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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 11 - 08.10.81 | 852 | 336 | 1 | 2.98 | |
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... (i.e. U.S.A & Canada) so "Beaver Foods" put on a big turkey dinner at the residences tonight. It was really ... |
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| Dipper: 05 - Fishers Tak Tent | Reid, John | Audio | 342 | 1 | 2.92 |
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... heuked an played fish efter fish, Till ten fat troot lay big an braw Like gowden guineas in a raw - But frae ... |
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| Dipper: 57 - Bank Pit | Begg, Dr James A | Audio | 350 | 1 | 2.86 |
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... Ower the heather moss; While doun the line, The Big Engine clanks awa Wi a load o hard-wrocht coal For ... |
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| Biggam Collection Letter: 01 | Taylor, James | 357 | 1 | 2.80 | |
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... latter must be a pretty generous bloke if he's cashing out big eats to about fifteen people. I'm in complete agreement ... |
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| Whit is a dug? | Hynd, George | 367 | 1 | 2.72 | |
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... black an’ white collies that round up the sheep An’ big Saint Bernard's cost a fortune to keep, Wee totty ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 49 - 08.07.82 | 852 | 466 | 1 | 2.15 | |
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... I'm itching from various insect bites: Canadian summer's big Catch 22 are the bugs!! I'm hoping to go to PEI (Prince ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 51 - 05.08.82 | 852 | 466 | 1 | 2.15 | |
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... anniversary. I must try to do better next year for the Big Two-Five. I hope that you had a great day. My excuse is ... |
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| The Almond Tree | Sangster, Maureen | 494 | 1 | 2.02 | |
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... by her mou or his bit naethin came o that except a muckle big funeral wi a lot o sponges an a lot o tears, Granny saying ... |
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| Dipper: 06 - The Byllies | Begg, Dr James A | 498 | 1 | 2.01 | |
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... wantit When the howkers' gear they ply, An treble heuks an big leid wechts Gae fleein throu the sky; Syne fricht the wits ... |
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| TV critic review column on The Moors Murderers | English, Paul | 498 | 1 | 2.01 | |
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... of Doctor Who. From the critics' point of view, it's a big ask. Even if Peake's interpretation of a ... |
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| Better Ower Yer Thrapple | Fairnie, Robert | 511 | 1 | 1.96 | |
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... an the singer on the tape wis still giein San Francisco big licks but wi a slower an deeper vice. He set Eddie’s pint ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 38 - 14.04.82 | 852 | 520 | 1 | 1.92 | |
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... out to the airport, and when we arrived back there was a big "Welcome Carol" [sic] sign and she was assaulted by about ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 45 - 12.06.82 | 852 | 523 | 1 | 1.91 | |
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... letters. The weather continues to be gorgeous across the Big Water, and I've taken up health again - after playing ... |
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| The Former Pupils' Guild of the Mary Erskine School 300 Club - Minutes May 1994 | 926 | 546 | 1 | 1.83 | |
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... bring cash boxes and donation box. Joan B will bring a BIG donation for programme notice. Arran will bring 42 ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 42 - 23.05.82 | 852 | 622 | 1 | 1.61 | |
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... is the world coming to? The Falklands Islands crisis is big news here, as I suppose it is everywhere: artists' ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 01 - 28.08.81 | 852 | 648 | 1 | 1.54 | |
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... I'd better get cleared up and ready to go. It's a strange, big country, but I think I'll enjoy my stay. I'll write again ... |
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| Dipper: 34 - Jeannie | Begg, Dr James A | 672 | 1 | 1.49 | |
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... daily lark! O hou ye loued tae walk the beach, An tryst wi big black dugs, An heich on hin-legs staun, fou-streitch, Tae ... |
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| Whit a Fleg!! | Fairnie, Robert | 684 | 1 | 1.46 | |
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... the hoose. The twa craiturs wis lik bogles wi muckle big heids, bumflie een, wee airms an wee shanks. For the first ... |
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| Katie Morag Delivers the Mail | Hedderwick, Mairi | 714 | 1 | 1.40 | |
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... At the third house, Mr MacMaster was standing by a big barrel of whitewash, holding the Lady Artist's paint ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 12 - 13.10.81 | 852 | 716 | 1 | 1.40 | |
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... Canada! Mind you, Long John Baldry - remember him? - is big here still, and is playing locally later this month. I'm ... |
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| Great duck race | Hynd, George | 732 | 1 | 1.37 | |
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... Was a notice on the wa' where it could be seen; A muckle big thing richt afore ma face; It was a proclamation o' a ... |
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| Dipper: 53 - Tam Lowrie's Muckle Fish | Reid, John | 733 | 1 | 1.36 | |
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... steppit oot his lane Tae try the puil below the linn Whaur big fish restit frae their rin. His muckle rod he muntit fast ... |
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| The kilt, oor ain identity, jist gets mair popular - March 28, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 765 | 1 | 1.31 | |
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... wig, muckle socks like melodeons wrappit roon's queets an big sklappers o beets for aa the warl like Wee Alickie, o the ... |
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| Afa sad news, bit thanks for the memories - March 21, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 778 | 1 | 1.29 | |
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... wis the ploy as we did a take-off o Mr Pastry's lancers, big Ian flingin me across the stage, landing me in aneth the ... |
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| Memories come floodin back o lost Aiberdeen - February 14, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 785 | 1 | 1.27 | |
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... bargains, an here in Aiberdeen the same happen't on Big W closing doon. Bring back the Green an the Co-opie in the ... |
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| It's time tae reflect as fiddlers come and go - February 28, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 787 | 1 | 1.27 | |
