gaed inside. She on page 180

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Chris Rice pushed me intae the bushes. WHIT THE on page 73
es lik this, she said, an she pushed it through the wee flap on th on page 98

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
; baith hauns while the crood pushed and shouted at him richt in h on page 54
safely in, the HeedrumHodrums pushed the boat awa fae the bank and on page 93
screamin and skirlin, simply pushed the bed intae the lift. They on page 175

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ied oot. 'Swallae it doon! He pushed the spoon weel intae her moot on page 39

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
a narrow bench. The crab had pushed aa the nosy folk ootside an b on page 36
"I seen ye. Ye pushed him!" said Robert. on page 70
"Dinnae tell me you think I pushed him!" on page 71
y, are ye happy noo? I said I pushed him in." on page 74

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Wee Grumphie pushed the bowlie o haycorns towards on page 23
tither end in yer neb, and ye pushed it through the wire and broch on page 133

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ppen. Naethin did. Sae Mr Tod pushed up a second board. Then, awfi on page 39
on tap o it.' He raxed up and pushed up yin flairboard, then anith on page 51

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ok-haundit mannie gurled, and pushed her intae a chair. on page 124

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ing! Miss Bert growled as she pushed me against the milk crates oo on page 37

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
dden in the lang reeds and he pushed it oot ontae the loch. He row on page 27

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
jist picked up the cairds an pushed thim in a cardboard packet an on page 44
'C'mon, put up a fight!' E pushed me in the chist. on page 45

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
He pushed on south, a sun-worshipper,
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ease, miss, the big boys have pushed me ower, and I’ve torn a ho
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
N’en she pushed this quine tae the front ae t
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
til the far-aff cliffs. Doris pushed wi braw
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
the creature's return, as it pushed Abby on the freshly cut grass
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
he leid’s profile. But when pushed, even they admit they could b
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
essed oor chairge hame. A wis pushed back in the ranks, by the cru
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ooth. Thir fowk maun hae been pushed oot fae the Tibetan lans that
lawbour. The big clachans had pushed terraces weill up the braes.
She wis haudin somethin. She pushed it intae his haun - a wee en
She wis pushed forrat afore she had thocht o
aucht her be the shoothers an pushed her agin a concrete pillar. H
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
as flimsy as a ragdoll, bit a pushed masel tae run. Ah made it tae
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Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
d the abandon’t stadium. He pushed through the rusty turnstyles.
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
cin masell tae bide still. Ah pushed th' floorboard awa' 'n' slowl
feelin passed ower me bit ah pushed it aside; determined tae git
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
abour vs. Tory divide wull be pushed strangly. But it haes nivver
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@g_hibby tweeted
tina... Appreciated.. ?? I've pushed the boat oot, and bought Mrs (2023) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
is jist like some bauchle had pushed a hi-fi in his cot, cos ivver on page 84

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
They'll be sairly pushed een aither tae ken on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie grippit the hunnel an pushed open the hinmaist door. The r on page 55
nna think Ah funcy at." Betty pushed up er sleeve an inspectit er on page 81

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he morn. Her een fullt as she pushed awa the plate o cakes an bisc on page 75
Jack pushed up his sleeve, lookit it his on page 93
timism rose inside Jack as he pushed the poem inte's inside pooch on page 96

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rinned it the twa bouncers an pushed open the inner door. He coont on page 39
the neest message at Pauline pushed ower the table. on page 41
He faaled the paper in twa an pushed it ower the table. on page 42

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
auld, ain at a time, they war pushed forrit tae shakk the haun o t
The door wis pushed ajee, an Sally Bruce stude in
roon her neice an nephew, an pushed them ower tae their mither, f
Matty ower tae her bosie. She pushed Minnie awa.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Twis Bappy fa pushed the boatie aff. Syne he lowpi
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Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
middle o ma poke o chips and pushed doon wee his finger. A walkit
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
or Jeemicky lifted his fit an pushed tee the door jist as Bob the
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eached for his TOS bunnet and pushed it doon atween the tap o his
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The police that found me hid pushed dressings they cairried in th
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
hooosunds o' fowk ye'd be gye pushed tae seek' a finer Xmas cracke(2015) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
come toastie chef hiz really pushed the boat oot fer Easter at th(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Tae be pushed aroond so carelessly, he spie on page 78

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Tae the coontless times he pushed his luck when he kent, deshed on page 15

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
t when I got near the fence I pushed the throttle lever the wrong on page 128

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Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
hid a fight in the back and I pushed me peedie brither. I forgot a
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
e oot dat night if du hedna a pushed him ta wirk aa da oors God se on page 22

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
a aest an nort o England, and pushed English Mercia tae da wast. N on page 15

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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
l wis croogit ower a desk. He pushed peerie glesses up ower his sk
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Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
feel da first o da wind as I pushed da door up. Da curse wis wirk
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Maisie pushed the epple tart tae the side, on page 5
She tugged hit ma's han an pushed the boys aheid, but Daniel di on page 42

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Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Pushed it bak doon Incy the blak on page 6
A' quait, they thranged an pushed ootby; on page 9

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Daen an dustit pushed dead on page 16

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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
wumman sut doon oan a log an pushed bak tha cowl o her cape. She
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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
n jam and a wee bit o cheese pushed right intae the middle.
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@Angelinekking tweeted
NI @ACNIWriting Ye’d be hard pushed tae see thon kinda spirit in (2020) search twitter

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