A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of started in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
n, Angie, maybe it's time you started acting like it.' on page 16

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e think why. The gowden point started tae widen as Tam got nearer t on page 48

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
t n he ran right intae them n started swingin cunts aboot. That's h on page 5
ne n it wid be over before it started. A'm on a raised bit ae groun on page 45
ey ve tried in Glasgow, which started in Boston in the US. We bring on page 57

5 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ither questions but his mind started tae wander. He spotted a gaig on page 40

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
bin, taen oot a plain loaf an started butterin a couplae slices. on page 1

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
n' end up richt back whaur ye started. on page

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
get her water afore the race started. It wis a hot day and a felt on page 39
ont ye like the wee pups?' He started walking up the stairs and hea on page 40
s. D'ye understaund, pal?' Da started laughing but no in his usual on page 41

5 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Well, ah imagine his parents started callin him it and it jist stu on page 8

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
' the like. She telt me if Ah started that Ah'd niver be clear o' t on page 9
the white horses wis already started whan the men went oot tae the on page 11
Onywely, aw they fishermen started tae look fur the cauld iron, on page 33

3 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Since I started secondary they've been here. on page 3

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
Burns and Liz Lochhead. It aw started wi Jack and Victor. Ye know on page 7

7 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
pupils wur stall dilated, it started tae hit me he wisnae takin th on page 17
"Aye" ah tell him. "Started wae ma first two oan ma lucky on page 39
Oor hoarse, True Romance, hus started the race well and hus goat a on page 42
did begin. It wis they'm who started it, fur fuck sake! ..." on page 54
n line. The maire ma erse hus started tae squeak and ah'm in real d on page 56
Also on pages 67, 71, 89, 90, 91, 99, 105, 108, 118, 119, 120, 126, 143, 144, 147, 152, 156, 192
31 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
This ane started aff we a on page 6
It ah started aff fae thi flow on page 23
we thir urban speel fowk started ti listen on page 72
Meh poem hiz now kick-started on page 109

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
up tae the high school an she started hangin aboot wi Kelly Marie W on page 28
rt project thegether an she's started turnin up at aw the places wh on page 169

2 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
a café an this man cam up an started talking tae thim. Meanwhile, on page 76

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
The greats like Burns. It aw started wi Jack and Victor. Ye know S on page 9
uld o tellt us this before we started writin, but mibbie it's a tes on page 22
e other lads in the class huv started developin yet, but he's gat a on page 24
te done up at the toap. Ah've started wearin ma lang black hair doo on page 40

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
t a right temper when he gets started on page 25

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
I'd just started fancyin the wife again, when on page 19
eftir twa wee steps my ankles started nippin. So there I wis, kicki on page 20
wee white sink fer a flask an started pourin black tea intae a stai on page 23
no, Shuggie wis delighted. He started hammerin at the cooker an pul on page 25
ant holes through me, then he started flappin his hands, meanin I s on page 27
Also on pages 99
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tae worse a decade later. It started wi a cough, and ah went fur a on page 5
'And dinnae get me started oan yer eyes,' she continues. on page 30
'Leanne started this oan Facebook, and you wu on page 33
anne hud nae option efter she started shoutin and bawlin at them in on page 50
heidstones and dinnae get me started oan the plastic flooers. on page 52
Also on pages 76
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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Anen the snow an the wind started howlin again. on page 13

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
us e went red in the face an started tuttin. on page 44
Then Kevin started tae go fur Thomas, whin ma au on page 45
tae get tae sleep an wee Pat started a fight under the bedclaes! J on page 46

3 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
ests were ready and the music started for the first dance, The Dash
heid aff in surprise. Robert started tae speak.
2 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
th auld broken fireplace. Ah started skirlin an greetin “Help me
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
or nane, it's gey time A got started,
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
da leaned back in case Sergio started kissin him too but
tin him oan the back. Then he started pumpin ma
2 matches

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ck the tears. I couldna. They started streamin doon ma face, but I
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
muckle stane and sat doon and started tae greet. "Whit will we dae
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
gest game eh ma entire career started.
1 matches

Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
n the wee wooden mannies). We started a wee joke cause you kane how
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
ak did begin. It wis them who started it, fur fuck sake!
y noticed, likes. But ah’ve started speakin in a horrible Scottis
ually me who wis speakin. She started tae laugh. She thoat ah wis p
3 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
returned fae America who’s started ‘twanging’. Ah was laughi
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
That’s when oor wee gang started. The fuckin three amigos. Bee
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e be intae it. It’s awready started. Demand will dictate supply,
that. Fucked afore it really started. We’d never even made any m
2 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oat in wae the wrang crowd an started messin aboot wae the drugs. D
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e, at the very roots where it started its long vertical journey -
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ped one night in New York and started the next day for New Jersey.
efter a routine procedure. It started wi a pain ma tooth. It wis so
“It started wi a cough,” ah explain. �
3 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
lie wis oot o the question, I started tae pet a wee yorkie bitch. I
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
y wet himself when Big Brenda started tae unscrew the lid frae the
een the victims. The tabloids started tae tak an interest, a psycho
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s. He baited oor hooks and we started tae fish.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
As it started tae fade.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
s assigned tae the group, who started tae flap. “You’ll have to
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
n safely doon. As the terrain started tae flatten oot near the bott
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Studies, sounds posher, bit A started back in the days o’ “Day
the ba’ oan the flair an’ started tae dribble it. He also broke
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
rphine!) wis nixt tae go. She started off wi’ 2 front somersaults
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
aboot the prices, an then he started tae explain tae us aboot the
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e her nichtly repertoire. She started sleep-talkin, fur wan. Oan th
As time went oan, Ailsa started tae interact wae mair hings t
Efter that, she started tae roam further. Wan nicht,
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ere scavenging it, and people started to drop in little charitable
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
ck for Scots words and gettin started, you could look for some insp
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
early the day the name crying started. It wis aboot two year after
on about then that ma problem started. A couldnae say then whit had
et on wi’ their test. A had started tae shake by then. Tears were
Blair boy’. George and Pete started getting it in the playground,
4 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
r. If ye ask me, he should've started the match. But it wouldnay do
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it. Especially as a queue hus started tae form behind me. ‘’Is
ll in squalor ah huv actually started tae take some pride in its ap
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ah’m huddin ma stomach hus started rumblin again and ma stress l
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@JaneyGodley I started painting, I held it off long (2020) search twitter
lJam Yoons and their naw side started to get wasted on it, so it wa(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
it's started. folk posting articles fae ye(2014) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
�m mid fifties now, and I’ve started tae slow down and smell the r(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
@AwTroon I started off wi' guid intentions.. The (2022) twitter link
Ken.. I was impressed when I started putting it the 'gither.. Guid (2022) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
Pro-active Saturday started! Finally registered @ComeCoac(2014) search twitter
tae dae exercise fir 2yrs but started a couple o weeks bac wi aqua-(2015) search twitter
@radioleary Hope you started alricht? When will red button(2015) search twitter
@andipeters .....Ma weekend started v early as travelling tae Wal(2015) search twitter
Started new journal today! Defo work (2015) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@OliphantWullie tweeted
S ago in the 80s when A first started teachin ! The English languag (2022) twitter link

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
idFe08597331 @YvonneMacGrego3 Started watching it but hubby disnae (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ome stars and/or planets. Who started that shite?!(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
excuse my mad maths, but they started it ??) that @MkBlyth wisnae i (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
this oan ma phone and her maw started singin tae it hen! https://t. (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
raToFriends I've normally got started. I cannae even get my head ro (2022) twitter link
@DavyGavin1 Dinnae get me started trying tae contact the Tax Of (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
n unsuspended, but ad already started a new yin in the time it took (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t for the amateur game gettin started again! (2021) twitter link
of nowhere when the pandemic started and now he is running our liv (2021) twitter link
ly as grassroots football has started again down south - oh dear w (2021) twitter link
- plenty grassroots football started in the real world - n by the (2020) twitter link
no comment as friendlies have started n things can change at anytim (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
n as cat dirt' an that nearly started a fecht at e front door.) Na, on page 35

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
h O us. It wis the loons that started it. I got caad the maist affa on page 58
school an wi started tae miss lessons. Jist one or on page 59
fit I can an canna dee!" she started saying tae me. "Ihis gang spi on page 60

