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Use in varieties of Scots

there'll Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.7 18.7 34.5 0 0 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences6437 23 0 0 2 2
Number of authors31 19 8 2 2

Occurrences of there'll in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ones he needs to know about. There'll be phone-calls, on page 18

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
there'll yet be mair tae follae on; on page 32

1 matches

Lang, Charles nobody remembers the birdman - Good Friday, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
There'll be nae eggs this year fur a f on page 88

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
onythin' gans wrang at least there'll be somebidy tryin' tae git ta on page 25

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
go along wae what ah say. And there'll be three hunner quid in it fu on page 83

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
r said. 'But wash it first or there'll be nane left tae dye.' on page 58

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
There'll hae tae be border posts on page 144
there'll be nae mair nuclear convoys g on page 150

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
end up on the naughty list an there'll be nae presents. You're cruel on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
r richt soon! And when I dae, there'll be nae excuse for ony mair we on page 103
ony mair meat or ither scran! There'll be nae mair knives and forks on page 107
Mr Wonka said, 'Dinnae fash. There'll be nae crash, ma dear wummin, on page 139

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
When he's gane there'll be nae mair McGuffies. on page 87

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
man'll hae a gun and a torch. There'll be nae wey oot then for Mr To on page 33
k and aw yer wives and weans. There'll be rowth and fowth for aw, ye on page 48
tton. 'Pit that doon the noo! There'll be nane left for me" Ratton w on page 65

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Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
There'll be nine wee laddies dreepin a on page 15

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
There'll be nae braw white weddin on page 17

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
bin yowes! I don't like it... There'll be anither tax at the hinner- on page 17

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hat, gin a guid idea gaes by, there'll aye be anither no faur ahint on page 97

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
r an her sisters hae onie say There'll be nae thriepenny bits minted on page 42

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An if he flees awa - there'll be anither ane ere lang.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
aw in Scots when, come 2019, there'll be nae caurs, or roads, or pl
1 matches

@fourmenterian tweeted
Giein' it laldy in Kirkcaldy! There'll be wrath in Raith tonight #Sc(2015) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
@standupfarmer Are ye shair there'll be nae sweerin frae the yowes(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
rong lived by the old saying "there'll be muinlicht again" - it's o(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
... mebbe speak it in public? There'll be Scots aw ower the shoap! T(2019) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
jist bombin, they're strafin. There'll be shrapnel an bullets aawey. on page 41

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Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Overheard at Wetherspoons, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
I thocht, there'll be a riot in a mintie. on page 32

1 matches

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Seaforth Road, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
there'll be nae visitors. on page 71

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
I dinna mean tae doot you. There'll be on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
n Pase is a time o sacrifice. There'll be nae bleed spilt the day bu on page 8

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
be cassen oot intae e mirk an there'll be greetin an gnashin o teeth on page 16
hoose o Jacob for aa time, an there'll be nae ein till his keengdom. on page 80
an faaivver his naethin avaa, there'll be teen awa fae him aiven fit on page 93
in's i the sooth, ye'll say, 'There'll be a gran spell o wither,' an on page 103
wa ye go wi yer coorse wyes'. There'll be on page 105
Also on pages 107, 108, 110, 115
11 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
There'll be some scene if i' boss come on page 97

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
pauchty smirk. "I dinna think there'll be ae tree stull staanin, for on page 62

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
There'll be bonnie days again,
There'll be stormy nichts again,
There'll be starry nichts again.
3 matches

Southern

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
in' resolved, it's inevitable there'll be mair still.
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
tsCouncilNI @ACNIWriting Ocht there'll be a richt muckle wheen o sme (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Nae sermon noo there'll be. on page 40

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
as wean has tholed. Nae doobt there'll aye be connections atween Sco
1 matches

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