Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of light in Corpus sorted by last letter of previous word

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Central - DUN		light	.
Central - SEC	likewice "dead", "sleight", "	light	" etc. Nouadays, tho, atween t
Central - LAL	e equate Soothron spellings ('	light	' an 'night').
Central - EDN	An' colour an'	light	.
Central - GLA	here, just next tae that wan,	light	it.’
Orkney - ORK	light the kindleen,	light	the tar.
Shetland - SHD	bbed smooth, made fae a saft,	light	wid; nae fear o a splinter. M
Shetland - SHD	fun a cave. It wis a bright,	light	and sunny cave becis dey coul
Ulster - EUL	oo," she sang. "Keep the love-	light	glowing in your eyes so true.
Central - SEC	her thoughts, and in the hauf-	light	she thought the blot ae her b
Central - SEC	beids hauf-asleep in the hauf-	light	, but Ailsa wis different. She
Shetland - SHD	ash-	light	peepan. She gret fur the
Orkney - ORK	Hid's cheust a shattered tail-	light	," he said wi dooncast face.
Orkney - ORK	creen at aence aizes in error-	light	, an afore sheu can see whit's
Central - SEC	and saw the flickering telly-	light	coming fae the living room, a
Central - GLA	wi trees and greenery. Magic.	Light	and shade on
Central - LAL	ht that white text on a white/	light	backgrund wis a guid idea(?)
Doric - MNA	ng both lanes & sat through 3	light	changes holding up traffic? h
Orkney - ORK	y, traed, galactic expansion:	Light	. Inga an Olaf is aye a kord w
Orkney - ORK	A	light	shinan doon
Doric - DOR	Oot o naewye, a	light	broon fist thumps ye in the a
Shetland - SHD	da	light	begins ta win,
Central - WCE	er an Charlene only managed a	light	bulb.
Shetland - SHD	erin da sail ida laebrak, ida	light	o da lanterns an da mön, an
Shetland - SHD	r. Aa winter he wrocht, wi da	light	fae da peerie wick lamp, fur
Central - SEC	Each in its cauld hand held a	light	,
Shetland - SHD	nt a da box bed, ta hinder da	light	sheenin in her een.
Central - SEC	asel but it helps if ye hae a	light	bulb. It wisna jist white eit
Central - GLA	lace, pepperin the grun wae a	light	coverin. A wee sparra catches
Central - GLA	e mattress. Ah couldnae see a	light	. Mebbe there wiz lassies ther
Central - GLA	Cathy Daly. Ah couldnae see a	light	- even wi the streetlamp fel
Central - GLA	ittin atween them, oot like a	light	, an the ither twa wir restin
Central - GLA	an hits the deck. Oot like a	light	.
Central - LAL	gested Bute House tae shine a	light	on oor FM ??
Central - LAL	east and there sprung forth a	light	as bright as that of the sun
Shetland - SHD	ms oot as dey let it faa wi a	light	dustin haand. Hay crinkles wh
Central - GLA	There’s a bar ay yella	light	, beamin oantae the drive fae
Central - SEC	is too far gone tae inhale ma	light	herted comedy routine. Whatev
Central - GLA	waited fur her tae switch ma	light	oan. Dried beans an tinned to
Orkney - ORK	Sheu wid hiv been a	light	load
Central - GLA	sum shite aboot sumdy huvin a	light	.
Central - GLA	adays an late on. Maist wunna	light	up till the mirk is dense.
Central - GLA	as if sumbdy'd switched on a	light	bulb in his heid. Then he got
Central - WCE	school an she asked me fur a	light	wan time ah wis roon the smok
Central - WCE	Sumdy asked me fur a	light	. Ah turnt roon an ah wis aboo
Central - LAL	sto been guiding me. It has a	light	o its ain, and I recognise it
Orkney - ORK	ard tinklan sleigh bells as a	light	slowly moved through the nigh
Central - GLA	fag tae his mooth, ‘gies a	light	then, wull ye?’ he sais. Ah
Central - LAL	ger left sparkly wee trails a	light	.
Central - LAL	heads, and there sprang out a	light	beyond that of the sun, which
Central - GLA	‘Excuse me, dae ye huv a	light	please?’ a voice comes fae
Central - LAL	summer, and I thought I saw a	light	. I decided tae walk oot there
Ulster - EUL	are ye so wet? There's only a	light	mizzle."
