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The Hawthorn Tree - A true story Hynd, George 211 4 18.96

... Grew a wonderful thing A wee Hawthorn tree It wisnae very big, aboot twelve inches high Wi wee tiny branches reachin' up ...
... reachin' up fur the sky Fightin' fur growin' space in a big tangled mass O a' sorts o rubbish, an long chokin' grass ...
... rubbish, an long chokin' grass One wee tree all alone in a big muckle field An frae the winter winds there wis nothin' ...
... o that bonnie wee tree As it wis ripped oot the earth by a big J.C.B. ...
The Fallen Horse Blair, Anna 242 3 12.40

... icy street A Clydesdale horse Skliff and lose its feet. A big-big horse Sprachle, legs apart An' fankle its hooves Wi' ...
... street A Clydesdale horse Skliff and lose its feet. A big-big horse Sprachle, legs apart An' fankle its hooves Wi' the ...
... like that Up Kyle Street East. It looked that wild Wi'its big teeth bared And it pechin' hard W'its nostrils flared ...
Dipper: 04 - The Hedgehog Begg, Dr James A Audio 167 2 11.98

... gies them that meddle a guid wheen mair flegs, Than ony big bull wi its horns. He keeps cockit his lugs when he's ...
... foxes or dugs, He'll curl himsel intae a baa. Like a big broun Scotch Thistle, he caumly reclines, Wi the thocht ...
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 ...
See the Boat Blair, Anna 213 2 9.39

... Great day's here, You cannae beat Your once't a year, your big-big treat To sail the Clyde fae Broomielaw At risin' tide, ...
... day's here, You cannae beat Your once't a year, your big-big treat To sail the Clyde fae Broomielaw At risin' tide, wi' ...
Dipper: 14 - The Communication Gap Begg, Dr James A 1,013 9 8.88

... the village gangs were giein us the rin-aroun, nettin the Big Boose watter yae nicht, then the puils ablow the village ...
... the Belgian byllie, wi twa walkie-talkies, heidit for the Big Hoose, while we tuik the ither yin twa miles ablow the ...
... rin intae - an this nicht wis nae exception! Jock, Tam, Big Mick an mysel were hauf-wey across the meedow whan a ...
... an sidieweys till nearhaun the fence - aa, that is, except Big Mick. Mick workt the ferms an kent a thing or twa aboot ...
... ferms an kent a thing or twa aboot beasts - ‘Awa ye go, ye big fearties!' he jeered. 'It's only yin o thae big Romagnola ...
The School Photograph Blair, Anna 229 2 8.73

... Boys with ties pulled-round a' sidieways. There was gawky big Sadie and Harold O'Grady Tizzie Bell with her wee button ...
... There were jerseys in fankles and socks down at ankles Big collars and pigtail skeewiff We'd Specky McGinty, his ...
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 ...
The Monday club Hynd, George 805 6 7.45

... pal, whae wis called Willie Lunn Now Lunny the Looney's a big likeable sowl Whae jist loves tae hear tumblers clink An ...
... the pints An' the crack that day wis brand new As big Lunny an Bear, they laughed an they joked An slowly got ...
... Time flies when yer aw haen fun An suddenly the Bear an big Lunny Discovered their money wis done "Dinnae worry aboot ...
... their money wis done "Dinnae worry aboot cash" said big Lunn tae the Bear "Tonight you an' I are baith lucky" 'Cos ...
... drink ony mair An airm in airm up the road they rolled Big Lunny an his pal the Bear Up Park Avenue the Bear crawled ...
Geordie Jooks an the Sand Boat Fairnie, Robert 1,884 14 7.43

... he cuid see they war hard wrocht diggin oot a muckle big hole juist abuin whare the sands jyned the sea bed. Bi the ...
... the sea bed. Bi the leuks o’t, it wis gaun tae be a gret big sooster. “Sae ye fund a bit, Geordie!” cried Big Rab. ...
... be a gret big sooster. “Sae ye fund a bit, Geordie!” cried Big Rab. “C’mon well! Gie’s a haund for the tide’ll be here in ...
... His wee brither Wattie wis thare wi Wee Jock, Jinky an Big Rab. They aw hid bits o wuid, like Geordie’s, that they ...
... “But listen, dae ye no think we shuid pit some yackers an big stanes roond the ootside o the dyke? It micht help tae ...
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. ...
Dipper: 16 - The Saumon an the Wee Broun Troot Begg, Dr James A 1,191 8 6.72