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... guests an tae a young loon or wis't a lass ahin the big drum. Aa ye cwid see wis the drum an twa furry fists gaein ... |
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| Graip an trooel mak the perfec wind-doon - May 16, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 793 | 1 | 1.26 | |
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... a feow feet fae yer nose, and the playgreen for birdies big an sma, nae tae menchin squirrels an pine martens. Ay, aa ... |
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| Foolish Citizens All | Kay, Prof Christian | 824 | 1 | 1.21 | |
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... about it. Sadly I realised that I had proved myself as big a sucker as any inept T.V. citizen. The next step was to ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 36 - 24.03.82 | 852 | 869 | 1 | 1.15 | |
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... sent you a St Patrick's Day card (March 17) - it's really big over here with all the 100th generation Oirish, who use ... |
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| Scotspik | de Rusett, Wendy | 890 | 1 | 1.12 | |
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... house. We say hoose. You say mouse. We say moose. You say big. We say muckle. There’s a moose loose aboot the hoose, An ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 04 - 04.09.81 | 852 | 921 | 1 | 1.09 | |
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... He's a bit homesick too and wondering if he hasn't make a big mistake. Although I miss home, and I'm missing Carole, I ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 02 - 31.08.81 | 852 | 946 | 1 | 1.06 | |
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... I'm settling down better now. Edward, or "Tomo", is a nice big chap who's studying P.E. and hoping to get into the soccer ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 20 - 29.11.81 | 852 | 964 | 1 | 1.04 | |
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... was serious or not. Uncle Billy wrote, and also sent me a big Scottish Field calendar, which was good of him. I must ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 30 - 02.02.82 | 852 | 1,008 | 1 | 0.99 | |
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... softly thro' the trees. The Lodge at Mactaquac is a big wooden building surrounded by trees, snow, and "skidoos" ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 26 - 09.01.82 | 852 | 1,037 | 1 | 0.96 | |
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... took about 1¼ hours to come thro', and Montreal was a BIG airport. You could fit about 7 or 10 Prestwicks into it! I ... |
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| Recounting Blessings - Chapter 3 | Henderson, John | 1,041 | 1 | 0.96 | |
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... And if things got a wee bit tousy from the variety of ‘big-yins’ who would muscle into such evening confrontations, ... |
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| GOW Newsletter Jan 2005 | Roberts, John | 1,042 | 1 | 0.96 | |
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... By John Roberts May we take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone in the GOW for giving such a great ... |
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| Club review of Vegas, Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow | English, Paul | 1,057 | 1 | 0.95 | |
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... on how you're attired, you could be in for another big surprise - a financial one. Yup, there are discounts for ... |
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| The Lest o the Ettins | Purves, David | 1,071 | 1 | 0.93 | |
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... ettins ever haed the chaunce ti eat beef frae a bullik as big as this yin wes?” said his guidson. He wes unco proud o ... |
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| GOW Newsletter Nov 2004 | Roberts, John | 1,124 | 1 | 0.89 | |
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... but dry Saturday morning you could all start off with a big group hug to get warm and perhaps more! Who knows. ... |
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| Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 07, recording 3: cleaning and tidying sister's bedroom | N/A | Audio | 1,125 | 1 | 0.89 |
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... put on, I'm putting it on. F1101: I think that's too big for you. Do you nae think? Eh? F1102: Put on it ... |
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| Dipper: 51 - Annyntit | Begg, Dr James A | Audio | 1,149 | 1 | 0.87 |
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... the thorn hedge at the back o it wis an estate o bonny big hooses wi fancy gairdens. But whit had made their ploy ... |
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| A Good Bamming [Content label: serious] | 'The Driver' | 1,162 | 1 | 0.86 | |
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... orb that initiated the colossal explosion known as the Big Bang. Poor God! You can just imagine Him with his face ... |
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| Correspondence from Canada: Letter 25 - 02.01.82 | 852 | 1,378 | 1 | 0.73 | |
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... the Tigers - Huskers game just as Clemson was making the big play. Nebraska made the best of the break, forcing a ... |
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| The Former Pupils' Guild of the Mary Erskine School - Minutes May 1994 | Forrest, Mrs Shona C | 1,423 | 1 | 0.70 | |
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... a) Labels for furniture The proposed metal labels were too big. Miss [CENSORED: surname] reported that some of the ... |
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| A Braw Guid Alairm | Fairnie, Robert | 1,498 | 1 | 0.67 | |
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... aye heard the soond looder when we opened the door tae the big bedroom press.” “Weel oor press wis backin on tae yours ... |
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| A Wee Scran o Herrin | Fairnie, Robert | 1,552 | 1 | 0.64 | |
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... the links. The first door thay chappit wis yin o thae big stane hooses wi its ain gairden an awthin an, as suin as ... |
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| The Wee Reid Hen | de Rusett, Wendy | 1,571 | 1 | 0.64 | |
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... cut doon the corn? Horse: I wis working. I need an extra big helpin, cos I’m a muckle beast. Farm-wife: Far wis you fan ... |
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| Craiters: 03 - Stirries | Fenton, Alexander | 1,596 | 1 | 0.63 | |
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... ey heidit in aa airts, an een hovert near abeen’s facin e big dresser mirror, faar it saa fit it thocht wis its fella ... |
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| Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 05, recording 2: choosing what to have for tea | N/A | Audio | 1,705 | 1 | 0.59 |
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... F1142: Yes. F1141: Okay. //Are you ready to jump big?// F1142: //Beans and sau-.// //[shout] I like ... |
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