Central - DUN	Like a traffic	light	,
Central - WCE	he's got the same mad traffic	light	eyes as you anaw.
Central - LAL	in this country of unbalanced	light
Central - SEC	e of the officials could shed	light	on this one n a do recognise
Orkney - ORK	Dappled	light	oan is armur
Orkney - ORK	That dappled	light	o me first mindeen.
Central - LAL	We’re in Amsterdam’s Red	Light	District – early afternoon.
Central - LAL	d the whole room and radiated	light	and colour' .
Central - AYR	here must jist no huv bin gid	light	.
Orkney - ORK	Strick the match an set hid	light
Southern - SEA	r breath sae clear, the timid	light
Central - EDN	every prosi that the dams rid	light	district kin offer. A roadtri
Orkney - ORK	t the errands in and rise and	light	the fire?
Central - GLA	ter, hud been in the Highland	Light	Infantry as a young man. He h
Orkney - ORK	ance, a heavy door oppens and	light	floods in. A shackled lass is
Central - WCE	to Cross’, ‘Darkness and	Light	’, an an intriguin readin o
Central - SEC	gie packet fae ma poacket and	light	yin up.
Orkney - ORK	tak in the paets and lay and	light	the fire.
Central - WCE	tae the other at the speed ae	light	. The group screamed as a chil
Central - SEC	he bottom ae the rectangle ae	light	and scratched in her signatur
Orkney - ORK	aes the yole. Aa's dairk: nae	light	, nae Lights. A notion o speed
Central - SEC	The slither ae	light	peerin in shines a torch oan
Central - LAL	e matches an they managed tae	light	a fire, so they dried oot a b
Central - DUN	ow fur lecky cuid be used tae	light	a the hoose in a flash! Ah we
Orkney - ORK	Ahll hae tae	light	the lamp soon
Doric - DOR	nth afore this story came tae	light	, the Tribune had heard word o
Central - LAL	orried about Mawe, trying tae	light	a caunle, trying tae get it t
Central - GLA	’s trailin behind tryin tae	light	a joint, staggerin aff the pa
Central - SEC	s gontae suffer. As ah go tae	light	the joint ah hud pre-rolled i
Central - SWE	brought Kafka's darkness tae	light	wi her hand. Or Bertolt Brech
Central - GLA	Oot oan the strobe	light	spattered, worn varnished par
Central - LAL	here is seeing their wee face	light
Shetland - SHD	Fir aa wis greetin deday, de	light	isna slockit joost yet. https
Central - SEC	asked me tae pit the bedside	light	oan, ah wis like ‘’Yuv go
Central - SEC	asked me tae pit the bedside	light	oan, ah wis like: "Yuv goat f
Central - LAL	???? I wanted to shine a wee	light	on this before we get caught
Central - LAL	The	light	that shines ahint yer een,
Central - LAL	bare feet oot from under (the	light	blanket) till they get icecol
Central - GLA	turns intae the car park, the	light	burnin in again intensely, il
Central - GLA	It comes tae a stoap, the	light	hittin the mirror an subseque
Doric - ABN	eyes and smiles. Slowly, the	light	fades aroon us as a cloud cov
Central - EDN	blinds and opens thum up. The	light	shines through and leaves me
Central - GLA	ace fae different angles. The	light	's unforgivin, sure, artificia
Central - GLA	bounce in bold as brass. The	light	closes in around the broken c
Central - GLA	incline towards the bay. The	light	wiz gaan quick, the sky the h
Ulster - EUL	le - my word of the day. The	light	double jig in the kitchen las
Central - LAL	Awthing moved then: the	light	, the shadow o the yella plant
Doric - ABN	een. I look up at Andrew: the	light	is streaming across his face
Central - AYR	But as he switched the	light	aff
Central - LAL	en I finally lift my heid the	light	fae the moon's gone. How come
Central - EDN	d a trick of the dust and the	light	,” sayed Bill, “or more li
Central - SEC	shepherd tae guide us fae the	light	and intae the darkness. As th
Orkney - ORK	Like a moth tae the	light	.
Central - SEC	acket. Huddin it up intae the	light	. As if he wur apprasin a diam
Orkney - ORK	thumsaels intae the	light	.
