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454 documents matching criteria (34.50% of corpus)

2,946,861 total words in matching documents (64.24% of corpus)

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Title Author Multimedia Word count Freq. Norm.
Scots Tung Wittins 156 Fairnie, Robert 2,436 2 0.82

... (dodgy) hit wonders is murnin the loss o thair front man, Big Jazza, that haed juist dunched his motor intae a bus ...
... recordin o thair new album. The position micht be taen bi Big Jazza's wee brither, Danny McGlone, (played bi Tom Urie) ...
Scots Tung Wittins 159 Fairnie, Robert 2,479 2 0.81

... It is, efter aw, shared experience that helps tae big a pairsonal history as pairt o a braider social history. ...
... Bit the Scots cam frae Ireland, gaun back a guid while In big leather boats an hed settled Argyll. The lands aroond ...
Scots Tung Wittins 166 Fairnie, Robert 2,498 2 0.80

... the Makar he is. Naebody is a tabula rasa but no awbody is big eneugh tae acknowledge it. The sonnet The Inquisition o ...
... tae speir "THON CHUCKIE STANE YE TAEN - WHIT DID YE BIG?" as if the wecht o thair heritage lay heavy-like on ...
Scots Tung Wittins 51 Fairnie, Robert 2,596 2 0.77

... curns. Aiblins we shuid be haein a thocht noo on hoo tae big up a mair formal infrastructure amang us aw juist in case ...
... in genral ower the hail o Scotland. It ettles an aw tae big up the ingate tae buiks athin aw the airts o Scottish ...
Scots Tung Wittins 62 Fairnie, Robert 2,606 2 0.77

... New Year thon auld sang haesna kythed; a rehearsal for the Big Ane neist year whan London program high heid anes will ...
... tae mak siccar thay dinna mak the same mistaks whan the big ane comes roond at Hogmanay 1999? For us, the high-lichts ...
Scots Tung Wittins 145 Fairnie, Robert 2,668 2 0.75

... dirks in a kiltie's soack" an descrives him as bein "as big as a tenement" an wha leuked as tho he'd pit Hercules "…in ...
... the sky while shoutin efter Hercules, "Whaur ye gaun, ya big chanty? " It is easy at this time o year tae cry this a ...
Peggy's Party Connell, Andrina 2,769 2 0.72

... “Well just you light up whenever you feel like it. Your big son’s been on the phone and I’ve convinced him he doesn’t ...
... if a bus came first – well. He turned to wave to her. The big silver Christmas tree, its abundant and identical blue ...
Craiters: 19 - Liptovska Teplicka Fenton, Alexander 2,855 2 0.70

... wis a widden world. E hooses, e heich, wide gates at wis big enyeuch tae let in a loadit wagon, e reef overhangs at ...
... stove, nae nott on is warm July nichts, an opposite, a big, new television set at wir hosts, Jan an Sofia, were jist ...
The Fower Quarters: 02 - Purity Blackhall, Sheena 3,055 2 0.65

... them, Danny, no middle way. And if you played with the big boys... Just after her fifteenth birthday, Jennifer had ...
... are in their pants. He won't wait for ever. What's the big deal about being a virgin anyway? It's only a word. It ...
Diaries of William Young: 1952 Young, William 3,260 2 0.61

... satisfactorily I hope. To Cathedral for evening service. Big place. 8 SATURDAY Buy presents before leaving 11.20am. ...
... 17 MONDAY Catherine showing off gym dress. She is getting big. Lathalmond today. 18 TUESDAY A good day. Not a lot to do. ...
Craiters: 20 - Biz-Bizzin Fenton, Alexander 3,297 2 0.61

... back an fore, an niver lookin like needin tae come doon. A big helicopter wis huntin aboot like a vulture tee, nae lookin ...
... broon an fite, een wi a braid collar roon its neck an a big bell hingin anaith. It wis handy for e lads at e huts tae ...
How do we teach Knowledge about Language? Philp, Andrew 4,340 2 0.46

... the phrases in a sentence: Our dog chews a bone Our big dog is chewing a juicy bone Our big friendly dog has been ...
... dog chews a bone Our big dog is chewing a juicy bone Our big friendly dog has been chewing a lovely juicy bone At each ...
Interview with Liz Lochhead N/A Audio 4,449 2 0.45

... in a sort of plateau for a while, and then you take a big erm advance forward. Erm, I did feel pressured, I ...
... //[laugh]// F66: And now, because I've had that big sixty, birthday, I could retire. [laugh] Somebody ...
Language Games and Activities McGonigal, James,
Philp, Andrew		 4,502 2 0.44