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
thi Trust slowed doon, an we started catchen up, Baggy say's "Fit' on page 11

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Since first ye started at Aberdeen on page 11
Fin Colin started his Organics There wis little on page 14

7 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r bi the airm, "and we'll get started." on page 82

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
k ti fit I wis sayin afore ye started poorin oot aa yer romantic mi on page 94

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Fae att day on, Jesus started tae preach an say, "Repint, c on page 10
l gaed oot e lad att wis dumb started tae spik. E fowk were dumfoon on page 100

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An started to grin on page 104
ddie kicked in the door, Jane started tae snore, on page 163

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ss than ever: she sat doon an started till cown again. on page 16
r's no harm in tryan." So she started: "O Moose, do ee ken e way oo on page 20
nything hed happened.) So she started again: "Ow est ma chatte?", w on page 21
soup off e fire, an at wance started throwan everything she could on page 57
"Cheshire-Puss," she started, rether shy leck, as she didn on page 60
Also on pages 65, 70, 72, 73, 113
10 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
s mither an aa. An fan Aitken started layin intae Abbie again, Ah w
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
et that. You ken fine I hinna started my spring cleanin
smiled an started aitin the plate o mait that w
aroon, seen athing wis ere an started tae work awa. Ere wis een or
ed up the road for em, he wis started
truck started. "Nae bother ata Jonsar, I ho
21 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
twa wifies in the bakers shop started spikkin aboot Geordie Grip an
. Fin the mannie appeared, he started tae work at the sweet peas.
started, it wis three meenits intae t
Jonsar Eck started tae explain tae him. "Ere wul
s. Fin the mannie appeared an started tae cast peats Jonsar gaed aw
14 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
foreneen. She dowpit doon an started tae skyte chukkies inno the w
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Later, fan the bus started takkin me oot tae the Univers
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
He started it back in the sivventies whe
1 matches

Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
o the burn alang the road and started to bubble. But then she spied
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ront o the tele and the match started. Naething much happened in th
1 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
nly ma line went tight and it started moving aboot so I knew by the
1 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ly for aboot six days. It hid started aff wi a high temperature tha
eel tae really are but once a started getting better I got scunnere
I started in the living room. I hid the
A hid jist started pittin athing thegither fan s
4 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
nt tae sit doon aside them. I started tae blether tae ma granny abo
e they stared in horror. They started lookin at their food tae see
2 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
Fan we started walkin it wis still dry and w
comin. A wis richt. The rain started in great big draps but it wis
id hardly gone ony wy at a. A started tae think that this wisna sic
3 matches

