pleased | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
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Total Corpus | 63.9 | 208 | 84 |
ORK - Orkney | 49.7 | 5 | 3 |
SHD - Shetland | 17.4 | 3 | 3 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 175.8 | 5 | 1 |
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 75.2 | 23 | 8 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | 131 | 1 | 1 |
SNO - South Northern | 325.5 | 2 | 1 |
ABN - Aberdeen | 109.4 | 10 | 3 |
DOR - General Northern | 137.4 | 31 | 8 |
NEC - North East Central | |||
SEC - (South) East Central | 65.9 | 26 | 10 |
WCE - West Central | 50.6 | 11 | 5 |
DUN - Dundee | 10.6 | 1 | 1 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 100.2 | 16 | 6 |
GLA - Glasgow | 41 | 9 | 4 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 91.7 | 7 | 2 |
LAL - General Central | 49.1 | 37 | 24 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 99.8 | 8 | 2 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 83.4 | 6 | 4 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 125.5 | 4 | 1 |
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | 88.3 | 1 | 1 |
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 65.7 | 2 | 2 |
GUL - General Ulster | |||
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nd thowt that he wid be right pleased wae me when he cam home and s on page 128
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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I winder if they wir is pleased is me on page 105
Ferly pleased that thir flelds aer wavan gr on page 152
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ses. “Tushie Truncherfaece, pleased to meet you. I am Alabaster S
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
days in a row ain't bad!! So pleased so many folk seein dem, espec(2016)
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
as his brither He wisna that pleased an set aff wi ill grace on page 15
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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
uckle meeneet's, we weis feyn pleased eit their wis a boat cummen, on page 48
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n er face that she wisna best pleased - an it wis ower near supper on page 38
vyce. "Ah'm Tina an Ah'm affa pleased te meet ye. Ah hope ye dinna on page 55
appier. Mebbe they war easier pleased or mebbe they jist didna ken on page 89
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
speratit. "Ye'd think ye'd bi pleased te slow doon - te suit yerse on page 86
d ower Dot's face: she lookit pleased an relieved aa it the same ti on page 88
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
msels an e fowk were gey weel pleased wi e winnerfu things he wis d on page 104
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eedened an he didna leuk best pleased. on page 10
"An mebbe Ah'm jist easy pleased. Ye ken, it's a great gift te on page 19
"Pleased to meet you." Muggie stuck oo on page 30
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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Tae makk yersel feel michty pleased, on page 13
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a gaed on. "Na, na, she wisna pleased ava. She raged Pranny fur bei
orning the doctor wisnae weel pleased tae be telt o the veesitor. H
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jocky up. He lookit neen ower pleased aboot it. So Ackers teen the
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
though as a non-smoker I wiz pleased aboot it my perfect source o
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
laughed and tellt her he wiz pleased they fitted well and wished h
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
pleased tae see her, she wis sure. Af
thache, Gracie Girn wis NIVER pleased. Fowk said she wis that ill-n
thocht his mither wad hae bin pleased wi him fur
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
said McFarquhar, 'we're affa pleased ti see ye again, an ti welcom on page 44
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Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
We've a' been pleased tae see Charlie's approachin' on page 13
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
an thocht he wis lookin affa pleased wi hissel, the cocky deil. Sy on page 86
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Mr MacTavish didna look ower pleased wi hissel. Fit wis that aa ab on page 105
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
urposes.) Ay, wi were aa fine pleased wi wir tenement, an we eesed on page 72
oo, Ah've said we wis aa fine pleased wi wir tenement. But that's n on page 75
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
for me?” He didna soun affa pleased.
n tae spik, for aa she seemed pleased eneuch tae see me. “Weel, A
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
he least, but Grunny wis fair pleased tae hum awa tae the hymns.