... adjective (‘describing word’) in each sentence: ‘Tom is a big black-and-white cat and Jerry is a little grey mouse’; or ...
... increasingly complex and wobbly sentence topples over: The big bad wolf/ with the wicked face/ crept up to the farm/ ...
Conversation 27: Mother and daughter from Ayrshire and man from USA, part 1/3 - memories, fashions and traditions N/A Audio 5,132 2 0.39

... [laugh]// hairdressers became terribly, you know, big cultural icons. //In the sixties, yes, hairdressers and ...
... I know I'v- from talking to friends a chicken was a big deal to have; //you would have it maybe// F963: ...
Gean Blossoms Purves, David 6,034 2 0.33

... beirs the soun o naigs nickerin. The blue green ploums ir big areddies as beans. The sauch leafs ir lang an boued lyke a ...
... a, dark monie, a, many moulder, v, crumble mukkil, a, big mull, n, mule mynd, v, remember naig, n, horse naebodie, ...
Interview 02: Jim McGonigal on "Passage/An Pasaiste" N/A Audio 6,283 2 0.32

... North to Armagh", which is the the the third of the the big long passages, M608: mmhm M078: That was a ...
... and he talks about his own back; he was he was a big man, and in this accident, the long back twisted out of ...
The Lan o Tea an Tigers: Poems fae the Muckle Furth Blackhall, Sheena 6,393 2 0.31

... brocht ither wouns Far dysentry kept company wi rain as big's dubloons Aside the Kwai the smilin Thai in bricht ...
... traffic lights you never see Thin mosquitoes whine. Moths, big as plates land on the drilling plan In guarded compounds, ...
Conversation 14: Two male students on university life [Content label: serious] N/A Video 6,842 2 0.29

... kinda young and kinda thinking "oh it's cool, it's like a big //shopping centre."// M819: //[?]Government ...
... where that's worked, puttin a shoppin centre, I mean, the big one at, well, cracker example! Right? And this never ...
Interpreting Scots measurement terms: a cautionary tale Simpson, A D C 7,011 2 0.29

... a 'pint' and a 'gallon', which are respectively half as big again and twice as large as the old units? This is an ...
... gallon before 1426, whereas the wine gallon was half as big again and matched a 6-pint gallon with the larger 1426 ...
Conversation 42: Man from Ayrshire, with Italian background, talking about Italy, jobs and Alzheimer's support work N/A Audio 7,659 2 0.26

... of Monte Cassino. M608: Okay, right, that's where the big battle was //of course, in the War, aye.// M1163: ...
... and get the same satisfaction.// M608: So you've got a big family celebration planned for Christmas then wi the ...
Women and Poetry 1972-1999: The Contemporary Scene McCulloch, Margery Palmer 7,863 2 0.25

... canon by sheer volume and quality of what we say That’s my big hope for women and women’s writing as we approach 2000.” ...
... girl in a slimness-obsessed society where the Hollywood big-breasted heroine is out of fashion. The speaker in ‘An ...
Preparing to Meet the Minotaur Blackhall, Sheena 8,944 2 0.22

... jist a flamin scunner. No, ye canna. "Dan, can I clap yon big Alsatian dug?" Nuh. Stuff yer face wi this. Here's a ...
... caught on the hop A fast food takeaway . "Oh pussy, what big eyes you've got" Floppy's a rag doll, dried blood stuck to ...
Interview with Stan Kirkpatrick, Part 1, for Scottish Readers Remember Project N/A Audio 12,193 2 0.16

... in one small class. And that eh they had eh so many big eh eh //yachts,// F1189: //Mm.// M1191: eh motor ...
... //It's a large house and it was eh always known as the big house on the hill.// F1189: //Mm.// Yes. //Uh-huh ...
The Puddock and the Princess Purves, David 19,521 2 0.10

... littil wunner ye’r wurkit up on yeir waddin day. It’s a big day for a lassie. Juist you hae a wee rest or ye gether ...
... (She points to her cheek) Ah maun be an awfu jaud whan big laddie lyke you winna kiss me! (Ringan, still carrying the ...
Scottish Parliament: Committees: Public Petitions: Official Reports: Meeting 16, 2001 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 21,057 2 0.09

... is what the Scottish Parliament should be about. The big issue is about a service provider unilaterally announcing ...
... acetate are not miracle cures, but they know the big difference that those drugs can make. They are also aware ...
The Thrie Sisters Purves, David 26,409 2 0.08

... fowk lyke yeirsells. Atweill, ye canna howp ti mak a big impression on the mass o ignorance roond aboot ye; as yeir ...
... together) MASHA: Juist listen til yon band giein it big licks! They’r aw leavin us. Yin o thaim’s gaen ...
Scottish Parliament: Committees: Education, Culture and Sport: Official Reports: Meeting 29, 2000 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 29,546 2 0.07