Central - GLA	an over, hawdin it up tae the	light	an aw that. Mo slides the bac
Central - SEC	eh? close enough tae see the	light	but far enough awey that yae
Central - LAL	hey’re watching because the	light	in the field blinks back. I l
Orkney - ORK	t say another word, as if the	Light	had taken his tongue." Eynar
Central - LAL	and give us the Charge of the	Light	Brigade?" I can say it yet. W
Central - SWE	e author o Celebration of the	Light	, a study o the influence o Ze
Orkney - ORK	I luv when baubles catch the	light
Central - LAL	wis able tae look through the	light	and see aw aroond the thing e
Central - LAL	in a big house with the	light	coming in
Orkney - ORK	As he lay in his bed wi the	light	on, revenge, in his hert, slo
Central - EDN	ch behind me and ah flick the	light	switch.
Orkney - ORK	her that she didna slock the	light	!
Central - SEC	t’ might never hae seen the	light	o day.
Orkney - ORK	ee skin luks poleeshed in the	light
Central - LAL	lothes so they gleamed in the	light	fae the streetlamps ootside,
Central - LAL	glisterin and dancing in the	light	. Ah covered the dull cloth so
Central - GLA	his facial growth catchin the	light	fae the adjoinin room, ‘Ah
Central - GLA	n his wife aboot, trippin the	light	fantastic. If ah did, it’d
Central - LAL	Switch on the	light
Orkney - ORK	Pat on the	light	and scratched himsel while Je
Central - LAL	the cliffs and headed fir the	light	. And that wis us: me and Lugs
Orkney - ORK	aal o them, an heeded for the	light	,
Orkney - ORK	He's the	light	o me life and me Valentine.
Central - EDN	nd right awey Dougie hits the	light	switch oan. Which consequentl
Central - WCE	the stars and snuffin oot the	light	fae the Moon, while the sicca
Orkney - ORK	I lock the doors, pit oot the	light	~ concede that hid's aal me f
Central - WCE	g tanks. Cause ae the way the	light	wis they widda jist come oot
Orkney - ORK	tched an I watched. An by the	light	o the moon I saw them coman o
Orkney - ORK	bed that night, wae only the	light	o the moon tae see me tears,
Orkney - ORK	bed that night, wae only the	light	o the moon tae see me tears,
Central - SEC	r compliments the fashionable	light	navy suit that's he's modelli
Central - DUN	by candle	light	in meh kecks
Central - EDN	e waving around are making me	light	-headed.”
Central - LAL	oan Sun eve, so time fir some	light	bedtime reading! Guid nicht t
Orkney - ORK	led boots. His blue eyes were	light	an sparkling ahint half-moon
Central - LAL	a.. I actually see a bit more	light	ootside noo, wi' a bit o' blu
Central - GLA	s, gloatin in their cigarette	light	. They must hae been ablo the
Doric - DOR	inting Scotland in a positive	light	, so be it. The Scotland we al
Central - LAL	oves windows (wee babies love	light	and dark contrast) and Ive
Central - LAL	ringing and much incense; we	light	the Easter candle, reciting t
Central - GLA	s kin.even smoke them, but we	light	them anyway. Wan ae the wee t
Central - LAL	rrie distends on a lozenge of	light	which mustn’t be allowed to
Southern - SOU	reet was told that a chink of	light	was showing along the top of
Central - LAL	Coorie in, switch the big	light	aff, pit the torch ablow yer
Central - GLA	I turn the big	light	aff an turn oan the wee wan a
Orkney - ORK	against the dying	light	in the west
Central - LAL	mazing and astonishing, which	light	continued above the space of
Central - LAL	ae an easy new world red with	light	forest fruit notes
Central - DUN	Thi	Light
Central - SWE	Wi	light	and shade, yir name ye made,
Orkney - ORK	ngan a line atwart the Haa wi	light	-ap letters, in a tong thay de
Central - LAL	e motor wis back at Leslie wi	light	fadin quickly. TAXI fir Oliph
Central - LAL	ll cloth so it wis bleezin wi	light	, patterns scattered across it
Doric - MNA	For plooin it made work	light
Central - GLA	ess shoes reflects artificial	light	fae the street back at me fae
Central - GLA	oo in his haun tae the caunel	light	.
Central - GLA	Through the caunel	light	, thousands ay dust particles
Central - GLA	yes are like stars which will	light	the world.'
Central - GLA	ip in the air and a beautiful	light	.