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Day o Jubilee for ye. Are ye pleased noo ye've got fit ye were eft on page 8
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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
iters in general, we would be pleased to hear your thochts. on page 111
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Pleased tae hae anither day o sinshin
wisnae affa sair pleased wi himsel ata. Fin he wis six
his left e'e, Jonsar wis fer pleased wi the result. Michty he cood
. Fowk in the Circle were fer pleased for him an bocht a dram or
hing wrang wi him. He wis fer pleased that he
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
me ower for a holiday were so pleased wi the views fae the kirk an
ashin mull Jonsar Eck wis fer pleased wi fit he
e tape himsel an wis nae affa pleased wi fit he wis hearin."
pleased wi Ronald's effort at lum cle
Fermer nae pleased, hair turns grey.
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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
t I wis kittlt that he seemed pleased wi ma passin. And I wis the o
nd he drunk mair. He wis that pleased tae see me, and I took ma pin
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
s. My mither an father seemed pleased enough that their feel son hi
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ed Fit and Proper - very pleased for him, Davids story is an (2021) twitter link
@fittiecrooners tweeted
I'm no affa pleased wee results o ma harbour pub (2017)
Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
He wis weel pleased wi hisel on page 21
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
s back again, he'l no be best pleased! A daursay ma acks wul no be on page 48
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Suit does not look too pleased. on page 1
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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
kin either, ma Eck widnae be pleased if he had tae mak his livin' on page 24
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
girlfriend. Deep doon ah wis pleased fur him, likes. But ah did st on page 75
He smirks, pleased as you like. "Of course. Ah g on page 133
twinkle in his eye that he's pleased tae see ah come bearin gifts. on page 152
"Aye, pleased tae meet yae" ah tell him. on page 160
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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
taun, that's hoo I wisna awfy pleased tae find Wee Shuggie on ma do on page 19
Big Man heard her an he wisna pleased. The Angel startit makin excu on page 85
Cinderella wis so pleased at havin ruined her stepsiste on page 89
ft the tent an they were awfy pleased tae see that the unicorn an t on page 99
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
late sae quick. Ma mither wis pleased. She likes fowk tae enjoy thu
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
breath is gey short, bit A'm pleased tae report
They ca me Adam. Pleased tae meet ye.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Scots maitters, she'd be awfu pleased tae hear frae ye. Forbye, her
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
her breast, is aiblins, wi a pleased face, seen smiling ower his s
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ourself n the lads will all b pleased to b back albeit non contact (2021) twitter link
o that - am sure they will b pleased to see you lol (2020) twitter link
@WStewartGK @EdinburghLive_ pleased to c am not the only one who (2020) twitter link
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
as we can jalouse, isna best pleased ti hear thir uncos. His host
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
seems your Jenny wasnae ower pleased whan ye caad
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Renwick, atweill, wesna best pleased! Thare follaes a historie o t
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
t a qualification. Which fair pleased me and fair pissed aff his ma
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
nnae want much fur I'm easily pleased and my hert's quite content
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n thinkin that ah wis no best pleased, but ah'm no daft enough tae
Ah'm awfy pleased tae see this crack growin but
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McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
gie her some flow'rs. She was pleased tae see us - she ay'ways lik
'm jist a skier", that really pleased her. We were at Dalnoid for a
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
In me she “Wis weel pleased!”
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ir tact, eh? Brilliant! Quite pleased wi’ masel’ A paddled ower
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
onybudy’s reconin’. A wis pleased tae be able tae get this tae
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
tion o craiturs they haed aye pleased theirsels wi doosin and demea
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
The wumman smiled, pleased that she’d duin weill. “D
preens, an Beatrice wisna ill-pleased. Raggle had been an ideal mai
untain air refreshin. She wis pleased at the wey she had haurdent u
o feart,” she sayed. Ah’m pleased, she thocht. Ah’m blithe th
inside her tunic. He leuch wi pleased surprise
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
‘Barrie. A’m richt pleased tae meet ye, Niamh.’
