A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of tunnel in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
-hole went straucht on like a tunnel for a while, then doukt doun on page 8
forenent her wis anither lang tunnel, an the White Rabbit wis stil on page 10

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
left on the pianae. Frae the tunnel I haird Crosbie say they maun on page 26

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'The canal tunnel,' the DI explained. 'That's w on page 1

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
mption that matched the manic tunnel vision an never-endin push, f on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
in straight taewards thum wae tunnel vision his boays soon turn st on page 182

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
t seemed tae be a daurk narra tunnel. on page 180
itchen and doon the daurk wee tunnel intae the room at the front. on page 183

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
, There wis some kind o daurk tunnel aheid - a muckle roond tunne on page 95
e boat shot intae the pitmirk tunnel, and aw the passengers skraic on page 96
cam the lichts and the haill tunnel wis filled wi brilliant licht on page 97

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A tunnel linking up, faur doun ablow, on page 82

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
they were wheeched intae the tunnel o brichtly coloured lichts. on page 5

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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
In a secret tunnel under the under cellar, on page 43

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Mr Tod sleeked up the dark tunnel tae the mooth o his hole. He on page 11
an tae faw fae the roof o the tunnel. on page 17
The tunnel stertit tae grow langer and l on page 18
raxed tae the end o the tods' tunnel. They were aw gey wabbit and on page 20
Doon in the tunnel the tods cooried, luggin in t on page 23
Also on pages 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 72, 79
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
warld’s langest unnerwatter tunnel ablo a million gallon indoor
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Ahmed takes a detour tae a tunnel built unner the runway et the
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
n went away through the Clyde Tunnel, which, as ma mammy pointed o
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
rivals, England, crept up the tunnel behind us, ah could feel the
we hivny even walked oot the tunnel yet. The rival team never eve
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the Can, Throu the Fermer’s Tunnel; that last ane cairit forfeit
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oer; vacant. He’s goat that tunnel vision thing gaun oan, unwill
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
ae be skooshin alang a muckle tunnel, its sides made o lichts o aw
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
otestations, just that blind, tunnel vision again.
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@g_hibby tweeted
dwinecoolers It's like a wind tunnel up that end Rob, and wide ope (2023) twitter link

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ine tae. Gonnae huv tae dig a tunnel ahint a poster, Shawshank sty(2016) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
udnae watch the Sky Arts in a tunnel! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
echo through the tunnel. Nae alone noo. on page 27

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Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Lek a tunnel. on page 113

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
t-holl went straicht on lek a tunnel for a peedie way, an then dip on page 8

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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nyone know. There’s a small tunnel that leads out to the old bri
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
. “I wint tae luik doon yer tunnel fur engines.”
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Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
time the corridor felt like a tunnel o doom and hell was at the it
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
inti a cameraman. comin oot i tunnel and knocket him ower! @JohnMc(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
I waander up ower tawards Da Tunnel. Dat's no a name you'll fin o on page 92
irkin on what dey christened. Tunnel, an da sense a acheivement wh on page 93
I gude up troo Da Tunnel, promisin mysel I wid aye tel on page 94

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Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
Dan Joahny and Jeamie fun a tunnel and dey startit tae craal tro
followed da peerie trow in da tunnel tae…
�� so dey gied troo da middle tunnel. Dere dey fun a graet big box
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
teryaggle ran aff tae da tree tunnel. As she ran up an doon skirli
a time tae read aboot da tree tunnel. A group o young fokk planted
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Southern

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ore the river gauns under the tunnel, where the new Heart o' Hawic
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
be nay light at the end o the tunnel. #COVID19 #gettingsickofit #2(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
@Tam__Jardine The only tunnel is ahin his lugs.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
t hole went straight on lik a tunnel fur a brave bit, an thin aal on page 8

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