A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

somebody's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.3 11.1 1.5 29.8 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences2722 1 3 1 0 0
Number of authors15 12 1 1 1

Occurrences of somebody's in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
'Ma piece!' he pewled. 'Somebody's taen ma piece!' on page 42

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
huv that plasticky look, like somebody's moulded them fae plasticine n on page 26
's a big bit ae skirtin, that somebody's dumped doon the field. A pick on page 28

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
kie or somethin? Ye look like somebody's grannie gaun wrang!' on page 56
'Help ma boab, somebody's soused her at last!' cried wa on page 220
he rest o it. And noo, likely somebody's clyped on him tae the polis a on page 229

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
hit's gaun on?" they yowled. "Somebody's lichtit the furnaces! Mr Wonk on page 20
hut the antenna on the roof o somebody's hoose, They then go wheechin on page 144
t ower auld tae dae it masel? Somebody's got tae keep it gaun - if ai on page 171

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
ast spring. Must o fell oot o somebody's piece or somethin. Couple o d on page 9

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
If somebody's a bit o an extrovert (an ah w on page 119

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Watch whit happens when somebody's had fifty spoonfus insteid o on page 100

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Somebody's turfed their saunnies on page 110

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ig Jock the barman guldered, "Somebody's chored the pie!" It wis true! on page 95

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
s, and ye suddenly gang intae somebody's hoose, and he says, "Hullo, P on page 120

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
is that we're richt in ablow somebody's hoose,' said Mr Tod. 'Noo hau on page 39

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
yersel, I bet, that whit's in somebody's room aften tells ye a wee bit on page 124

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
somebody's written tae the paper, hud a on page 18

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
se anes were new, dug oot fae somebody's tote bag full o thaim, whaur
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
haur he stood. He's buried in somebody's backgarden and noo attracts v

@gordimhor1 tweeted
rs - ah like that, next time somebody's haiverin oan anent Scots bein(2019) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
@JuliaGibb3 Aw jings, somebody's found out my political belief(2018) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
y and gone tomorrow.' Listen. Somebody's coming. on page 40

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We spikk aboot somebody's debts and folk that's deid an on page 64
And somebody's belly rumbles the whole wey t on page 70
wlds a pair o drab grey socks somebody's bowt fur me. on page 81

3 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ng to buy that? It looks like somebody's been sick over it." on page 13

1 matches

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