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Interview 20: Media for the Muslim community in Scotland N/A Audio 8,146 4 0.49

... M1174: //And it was being disused so it was like a a big massive empty floor space// //really.// M608: ...
... cooking all day long, //you know, preparing for the big meal in the evening, or at// M608: //Yeah. Yeah.// ...
... of December, you know, the previous month, there was a big issue //er sporting news or whatever,// M608: ...
... a- anyone, nowadays everyone's watching, you know, the big Bollywood blockbuster films and from the young kid to ...
The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 6,223 3 0.48

... the moon's her pillow and stars shine round her head. The Big Round Moon Last night the big round moon walked down to ...
... shine round her head. The Big Round Moon Last night the big round moon walked down to the loch Carrying stars to drop ...
... flee. This warld o yird an ocean, it birls like a baa. Its big eneuch fur continents, bit whyles its unca sma. Fin lions ...
The Fower Quarters: 14 - A Very Dysfunctional Family Blackhall, Sheena 2,104 1 0.48

... thirteenth labour of Hercules. He treated it all as one big macho thing. Men are such liars," she snorted, remembering ...
Scots Tung Wittins 162 Fairnie, Robert 2,130 1 0.47

... the best wey tae promote Scots an will wark tae big a consensus on the maist appropriate role in oor society ...
Journal of the Russian Trip Kay, Prof Christian 6,438 3 0.47

... group had been five years ago), and several times I saw big queues for eggs and milk. We did manage to taste the ...
... but did not stay long, as it was very crowded and so big that it was impossible to find what one wanted. We walked ...
... stalls in the street. People clustered round a big American car. Seems to be only one kind of car made in ...
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 ...
Scots Tung Wittins 72 Fairnie, Robert 2,214 1 0.45

... wis taen bi James Watson o Woodlands Schuil, Durris an the big-anes gree wis gien tae Josh Wright o Cults Academy, ...
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 ...
Interview 08: Headteacher in North East Scotland N/A Audio 2,237 1 0.45

... pitches there was a guy wi a, a whippet dog and he had a big sack so he reached into the sack and pulled out a rabbit ...
Scottish Parliament: Committees: Social Justice: Official Reports: Meeting 2, 2003 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 17,917 8 0.45

... the problems that emerged quite early, especially in the big cities, authorities—other than in Edinburgh and ...
... general assumption is that more of them are around than big properties. The task is bigger. The volume of work should ...
... to the student population and, whether students had big flats or small flats, it was not going to get out of the ...
... the professionalism of private landlords, both small and big. As I said in answer to the question about local housing ...
... to go down. We must bear it in mind that there will be big differences in the nature of the problems that authorities ...
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/ ...
Scots Tung Wittins 117 Fairnie, Robert 2,258 1 0.44

... hay lying in the swathe, the kirn to kirn, an the peats to big? Glaikit giglets! Do ye think to get through the warld ...
Scots Tung Wittins 123 Fairnie, Robert 2,259 1 0.44

... ruby slippers frae The Wizard of Oz fur a freen whae wis a big fan o Judy Garland. The staff in Bletherin Skite went oot ...
Scots Tung Wittins 84 Fairnie, Robert 2,306 1 0.43

... aw thae ongauns costs siller sae the associe is seekin tae big up its maimbership. Maimbership subscreivins rins frae ...
Scots Tung Wittins 44 Fairnie, Robert 2,312 1 0.43

... fin that thae yins wis juist as bad, if no waur, nor the big yins A got the week afore an gey near ilka week afore that ...
Scots Tung Wittins 60 Fairnie, Robert 2,328 1 0.43

... o leadin weemin in the Scottish Theatre. Its ettles is tae big uphaud tae gie weemin the inlat tae tak owerance for thair ...
Scots Tung Wittins 152 Fairnie, Robert 2,359 1 0.42

... can complouter thegither tae exchynge information an big pairtnerships tae steer the forderin o regional an ...
Scots Tung Wittins 175 Fairnie, Robert 2,364 1 0.42

... Phil's portrait o her, "Not jist want to save up for a big Polaroid, naw?". The twa unreconstructit males still ...
What's with the weather? Taylor, Marsali 2,378 1 0.42

... your eyes closed, or anything, you could sit and read. The big boxes, you only need 20 minutes, and you can leave them on ...
Scots Tung Wittins 141 Fairnie, Robert 2,380 1 0.42

... Council uphauds Scotland's standin owerseas, and helps tae big a Scotland that hauds neibourschip til ither countries. ...
Scots Tung Wittins 158 Fairnie, Robert 2,396 1 0.42

... course she got the chance tae hiv a wee tête-à-tête wi the big man: "Sir Peter, Ah've settled doon jist fine here in the ...
Scots Tung Wittins 58 Fairnie, Robert 2,396 1 0.42

... alaft The colliers douned graith wi shod an shuil haft An big hashie cheils holed weil ower the shaft. An thaim that war ...
Scots Tung Wittins 146 Fairnie, Robert 2,397 1 0.42