... hame tae a wee broun troot. As wee troots go he's no that big, But cocky, smert an unco trig, Aa dressed up in a gowden ...
... cry oot 'I'm sic a braw wee prince, Ower troots an fishes big an smaa I'm shuir tae rise abune them aa; Gin I grow big I ...
... big an smaa I'm shuir tae rise abune them aa; Gin I grow big I maun be King, For facts are chiels that winna ding!' - ...
... Then luikin again at his muckle jaw, Thocht - 'He micht be big, but he's no that braw!' As time gaed by he grew less ...
... their wits, Near giein them aa aquatic fits!' Wi that the big fish gied a froun, Syne flickt his tail an luikit roun, ...
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. ...
Dipper: 30 - 'Puggie' Begg, Dr James A 1,346 9 6.69

... wha, in a season, cuid kill forty or fifty saumon wi his big rod an bareheuks - as mony or mair nor some o the netters. ...
... an they aye had a fag lichtit, ready tae burn aff the big bare heuks if the byllies cam near. They kent maist o the ...
... Byllie wis too weel kent and wad stay oot o sicht while Big John and mysel fished the watter, keepin as near Puggie as ...
... watter. Tae luik the pairt, we were dressed like scruff, Big John wi an auld torn watter-proof an jeans, an me wi an ...
... afore he went back hame tae Glesca. 'S that richt, John?' Big John, wha wis a retired dominie, an too weel spoken tae ...
A Bonnie Fechter Templeton, Sheila 305 2 6.56

... day we heard a scraping ootside the kitchen door. He was big. His antlers telt a lang story, a hero's story, of ...
... And waited and watched while he took his time, his fine big heid lowered wi nae loss o dignity. And so he lat me feed ...
Ma Gairden Hynd, George 307 2 6.51

... Ah built a burd bath, an a wee totty barry Then added a big muckle gnome An noo ma ain wee cooncil hoose Is mair like ...
... like yon place Longleat Then a'body wid come tae see it In big que's ootside they'd wait 'Cos ah'd get masel a wee ticket ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 03, recording 2: Play-Doh N/A Audio 6,928 42 6.06

... the Play-Doh. F1113: Oops. Right, in the F1114: Big circle. F1113: We'll get it oot the tub. F1114: ...
... go[/?].// F1113: shape, look. F1114: I need the big ain, you'll have the little ain. F1113: Sorry? F1114: ...
... the little ain. F1113: Sorry? F1114: I need the big ain. I need the big ain. Cannae do it. F1113: Wait ...
... Sorry? F1114: I need the big ain. I need the big ain. Cannae do it. F1113: Wait a minute then. ...
... do it. F1113: Wait a minute then. F1114: Made it big. F1113: Right, here look, there's an elephant, look. ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 14, recording 3: Alphabet book and stories N/A Audio 1,846 11 5.96

... Course I can. Right. M1108: And that's aboot the big chicken, and the, and grandma's the, the grandma's the ...
... //F.// And a F1107: And a littl-, that's a big F and a little F. So that big F is called F. And the ...
... a littl-, that's a big F and a little F. So that big F is called F. And the little F, is called F. See? ...
... little F, is called F. See? M1108: And F1107: A big E is called E. And the little one is called E. M1108: ...
... a G. M1108: Well done Mum! What's that? F1107: A big G. M1108: Yeah Mum. And somebody should shut the ...
Kin Ye Mind? Hynd, George 338 2 5.92

... ye mind o searchin' fur puddocks and taddies Tae keep in a big sweetie jar An pinchin' tatties oot o the fields Tae roast ...
... so ah jist din ZEDS Kin ye mind o pabyin' at fitba Wi a big leather ba' wi a lace an lyin' on the ground flat on yer ...
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 ...
Dipper: 35 - Fair Cop Begg, Dr James A 2,228 13 5.83