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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ve ma language-no fuckin best pleased. on page 4
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae the member’s bar ah’m pleased tae see Tam awready there at
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
He looks aw sanctimonious an pleased wae himsel like he’s just d
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
’ he sais, lookin aw fuckin pleased wae himsel.
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Kenny Urquhart, Club Captain, pleased ti meet yi soldier, a didnae
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
te!’ he exclaims, evidently pleased wae his quick thinkin.
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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
'Weel, I'm pleased tae hear it." The auld man ra on page 24
folk tae worship freely as it pleased the Lord, the king's parliame on page 33
rae the hearth. John wis fair pleased. on page 42
in its wee hert, an wis weel pleased at the hinner-en when it gied on page 57
prospect across the Airs Moss pleased her. The winter wad gie wey t on page 70
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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
"I'm no vera weill pleased," said the musicker, "at ye'r on page 42
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
on o a wumman that wis gey an pleased wi hersel. Kate jaloused at h on page 16
is out o the hous, the better pleased she wad be. Nou it seemed he on page 27
icht seilie smile, for he wis pleased wi the warm walcome. Hinnerli on page 29
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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
. An the growen-up wad be gey pleased tae meet wi sic a sensible bo on page 11
ae a dirl o lauchter that ill pleased me. I like fowk tae tak my mi on page 16
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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
nnae want much fur A'm easily pleased, and ma heart's quite content on page 93
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
y winner, didnae seem aw that pleased by the haill business. "Can y on page 39
'I am sae pleased tae hear ye say that,' said M on page 170
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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
,' said Mr Kranky, lookin gey pleased. on page 99
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Nought would huv pleased me mair than if she wis an ug on page 91
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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Fine an pleased tae live tae the gree o their on page 43
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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Bit A wisnae sae pleased when A fun oot hoo fast he wi on page 59
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ist a bittie late he'll no be pleased wi me for shappin him!" on page 65
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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
word or two of Scotch, which pleased me more than you would fancy' on page 9
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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
p. An Auld Craig had been ill-pleased when he had taen tae his stra on page 17
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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
But the nichtingale wis that pleased tae get tae sing for the Empe on page 101
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Cairns, Pauline Lallans 58 - Newsins fa the SND, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
adin fur us, we'd be only too pleased tae hear fae ye. on page 110
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
le essel wi, he cuid dae's he pleased an that's hou he likit it. Na on page 16
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
well. Ah think they wir quite pleased they'd fun me. There Ah wis o on page 45
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
The kittlin gied a pleased meow it sicht o its new freen
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
is ilk micht no hae been ower pleased to ken that the airlier usage
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
pleased wi the success o thon briggin
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
s jist feenisht an luikin gey pleased wi hersel. She had woven a cl
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
Ah,’ said the craitur, gey pleased. ‘I see ye ken oor customs.
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
k an brunt an herried as thay pleased. Forby the troubles in Scotla
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
mers wull like as no be quite pleased gin the SNP daes indeed need
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
experienced this, I’m very pleased tae hear it. But if folk are
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
like she did, but she was gye pleased with hersel’ and I think sh
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is caused an awfy stooshie an pleased the Societies. They wur richt
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The government wur richt pleased andthocht that wis the end. B
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
lour as weel as flesh. He wis pleased they’d made a guid match fo
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@iainnicol tweeted
. No even an as depute I am pleased Ruth Davidson has accepted my(2020)
@IshbelMcF tweeted
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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
s the maik o onie keelie fair pleased wi life, an Glesca may weel t on page 5
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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
aye pleased that family. on page 107
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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
didnae think she lookit ower pleased at that, bit at the time didn on page 112
rid o this satchel the better pleased Ah'll be. on page 113
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@StuartPoet tweeted
and pile-ons will be rightly pleased for you, as am I. Gaun yersel(2020)
Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
"Yer aisie pleased. But mine', qu' he, on page 19
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