A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of pushin in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ilthy paws aw over hur. She's pushin him back. The eld boys ir aw on page 39

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Ah'm pushin watter on page 8

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
easties are busy, daisies are pushin through - an a thit stuff is on page

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Pushin open the door, tinsel tickles on page 19

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
rough the last seven years ay pushin withoot stoppin fir air. Pfff on page 3

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
richted itsel again. She kept pushin at it wi aw thae millions o i on page 159
be close tae the thing ye're pushin?' on page 186

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nit shair aboot is that Am no pushin the interest o onie pouer str on page 15
ion Scotland aince. Nou, this pushin o the norie that this wis som on page 100

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
She wis wi a lassie that wis pushin two wee twin boys in a double on page 58

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
the fat shoapkeeper shouted, pushin his wey through the crood and on page 54
ten o'clock. The croods were pushin and shoutin, and a line o pol on page 63
e that there wis a fair bit o pushin and pouin as they nashed doon on page 71
up ahint him im a solid mass, pushin against his bahookie. The pre on page 85

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Hear it dooshin, pushin, skooshin on page 34

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
pen the bookies. Busy mithers pushin fat babies in buggies that wi on page 35

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah shut ma eyes, pushin wi every ounce o strength ah' on page xx
Da's been pushin up daisies fur near enough a on page 1
they've gone a step too far, pushin their tables taegether tae fo on page 5
'Here goes naught,' ah said, pushin the metal bar o the door open on page 56

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
wi the endless pushin o the iron ower the claes, ye
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e up like auld yalla flouers, pushin throu the mools to wag an wav
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
smaa shopkeepers as a means o pushin sales and continues tae the p
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
bus finally gets tae Sarajevo pushin on fur midnight. It hud slipt
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
g’s weight pounds intae it, pushin back at me, the sound ay its
ere, fuckin move!’ he sais, pushin me hard, back intae the waw a
. ‘FUCKIN MOVE!’ he sais, pushin me again fae behind, ma heid
again. These fuckin pricks ur pushin it man, ah’m tellin ye.
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
like? Tic money?’ ah sais, pushin ma luck.
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
him an gie him a wave. Ah’m pushin ma luck here man. Fuck sake S
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
omething for you.’ he sais, pushin a wad ay folded notes intae m
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
way intae ma box, but ah’m pushin them oot just as fast.
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
had lowped at the apprentice, pushin him oot the heich windae o hi
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Frae mornin till nicht he wis pushin and pullin, aye at the bit wh
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
felt his haun on her shoother pushin her doon. She tuckit her erms
ablow be the growth that wis pushin upwart.
kiss - whit dis she expeck, pushin her tits in a man’s face li
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
y an the official opposition, pushin Labour doon tae third place.
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
wey to see chynge is tae keep pushin fir it.
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Piondargas, Criostoir , (no publisher recorded 2015) Central, prose
for the Gaelic, mibbe stairt pushin tae get similar things for Sc
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ies’’ ah tell him, whilst pushin back oan ma chair ‘’Ya un
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@MartinBroon tweeted
reFitbaw Think Liam Palmer’s pushin hard..????????????????(2019) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ee sympathy caird," she said, pushin open the Post Office door. on page 24
"At's mebbe jist pushin oan a bittie," said Stevie. " on page 50
"Ah'm the poodin," she said, pushin anither tin o lager inte's ha on page 56

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
said Joyce, turnin the key an pushin the door open. on page 9
e Jeweller, "him ere's fairly pushin his. Look it him struttin aro on page 14
my. Dinna bi feart,"' Ah say, pushin the hair back fae yer broo an on page 23
t an wanner fae room te room, pushin open door efter door o a hoos on page 78

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
say is that maist folk at are pushin Scots tae the fore are deein on page 111

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
muckle cheese press, she wis pushin open the door o the hoose, sh
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
sed by the reluctant daylight pushin its wye throwe the heavy cloo
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
If ither weemin are openly pushin the idea that we shoudnae be
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Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a filskit Gutteryaggle afore pushin him so his nose wis dookit in
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Southern

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Pushin fur its ain place on page 15

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