A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of torn in Corpus

Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
ae the heat, a fur-lined hap, torn an scawed yella wi the years, on page 137

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
air, ah say under mah breath. Torn-faced wee git. on page 20

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
An in the shell-torn touns on page 112

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
eat puddens swung throu their torn bellies an flailed alang the on page 37

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
foremaist. An Ymir's yird wis torn wi furie an fechtin. on page 14

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
torn on page 38

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the corner o the playgrund, a torn-faced ten-year-auld lassie wi on page 96

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
hem, like Jobby-heid Cameron, Torn-puss Osborne, an the grotesqu on page 54

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
torn is meh wings, on page 39

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
s face wis bruised, his claes torn an glaury an the big bottle o on page 30
The tree itsel wis torn doun on the follaein Sunday, on page 123

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
And torn and bluidy ranks chairged oan on page 20
Torn, tattert and discardit, on page 37
aa boarded up, wi their signs torn doun. on page 73

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Torn-faced as a factory girl wi a on page 67

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
frae under the cover, exposin torn tights where a rosy big toe, on page 37
MOIRA: Nah, the cat wid hae torn it tae shreds. Look, Jessie, on page 59

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
nely reason Coont Olaf hisnae torn ye tae targets awready is tha on page 90

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Kenny haes a wife wi a torn-clout face, on page 65

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
ic a man should be mangled an torn! on page 35

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
m intae the estate, while his torn-faced dochter, Deirdre, girns on page 128

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ve pushed me ower, and I’ve torn a hole in the erse o ma briks
I meant to say is that I’ve torn a hole in the erse o ma trous
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
An torn an bluidy ranks chairged oan
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
look, John! Yer breeks are aw torn, dear
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
imes, held on bi the rain, wi torn white flashes o lightning thr
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
um, if he bent er they wid eh torn richt aff um, the troosers mi
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e rest o Scotland, but it wis torn oot by Beeching in his cuts.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
room while she conseedert her torn an manky jaicket an breeks. S
t on gettin blootered. He wis torn atween the promise o a beild
He had waitit, torn atween anxiety an the desire
e waas held, bit the ruif wis torn aff, an rubble fae the waa he
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
sed in a pair ae fancy shoes, torn shorts, an incredibly dirty w
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tellin ye, hud a few ay they torn faced cunts converted. Ye sho
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Doric

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
end for you to read Just been torn up into squares on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e in his han an a face like a torn scone. on page 72

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
aud ben e road, wi faces like torn scones?" An een o them, Cleop on page 120

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
been torn tae bits wi the bushes".
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ur bluid as weel? Fitiver wis torn an wellin up inside her, wid
May my flesh be torn tae pieces wi a wild horse
, nor spikk it, or she wad be torn limb bi limb bi wild horses,
, the dry girse, the colour o torn broon paper, powked through t
innin in the Spring thaws hid torn the tapsoil awa like bits o f
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Bappy wis torn atween seein an nae seein his
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
nae sae shuir noo. They’re torn wi far they’ve been and far
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@McGoo1888 tweeted
Through the war torn streets of ulster...Whit a te (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
Kinda torn atween needin me bed but also(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I've been tae collect seaweed torn ashore fae da weekend gale. T(2020) search twitter

Southern

Ulster

@Angelinekking tweeted
kitchen last night ended in a torn calf muscle. I'm off the feet(2020) search twitter