Central - DUN	bee git wut yih asked fir, an	light	up yir ehz
Orkney - ORK	ither fock in uncan claes, an	Light	is gaitheran roon the girders
Orkney - ORK	. Hids reid weengs dunder. An	Light	maks reefu plays alang hids l
Orkney - ORK	or is waatchan thir unfaaldan	Light	, Astrid haes the shutters doo
Shetland - SHD	silver an gold o shade an	light	,
Orkney - ORK	and marvellan at the changan	light	and soonds around me so I tho
Orkney - ORK	thir notheen thir. Nae willan	Light	, nae flegsome man. Sheu skite
Orkney - ORK	ark tae mend an darn, trim an	light	the lamp.
Orkney - ORK	peed, haalan bits o Wheels an	Light	atween Mars an the inner stae
Central - SEC	o-a-days says night, right an	light	raither nor nicht, richt an l
Orkney - ORK	Dark clouds and golden	light
Orkney - ORK	the window at the gaethereen	light
Central - GLA	uch an admission as the green	light	tae mercilessly fuck wae the
Central - DUN	st at that the horrible green	light	burst oot aroun the gravestan
Central - LAL	eggin just tae put ma kitchen	light	on ??
Central - SEC	e ae yours, True Romance." In	light	ae the fact ah wis dealin wae
Central - EDN	heaven are worth a detour. In	light	ae ma recent stomach issues a
Central - GLA	ights emit a migraine inducin	light	that seems tae compliment the
Southern - SEA	entland Hills still bathed in	light
Central - EDN	a retro Hibs toap and matchin	light	green jammy boattoms. The fan
Central - GLA	hersel. The low-hangin ceilin	light	above us kept shinin off her
Central - GLA	ap clear as day in the evenin	light	.
Central - GLA	There’s wan shinin	light	though, ma young grandson. Tw
Central - GLA	s neck glistens in the mornin	light	wae wee beads ay moisture hin
Doric - DOR	path, but in the early mornin	light	it wis difficult tae trace th
Central - GLA	flickerin	light	, among a gaggle ae these eld
Orkney - ORK	dustrial laebor relaetions in	Light	production noo require a radi
Central - SWE	Ye wur the blazin	light	.
Central - GLA	ettering, backlit by red neon	light	. The remainder ay the waw at
Central - GLA	vious if he hud a fuckin neon	light	in the windae. Some cunt’s
Central - GLA	n finally catch our breaths n	light	more fags up. Everybody sits
Central - SEC	think she is all sweetness n	light	- cos of the independence ca
Central - GLA	swig then screw it on tight n	light	a snout. They've slowed doon,
Orkney - ORK	o	light	, depth an edge,
Orkney - ORK	thoot a keek an noo a mense o	Light	, the mosst fer months, jeust
Orkney - ORK	dies. The night thir a ring o	Light	aroon her sleepeen kist wi no
Orkney - ORK	ce, sail the rouk in sairch o	Light	. Byvind choss the kirk an no
Orkney - ORK	un the swaall ithoot a keek o	Light	. Sheu chairts the whirls, the
Orkney - ORK	Glim =a glimmer, a blink o	light	or fire
Orkney - ORK	ogh tae land a daecent haal o	Light	ithoot fuckan studies an xeno
Orkney - ORK	mered on the solid door - no	light	wis there in sight.
Orkney - ORK	er an faaster by lang waves o	light	as by a shaef on a ship, an t
Shetland - SHD	ndered why my suitcase wis so	light	" - me
Orkney - ORK	thir twatree thoosan poynts o	Light	biggan a face the size o a me
Central - GLA	rt-wine stain disfigurement o	light	fae the scheme reflectit back
Central - LAL	there will be nae lucifer to	light	yer fag, just lucifie
Orkney - ORK	hairges the screen. A flist o	Light	. Sheu shuts her een but feels
Orkney - ORK	hoose is flashan hids regular	light
Shetland - SHD	An hit widna be muckle langer	light	. An finally I guid an said ta
Doric - DOR	ak tyouns jist like The Inner	Light
Southern - SEA	When baith yer	light	shone brightly
Central - WCE	pliments. Well whit aboot yir	light	blue jeans then, said Charlen
Orkney - ORK	e chairs, or age, or wirk, or	Light	, or whit lot o credits this h
Central - GLA	Ah flick oan the wee interior	light	an McDade opens another coupl
Central - GLA	the next landin the interior	light	’s ripped aff the waw so the
Orkney - ORK	or light or	Light	: dancers dansan. Is hid meusi
Orkney - ORK	e tale o the randy loon wha's	light	wis slockid far too soon, -
Orkney - ORK	and it's	light	enough efter tea tae git doon
Orkney - ORK	Oot they'd come creepin... as	light	started fadin.
