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wall Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.1 22.3 41.5 79.5 5.8 0 24.2
Number of occurrences8745 28 8 1 0 5
Number of authors39 19 10 5 1 4

Occurrences of wall in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ae find purchase on the brick wall, behind the spikey fence. A k on page 15
e wooden fittings ae the back wall. There's a bucket kit in the on page 32
e woods, stayin close tae the wall aw . the way. A kin see the t on page 34
a raised bit ae ground, a wee wall wae a muddy puddle on it. Eve on page 45

5 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
psalteerie doun a muckle deep wall. on page 8
she luikt at the sides o the wall, an saw that they were fillt on page 9
y leeved at the fuit o a deep wall-" on page 44

11 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
atur is a niver-endin cantrip wall o jey an growth on page 33

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
gruppin a cogie by the frozen wall. He fashed himsel sair aboot on page 81

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
The clock on the wall ticks and tocks tae fill the on page 3

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
drift through the curtain an wall, they return, others go oan, on page 3

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
artet bangin his heid aff the wall. on page 63
hen ah blue tacked it tae the wall on page 76
had her pinned up against the wall at D stairs an ah'd ma haun r on page 101
nt picture that wis up on the wall that sumdy'd drew ae a wee is on page 150
aintet Winnie The Pooh winter wall frieze: ah realised then it w on page 169

5 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
o them were sittin on the low wall ootside a close there- smokin
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
haed etten our denner, an the wall o hauflin blethers haed
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ee. Lewis and Liam, ahint the wall ae the main lodge. The man sh
1 matches

Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
e sign tae charge against the wall o reid. The cannons stertit a
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
oot, it’s an elsie on each wall and
1 matches

Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
nels as part of the Canongate Wall at the Scottish Parliament.
nels as part of the Canongate Wall at the Scottish Parliament.
2 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
rap my brain roond tight wi a wall o heidache, just so's I could
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ittin’ on the wee knee-high wall opposite the parkin’ spaces
nal space n sittin’ oan the wall next ti me despite there bein
e places the newspaper on the wall next ti mi, gets ti hiz feet
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e mains if possible or at the wall or pull oot the plug. Gin ye
Tick. “Switch off at the wall.” Tick. “Switch off at th
2 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
et of these in a frame on the wall ??(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
, I'm gonna have tae get some wall shelves.. Running oot o' spac (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
nth a put this picture oan ma wall! xxx http://t.co/E0K1p8yX18(2015) search twitter
razier Guid luck wi yir Great Wall o China fundraising treck be (2015) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
he language billowin thru the wall during the game n a (2021) twitter link
@McBookie this lying behind a wall is the funniest thing av ever (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Upon the wall hung up wi' thread on page 29

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
vate message, write on their 'Wall' or spik te them 'live', in t on page 55

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ups hiv pit intae motion the 'Wall Poetry' project, far musician on page 12

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
MAX WALL'S SILLER HEMMER on page 182

10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
m, jist ower frae the trootie wall. The Bruce's ay keepit a troo
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
es, signs, windaes, thon side wall o a Portaloo that wis stuck o
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r up. As they reached the wee Wall Hoosie o a sudden they heard
At last they reached the Wall Hoosie and crouched doon ahin
. He could see the door o the Wall Hoosie but couldna see inside
ain hands and wint intae the Wall Hoosie an found wee Sanners M
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jessie would turn to face the wall as a show of respect. Wi her
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
stallation We Need To Build A Wall whilk wis inspired refugee cr(2017) search twitter
anvas is ready to hang on the wall and costs from £60. https://(2018) search twitter
60 an riggit tae hing on the wall. See mair examples i' Karla’(2018) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
ebook please, I wrote on your wall;-)” oops jist saw this .... (2012) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
r banging yer heed affa brick wall than debating a NO Surrrrendu(2020) search twitter
Scotland, not spaffed up the wall on illegal wars, or trains th(2021) search twitter
@Glasgows_girl Got wall to wall sun here in the far north...b (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
al right and backed intae the wall. on page 7
heidboard banged against the wall fur half the blooman night - on page 59
als as hid scuddered doon the wall. on page 74

3 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
oggy thistle growan oot o the wall at Bruces Stores bit ither th on page 86

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
We met beside the kirkyard wall on page 26
as we cam tae the kirkyard wall, and whar on page 27

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lasses line up fornent that wall, on page 156

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ryst ahint the lichen crusted wall - on page 111

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
twa fae da wall, twa fae da burn. on page 56

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Wall bring? on page 24

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A well's a wal, a wall's a waa, on page 37

1 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
Wall Cromie
l fin. A well is a wal, Bot a wall is a waa Boot and shoes they
2 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
yndsey McKeon aff his bedroom wall!(2016) search twitter

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