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
turned roond wi a glower and started tae shout. He telt me to nive
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
She started tellin ma aa aboot her dad, b
d then Grunny’s hoose phone started ringing.
in front o us. The first song started playing.
y were leavin, ye woke up and started girnin... And oot o naewye...
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
able tae sort that!’ Jocky started grummlin eence mair but Mrs R
o shears fae her aapron pooch started cuttin aff the shite covered
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e his desk nearer the lamp he started tae flick throwe the pages an
if lookin in mair detail. He started makkin tuttin sounds and slig
e, her hypochondriac’s mind started tae race and she managed in a
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the years the nichtmares hid started again. This wiz the fourth ti
broken the spell as they’d started again. Her name wiz nivver me
r desperate. Then her neebour started on the shutters tryin tae pul
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
but nae once the dementia hid started. Her mither hid been found wa
oot that time that her mither started showin the signs o dementia t
le the cat came towards it an started tae sup. She could see the ca
that. Eventually ‘Catty’ started tae come intae the hoose and
t and as usual at the end she started greetin. She saw Catty lookin
7 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
proper that fan the problems started.
ar the coils o bunting lay an started draggin it oot amid clouds o
drama class so at thes I jist started my usual shuttin doon process
oot tae the fish box stage an started servin them oot o ma tray wi
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The Great War hid started aboot this time an Douglas li
ome trench works. The fechtin started but there wisna time nor room
oon this time the German army started tae gie their troops the coal
red “Stand to!” and abody started shootin.
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in fae its mooth. A low groan started deep in Jeemicky’s thrapple
an. Bob howled oot o him then started tae worry the door tryin tae
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
intae his guts. Eence mair he started tae boak and that made things
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
, I’m a mannie!’ Noo this started aff as a bit o a joke in fron
afore. That wiz fin my belly started makkin strange sounds. This w
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t intae the cab the landrover started tae rock back an forritt as i
at Keilhill fin the buffitin started eence mair but this time I th
Macduff the bangin an flashin started again at this side o Portsoy
mind nithing aboot that. This started a big search o the area but n
drome nearby. A lot o pennies started tae faa intae place at this r
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
erin wi the fear. The lassies started puttin him on the back, “Go
ther for aa the cairryon he'd started, then he got anither skelpit
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
few cracks at it afore the oo started tae smolder and blawin it tae
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jessie Stevens started service in the mansion of Kin
ellt her tae sit doon. Jessie started tae apologise for athing but
her ease a wee bittie and she started tae relax.
3 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
As the nightclubs started to appear
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
and scrappin at ma teeth , he started dictating some numbers and le
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
scud noo, speeches hivni een started.(2019) search twitter
ist afore the smoochie dunces started at Mr Gs. At wye, yid get a b(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
erimenting now the season has started. Milne got far mair minutes p (2022) twitter link
@Cam26Milne @CormackDavie He started as a midfielder, sold tae Rie (2021) twitter link
sMelville @RenHarvieu - jist started getting intae this last night (2020) twitter link
played fitba ‘til I was 40, started getting fit at 50, sciatica a (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
the last time a #hibs player started fur #scotland(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
P Folk were smaller fin Moses started making baskets sort oot Moses(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
Just back fae gym. Is that it started?(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
That's the wikend started fer me early. Been tae Asda, (2017) search twitter
Aye it's aboot time the bar started tae dee deliveries o'their fi(2017) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
akita, DeWalt, etc think they started the portable saw market.(2020) search twitter
ay Serious Jockin, nae G, hiz started early https://t.co/AkCmOWKPIY(2020) search twitter
@Cause_4_Effect Dinna get me started.(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Started with twa tickets, but now 11 (2019) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
d run tae James as soon as he started tae greet and give him a few on page 21

3 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Orkney Voices started life as pert o a Scottish PEN on page 34

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
the back o wur steeding?" he started, "the wan wi that square bit on page 20

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e day I hit the big five-o, I started takkan stock. on page 7
I got her started up again then meed me next mi on page 8
you widna like hid, bit ah'm started drinkan beer. on page 10
He started tae resent the pig when he hi on page 51
re draped in wir covers, Bert started tae golder and greet. on page 61
Also on pages 64, 72
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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
the group, Orkney Voices. Hid started up as pert o a Scottish PEN p on page 9

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hid started off no so bad, bit when I got on page 128

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A bress band started up is wae stepped doon fae th on page 91

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
haerd tae ken whaar sometheen started an ended and even the bumble on page 14

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Brown, Moyra Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ey'd come creepin... as light started fadin. on page 29

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
eable ta dis bit da idder ean started ta gowl. 'Dunna hurt da ting' on page 25
nevah. An whan he got dere he started ta praech, 'If you dunna dö on page 71
ek ta da crood o fock dat hed started ta gadder. Whan he feenished on page 87
lyde dat he wis better dat he started ta praise da Loard. An he tur on page 127
At da rivin o da dim dey started ta aks Jesus questions, hoopi on page 147
Also on pages 17
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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
øless wye o spaekin. Hit wis started aareidy in Aald on page 78

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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
e hardly taen up wir dhan, an started da draig, afore I heard da aa
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Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
plaese da Muckle Wolf, so he started blaain an blaain, till da hoo
ese da muckle Wolf ava, so he started blaain an blaain, till da hoo
le Weekit Wolf wis da mad! He started blaain an blaain, blaain an b
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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
An Guid bliss me, I started ta flyte apon him, for everyt
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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
k an animal o little wirt, an started tae oag aroond. He didna keen
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Hit aa started back in April wi da castin. W
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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
toast,” I instructed, as I started tae fecht my wye oot. A wabbi
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Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
They started aff raisonablie civil, on page 35
me troubles wur jaist gettin started, on page 36

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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
l the earth as the mornin dew started tae fade away
Ye started tae supple up a bit and could
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