Central - WCE	hange her mind cause her eyes	light	up any time yi mention Wully
Ulster - EUL	need tae see yer freen wi his	light	hypnosis."
Orkney - ORK	In this	light	hid luks like you could laep
Orkney - ORK	fed wae a fork. The colour is	light	, and the morsels o meat dotte
Central - LAL	the dustspecks dancing in its	light	. There was hair on the collar
Central - GLA	ather strewn mountains in its	light	, its reach racin across the s
Doric - ABN	in darkness have seen a great	light	?'. They hinna that! Ach, yon
Central - LAL	d in the running giving great	light	and spouting fire, which cont
Central - LAL	thing, and I think I see that	light	again. I better flash my torc
Central - GLA	tae slivers ay orange street	light	comin in through the blinds,
Central - GLA	r glow ay the city’s street	light	, reflected aff the low clouds
Central - GLA	workin. But here, in the saft	light	, ah felt
Central - SEC	Ah'm startin tae feel a bit	light	heided wae aw the excitement
Central - SEC	tell him. Still feelin a bit	light	heided wae and bewildered by
Shetland - SHD	da turned-up stuff; leave it	light	an fluffy ta let da wind blaa
Doric - DOR	@SarahALaurenson Fit	light	?
Central - EDN	ach, shone, wi’ a brilliant	light	,
Shetland - SHD	blinnd, ahint	light	, is
Central - WCE	, eyebrows, eyes. She’s got	light	.
Orkney - ORK	sh i'the neuk anunder a pilot	light	, whan Darling, no lukkan, sna
Doric - MNA	by the window to get the best	light	!” At that Mistress Gordon l
Central - GLA	Wan morn ah woke early, first	light	. Ah pulled oan ma kegs, tipto
Doric - DOR	up the nearest path at first	light	.’
Central - GLA	ts. A quarter efter three but	light	like a dentit bell, flat grey
Central - LAL	oise? Sleep mask to block out	light	? Ah've got chronic insomnia,
Central - SEC	in electricity so they'd huv	light	, heat, an music. Maureen gied
Shetland - SHD	I'd kindo forgotten quite how	light	da light nights ir. Bonny. #s
Central - WCE	slammed ri lamb in oan a low	light	an' wint oot fur a wee walk,
Orkney - ORK	The low yellow	light	ower the Flow
Orkney - ORK	ce? Cattie-faces flyan by day	light	? Droll folk in cloaks aal owr
Southern - SEA	a. There just seems ti be nay	light	at the end o the tunnel. #COV
Orkney - ORK	From the top o the Ronaldsay	light	the Fair Isle joins up and yo
Central - GLA	deed, the skeletal fingers ay	light	that penetrate through dissip
Central - GLA	e bedroom. Ah turn the loabby	light	oan tae see him hoppin aboot
Central - GLA	e bedroom. Ah turn the loabby	light	oan tae see him hoppin aboot
Doric - DOR	@muddy_40 It wis a Roch windy	light	shoory day the coos wer in th
Orkney - ORK	is becis o Caithness bein giy	light	wae the Gaelic that hid wis k
Shetland - SHD	. Be da time at I shut da sky	light	door da day wis as sunny as i
Shetland - SHD	back o me hoose, I hae a sky	light	idda röf. Hit’s ower high
Orkney - ORK	gis. This is an exceptionally	light	haggis, wae a very high oatme
Central - GLA	eper makin a bench. 'The only	light	is aboot five or six tealight
Central - WCE	urday night, and the formerly	light	trickles ae rain were noo pou
Doric - MNA	elic users oot there shed any	light	on the earlier names mentione
Central - SEC	. Aw dressed in his customary	light	blue adidas tracksuit which h
Orkney - ORK	d and gold, in sunset's fiery	light	.
Central - LAL	ty, there arose a great fiery	light	in the south-west, after the
Central - SEC	spattered against the papery	light	oan the waw. She woke wae a c
Central - GLA	e o the space fae when it wiz	light	there. The bank wiz high on t
Central - WCE	ce tae face in the moarnin’	light