... fou o snags, wi open meedaes on the south bank, an the Big Hoose gairdens slopin doun tae the watter's edge on the ...
... o byllies, an at the hinner-en had juist John the Dominie, Big Wull frae up the watter, an young Mick, oot on his furst ...
... furst nicht as a prentice byllie, tae gaird the Dam Puil. Big John set himsel doun by the faur side o the dam-dyke, ...
... licht gaun aa-roads, frae the faur bank. 'Whit the Hell's Big John daein?' growled Wull. 'That's buggert up everything!' ...
... wis parked impidently ootside yin o the smert hooses! Whan Big John jyned us he confirmed this, by tellin us hou he had ...
TV critic review column: TV's Ditched as I Switched on to Partying English, Paul 520 3 5.77

... cocktail stick hedgehog, the boys did lots of that 'what a big surprise' look they do whenever they're near a camera - ...
... countdown littered with references to "tonight's big party in Edinburgh". After the Big Fella peed all over our ...
... to "tonight's big party in Edinburgh". After the Big Fella peed all over our party plans again, maybe Auntie ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 12, recording 1: getting ready for playschool N/A Audio 1,047 6 5.73

... dinna ken fitt you've got, do you? Right come on then, a big bite. M1096: [laugh] F1095: Right come here ...
... right. That's better. Right, here. Come on. Another big bite. Oh! [?]Bide[/?] here. M1096: But, but, but, ...
... wash your face.// M1096: [sob] F1095: Right, a big bite. A big bite then. M1096: [child noise] ...
... M1096: [sob] F1095: Right, a big bite. A big bite then. M1096: [child noise] F1095: Again. ...
... [sniff] [child noise] F1095: Right here, two big bites and that'll be it. Or maybe three big bites. ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 03, recording 3: Getting dressed and household chores N/A Audio 4,939 27 5.47

... [cough] He's up on top of the wardrobe. F1114: A big Winnie, look at that big Winnie the Pooh. F1113: Ken, ...
... top of the wardrobe. F1114: A big Winnie, look at that big Winnie the Pooh. F1113: Ken, he's huge, isn't he? ...
... huge, isn't he? F1114: Yes. F1113: That's a great big one you got when you was born. Look at the size o him. ...
... at the size o him. He's huge! F1114: Yes, Dad's like a big Winnie the Pooh. F1113: Dad gave you the big one, ...
... like a big Winnie the Pooh. F1113: Dad gave you the big one, that's right, big Winnie the Pooh when you was born. ...
Dipper: 20 - Cops and Robbers Begg, Dr James A 1,151 6 5.21

... At the back-en, whan the big seatroot an furst grilse stert rinnin the burns, some in ...
... o the hedge an courit doun nae mair nor five yairds frae Big Mick withoot even jalousin we were there!' ‘Aye,’ grinned ...
... or three mair nor they kent aaready!' cut in Wull - for big Ian himsel wis niver short o three sweir words whan yin ...
... wis drappin aff tae sleep! Sae we decided tae gae doun the Big Hoose watter for an oor tae check the Gairden Puil, for it ...
... gey eerie, an we were gled tae reach the open spaces o the Big Hoose gairden whaur we sprauchlt on the gress ablow the ...
Interview 17: Glasgow man on growing up in Govan N/A Audio 2,325 12 5.16

... o chocolate for a six- for sixpence, that was a massive big treat, I never had anythin like that yeah, we used tae ...
... tae the Dai- Cuthbertson's Dairies, an they had the big Clydesdale horses there an eh the men would let ye in an ...
... door here, fright o their life an that was the, he was the big bogey man when we were boys,// F606: //[laugh]// ...
... aw beggars or, I don't know anyway, but they played the big accordian an one o them belted oot the voice an he used to ...
... we went there. So it was a- it was aw brand new an big an airy an an eh Easterhouse hadnae been built, so it ...
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 ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 11, recording 2: changing the bedsheets and playing with My Little Pony N/A Audio 5,645 27 4.78

