| sixteen | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 14.5 | 19.2 | 1.5 | 0 | 40.7 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 47 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
A wis only thirteen n she wis sixteen, wee bit chubby A'm no gonnae on page 6
n leave hur alane! She's only sixteen, ya dirty bastard' The prick on page 39
ot be so lucky. As he is past sixteen, the police are offering no s on page 55
3 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
thin o a dunt whan she seyd, 'Sixteen'. on page 27
2 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
te then go oan up the stairs. Sixteen. Aw the man she could help hi on page 1
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
I light a fag, sixteen ay twenty, an sip a can. Tae on page 3
5 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
me. Yin minute it's yur sweet sixteen, the juices rushin tae yur ba on page 14
the auld days - and ah wis a sixteen-yearauld bairn again. It goat on page 22
me cunts daughter tae a sweet sixteen pairty. on page 32
3 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
uityseeven pund and sellt fur sixteen hunner and fortynine fifty. Y on page 46
fifteen is therty, twa times sixteen is... on page 64
'Sixteen,' Rupert answered, daft-like. on page 142
4 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
sixteen oors a day, an thi money, on page 23
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Chapter Sixteen on page 89
e said, Right up until ah wis sixteen. Ah seen a photie wance wi hi on page 95
rtment since he left schog at sixteen. Sixteen year an he's never h on page 100
she says as soon ag she turns sixteen she'll jist apply fur a hoose on page 120
a boyfriend noo that's nearly sixteen an she does rude stuff wi him on page 121
Also on pages 152, 153, 169
10 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
supposed tae smoke until yer sixteen let alone gie other folk advi on page 47
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
at Newmarket. Ten past two." "Sixteen tae one. H'much?" on page 37
he had tae hide fer the next sixteen years cause the child mainten on page 89
2 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
dnae want tae leave school at sixteen like Sandra and Cathy. Ah wan on page 12
1 matches
Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hind biy naim (coz thur undur sixteen) ma ma nyoo hoo it wis befour on page 41
1 matches
Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
seeven year auld, or ten, or sixteen, afore offerin BSL means giei
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s, cannae be much aulder than sixteen or seventeen. ‘Here, wis th
1 matches
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
uld go further. Nae drink for sixteen days apart fae in the hoose. (2020) search twitter
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
16 sixteen on page 66
1 matches
Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
an hed sixteen lobsters fur wir day.
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
mie,” I said. “Du’s ony sixteen.”
1 matches