... system reports and the purpose of our assessment—that is a big question. On a minor practicality, it is obvious that ...
... activity—for less than £8 per hour. That will be a big problem this year. The Convener: Several members want to ...
Scottish Parliament: Official Report (16/02/00) Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 30,443 2 0.07

... Recognition of BSL as an official language would be a big first step to increasing access for our deaf community. ...
... too expensive for the average person? Local authorities, big banks and building societies do not seem to be pulling ...
Summertime Templeton, Sheila 86 1 11.63

... stocking seams, they shouted for lemonade, better still a big bottle of American Cream Soda, long spoons and the tallest ...
A Fair Deal Blair, Anna 88 1 11.36

... Great angels, small ones Got to arrange Five Wee for a Big As the rate of exchange. Heads low in cahoots There's a ...
War Time 1914-1918 (For Private William Middleton, Gellan, Coull) Blackhall, Sheena 102 1 9.80

... fit of the mairch past. Fairm-sodjer-bairn, In the ower-big uniform (Onythin dis tae dee in) Someither-body merriet ...
Foo Mony Hoolets? Blackhall, Sheena 122 1 8.20

... Sic a crash) There is Skinnymalinkie Hanna Fatty Hetty big an broon There's a hoolet caad Horatio Fa ay sleeps upside ...
Overheard at the Chippie: Big brither, wee brither Blackhall, Sheena 142 1 7.04

... a flamin scunner. No, ye canna. Dannie, can I clap yon big Alsation? Nuh. Stuff yer face wi this. Here's a banana. ...
Tetchie Auld-timer Henderson, John 149 1 6.71

... Ma hurdies they’re aye achin. Ma big tae’s goat the goot. Ma hearin’s nae sae guid they days. ...
The Buik o Ruth: 02 - Psaum and Ca tae prayer Borrowman, A S 169 1 5.92

... STAUNAN An God bigna the houss, they fash for nought wha big at it; an God keepna the brugh, he waukens for nought wha ...
Cookers Blair, Anna 194 1 5.15

... Hinge'd to the grate To simmer a pot Keep it hot. The next big change A cast-iron range Edges to buff Wi' emery stuff, ...
Tick Blair, Anna 194 1 5.15

... skint!) Of patchin', mendin', makin'-do Ma kept at bay the big Taboo, The credit, debt, goin' on the slate The things ...
Daytime Blair, Anna 212 1 4.72

... scene To strut their buskin' on the green. There's this big dame in Irish clogs Hitches her skirts and jigs her jogs, ...
Dipper: 33 - The Feather Reid, John 212 1 4.72

... troot I cast it ower Tuik it wi ne'er a second glower, Big or wee, it didna maitter, I could hae herriet every ...
The Emmick and the Gresslouper Hubbard, Tom 224 1 4.46

... She’s ower the loch, and or the dawn She’ll fetch some big braw insect-Doctor. Zm zm : zm zm It wis the April she set ...
The Upperside Express or (the cycling cyclone) Hynd, George 236 1 4.24

... it fur a trike Wee John kin walk in front o her Wavin a big red flag As Joan peddles doon tae Penicuik Puffin her king ...
An epistle tae Wullie wi the broken jaw Hynd, George 250 1 4.00

... could hae been a bit wurse Than being force fed by some big buxom nurse, Whae wid make sure ye guzzled the wattery ...
Any other Pleb Blair, Anna 259 1 3.86

... Buttered toast and nursery games In winter after dark, My big hair bows and plimsoll shoes My pinafores for Drill And ...
Biggam Collection Letter: 09 Law, Madge Taylor 261 1 3.83

... the clock as usual. Hope you like the photo, the two big ones are enlargements of the snaps I took myself. I hope ...
Dipper: 36 - Minnons Begg, Dr James A 265 1 3.77

... aa the wee fish soumin by, Peenheids an beardies an ance a big troot, Then aicht fish swam in an juist fower swam oot - ...
The Gem Blair, Anna 272 1 3.68

... Thom wi' her long hair-braid We used to call 'The Squaw' Big Urquart first, then Jerry Vonn Was Heidie at St. Mick's Ma ...
Dipper: 56 - Oor Skip Begg, Dr James A 282 1 3.55

... There's some that sprauchle 'lang the ice, An roar like big bull seals, While ithers cry wi trimmlin vyce An ...
Dipper: 54 - Fishers! Begg, Dr James A 300 1 3.33

... regales, And 'neath the shady bough he'll dream Of fish as big as whales. At peace with self, and fellow man, With Earth, ...
Who was the man? Hynd, George 302 1 3.31

... Who? was the lad that chopped the logs to stoke up that big fire To heat the place and burn the boots of some fat ...

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