... erm back and fore. F1103: Oh. F1104: This is a big big cover for my sea. My deep sea. Oh, oh! This is a ...
... erm back and fore. F1103: Oh. F1104: This is a big big cover for my sea. My deep sea. Oh, oh! This is a big ...
... big cover for my sea. My deep sea. Oh, oh! This is a big sea over it. [inhale] Because this big sea is ...
... This is a big sea over it. [inhale] Because this big sea is F1103: [inaudible] my quilt. F1104: Fitt? ...
... F1103: Cause you were wanting a pipie, but you're a big girl, you dinna need a pipie. F1104: Yeah. That's ...
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 ...
Conversation 37: Glasgow father and young daughter N/A Audio 2,157 10 4.64

... acorn? F1071: Yeah, he, sometimes he gets stuck in a big bandle and sometimes he gets scr- scraped with he ...
... he get squashed? F1071: Yeah, he gets squashed by a big camel, //remember?// M1070: //Oh dear.// //And is ...
... are hard, see, daddy can't draw them and daddy's big, isn't he? F1071: Whee! //[bump]// M1070: ...
... and there was [?]scup[/?] stairs for a chute an a big yel- blue chute so it was, M1070: Blue chute? ...
... blue chute so it was, M1070: Blue chute? //How big was it? Was it very big?// F1071: //mmhm// no it was ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 05, recording 1: eating tea and playing with baby brother N/A Audio 1,975 9 4.56

... you see it? Did ye? Mmhm, that's right. Mm. How big are you the day? F1142: Mm. F1141: So was you ...
... Aye, when you're bigger. //You'll see, you'll soon be big enough to get baby yogurts,// F1142: //Tell him fitt ...
... //Little monster.// F1141: //H- he likes his big sister, don't you?// Like your big sister? When she's ...
... he likes his big sister, don't you?// Like your big sister? When she's nae bein coorse to ye. F1142: ...
... his breakfast on my leg? F1141: Oh but he'll be too big then. He'll be able to sit himself for his breakfast. ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 03, recording 4: Playing Kerplunk and bedtimes stories N/A Audio 7,924 36 4.54

... F1114: Yes. F1113: Was it good? F1114: In the big chute I slided. [cough] F1113: Went right down the ...
... chute I slided. [cough] F1113: Went right down the big chute? F1114: I just slided. F1113: You was ...
... the chute, wasn't you? F1114: I was-, remember a big yellow chute. F1113: Aye, a big yellow chute. And the ...
... was-, remember a big yellow chute. F1113: Aye, a big yellow chute. And the roundabouts. //Roundabouts is ...
... is good, isn't they?// F1114: //Yes.// Yes, big blue chute. F1113: A big blue chute? F1114: I ...
Dipper: 25 - The Doukie Begg, Dr James A Audio 447 2 4.47

... sarks an semmits tae, An syne get yokit in Tae big a dyke o sods an stanes Across its shalla tail, An mak ...
... At breist-stroke or the crawl, Till yin an aa, baith big an smaa, Wis chitterin wi the cauld; Then courit-doun ...
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 ...
Craiters: 15 - E Steppies Fenton, Alexander 1,366 6 4.39

... e wid lie on eez back like a kittlin even though e wis big, an e fur o im wis jist e same's es cloods. Syne ey’d ...
... tae tell ye e truth ere’s nae a lot ye can dee for a great big sycamore at spews doon sticky stuff at times an sens its ...
... hae a gairden foo o sycamores an naething else. Ere's a big haathorn at e tap tee. Lang seen I saa’d aff ae big ...
... a big haathorn at e tap tee. Lang seen I saa’d aff ae big branch, it wis like wirkin wi a hedgehog, prickles awye, ...
... ere’s ony meevement. Ere wis a file e fowkies hid an aafa big dog wi a lot o foggitch aboot its dowp. It hid tae get ...
Interview with woman at Glasgow Women's Library N/A Audio 7,542 32 4.24

... Mmhm. F1218: And wooden shutters. And er, two big chairs, wooden stairs, there was four te-, four ...
... so so nice to me, so sweet to me. //And they were always big ladies with white, white, white coats on.// F1217: ...
... my stepdad worked in an underground tunnel where they had big pieces of wood, and the men would chop up a little bit and ...
... brother and sister and it was a long walk, I got a great big bundle of rags, which was common in those days, all this ...
... my brother and sister with the pram, and I had a great big bundle of rags from my aunt, and you got great money for ...
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 ...
Conversation 05: Fife couple on shared memories N/A Audio 11,194 46 4.11

... was a// M642: //uh-huh// M608: //mm// F643: big fire in that corner, and there was a big fire there. ...
... F643: big fire in that corner, and there was a big fire there. M642: There was five chimneys in the ...
... and the rats used tae eat the wallpaper off. And we got a big hose and we washed aw the walls doon an awthing //and ...
... wash yer claes there was an auld //shed ootside, wi a big biler where ye'd tae light the fire.// F643: //The ...
... ye aboot.// M608: //oh aye.// M642: //The big hole, wi the big pump!// F643: //We shoulda kept it ...
Awfy thochts: The closemouth jottings of Wullie MacKersall Glen, Michael Hamish 3,176 13 4.09

... that brolly Doon so low.' SEASONS GREETING Kenny's heid is Big an bald. An in the winter It gets cauld. But summer disnae ...
... Cannae pass the time. ROTARY CLUB Ma lassie's hamster's No big deal. Aw it does is Birl its wheel. Wee legs paidlin Fur ...
... bend. NICHT HOWL Ma hairy duggie Rins aff frae fowk. Ma big Shuggie's A feardie-gowk. Shuggie's even Feart fur the ...
... Pit oot the licht An he's feart tae bark. PET FOOD Ma big rabbit Wis a stotter. Then next door's whippet Went an got ...
... a stotter. Then next door's whippet Went an got 'er. Ma big Bessie Wis a beezer. Noo she's heidless In the freezer. ...
Dipper: 26 - The Technicality Begg, Dr James A 2,217 9 4.06

... he did mind tho, wis whan some o the wee buggers, or their big brithers, tuik it intae their heids tae hae a go at the ...
... Ayr Pier, convertit for rakin saumon across the back, wi a big treble heuk an leid wecht insteid o the paternoster. ...
... Dam Puil. Jimpy McGinty's there, fishin juist ablow the big tree stump. Ah don't think he saw me, but he moved awa ...
... Neil?' Neil pyntit tae a bit juist dounstream o the big stump left efter a twa-hunner year auld beech tree had ...
... it awa. He wad be awfy pit oot if it broke, wi him intae a big fish, an he lost his beer-money!' A fortnicht later the ...
Craiters: 17 - E Wasps' Nest Fenton, Alexander 1,736 7 4.03

... o an extension till e Royal Edinburgh Infirmary. She hid a big gairden wi a widden shed in't, complete wi a cat-hole in e ...
... e feedin o fox pups wid mak a bit o a sotter. Sae I laid a big brick in e middle o e scrape, an e fox his gien up e ...
... e tap hinge, in e middle o a jungle o wobs. Ey cam oot o a big fite cocoon, an spread oot fae't like sunbeams. I'd ay a ...
... maistly I wis able tae manoeuvre em intill e open eyn o a big spunk box. Naebody smokit in e hoose, an e fire wisna ...
... Aifter I’d been maitit, I geed tae hae a look. It wisna a big nest, nae then. Ey’d jist startit tae mak it, biggin’t ...
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 ...
Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 17, recording 1: looking out of the window N/A Audio 2,811 11 3.91

... stanes is wet. Aye, they're a little wet. There's big stanes, isn't there? In the the rockery bit. That's big ...
... big stanes, isn't there? In the the rockery bit. That's big stanes. M1110: Is there little stanes, Mam? F1109: ...
... there's little stanes, that's right. M1110: Bi- //big st-.// F1109: //That's the big stanes.// M1110: ...
... M1110: Bi- //big st-.// F1109: //That's the big stanes.// M1110: Big stanes. [?]There, and the ...
... st-.// F1109: //That's the big stanes.// M1110: Big stanes. [?]There, and the back[/?]. F1109: Mmhm. ...
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 - ...

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