... be at the hert o government an that ilka depairtment shuid big the airts an culture intae thair decision makin. Coorse, ...
Interview with Harry Ferguson for Scottish Readers Remember Project N/A Audio 19,200 8 0.42

... Mm. M1202: So er that er took us away from the big city, and got us down to the fresh air of the sea coast. ...
... //Er// F1189: //Mm.// M1202: er there was in the big house on the coast, we would buy books and consult with ...
... McGill.// And he had these outrageous postcards of the big fat Govan woman and the wee skinny Glasgow man. [laugh] ...
... Same with Bruce, erm, so we were brought up with this er big chip on our shoulders about the English, F1189: Mmhm. ...
... met one. Call them over." So he selects the tallest, big hunched shouldered fellow, all bangles and beads and ...
Scots Tung Wittins 102 Fairnie, Robert 2,409 1 0.42

... passed it doon tae me. He also hud an elephant, Wi great big massive lugs, It sat doon in the corner, Beside his fluffy ...
Scots Tung Wittins 125 Fairnie, Robert 2,412 1 0.41

... as Gaelic speakers can an aw but thon's no the pynt.) Big up a demand bi speirin a copy for yersel. Ye can contact ...
Scots Tung Wittins 147 Fairnie, Robert 2,430 1 0.41

... she stertit the adaptation "the Scots that emerged was a big surprise" tae her. Accordin tae her, it wis mair her ...
BBC Voices Recording: Perth N/A Audio 17,146 7 0.41

... Mmhm. F1027: An it was great cause there were great big huge //enormous baths and you could have as much hot ...
... I wouldn't know. F1027: Oh there been- that was a big discussion in our //house.// F1023: //Aye I asked ...
... and things like that, whereas the garden shed had the big tools. F1025: Mmhm mmhm. F1027: So it would be "Go ...
... they've got all this weight round their waist plus your big body armour an, //I mean it must// F1024: //Cer- ...
... round the ear for it too, well no, not now they're too big! [laugh]// F1026: //[laugh]// //Oh.// F1023: ...
Winnlestrae [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 7,366 3 0.41

... lanely fur a littlin fin the dragon comes tae play Fin the big fowk on the sofa dinna hear a wird ye say She niver leaves ...
... Bingo, they aa hing oot, Wee Mo, Pamela, Jake an Spats, Big Plug Patterson, Ranjit, Newt, Jinx McPhail frae the high ...
... gie's a drag'. 'Young Toun Crazies Rule,' they craw. Big Plug Patterson sprayed his name Wi a tinnie o gloss on the ...
The Fower Quarters: 10 - Nothing Personal [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 2,457 1 0.41

... after all. "I suppose you think you're bloody clever, Mr Big-Shot Writer? I suppose you thought, 'Stupid, drunken ...
The Braw Guidwyfe an hir Nicht Veisitors Purves, David 2,460 1 0.41

... an wi hir lassies, she keepit awthing naet inby the big ferm houss. Thegither, did thay no cuik an bake, claen an ...
Scots Tung Wittins 128 Fairnie, Robert 2,464 1 0.41

... a creel on her back an the text says, "Does ma bum look big in this?" or a picter o fower men in ful heiland regalia ...
Scots Tung Wittins 129 Fairnie, Robert 2,468 1 0.41

... tae pey thair TV licences. This wis contered wi gret big muckle boycott campaigns that endit up wi the ...
Interview with Mary A Ronnie, Part 1, for Scottish Readers Remember Project N/A Audio 19,851 8 0.40

... that's why we //got this bigger house - and it had a big basement.// F1189: //Ah, right, uh-huh, uh-huh, ...
... //house and// F1189: //Mmhm.// F1190: they had a big garden, and they had an orchard, //and this felt// ...
... F1189: //Mm, mmhm.// F1190: So there was this big //reference room upstairs with// F1189: //Mmhm, ...
... Dickens //collection which is in the library, which is a big collection of Dickens material.// F1189: //Mmhm, mmhm, ...
... who didn't like it. //But there must have been a big difference in the atmosphere from Hyndland.// F1189: ...
Scots Tung Wittins 143 Fairnie, Robert 2,484 1 0.40

... I didna think ye was a wee horse, but I thocht ye was a big ass!" The chiel was perfectly dumbfoundered . Taen frae ...
Scots Tung Wittins 163 Fairnie, Robert 2,495 1 0.40

... airts. LABOUR:- Gien its diverse nature, we will wark tae big a consensus on the maist appropriate role in oor society ...
Scots Tung Wittins 111 Fairnie, Robert 2,503 1 0.40

... wey. Ae maimber pyntit oot hou important it wis tae big up ae data base o aw the Scots language teachin graith ...
Scots Tung Wittins 68 Fairnie, Robert 2,509 1 0.40

... the hoose. The twa craiturs wis lik bogles wi muckle big heids, bumflie een, wee airms an wee shanks. For the first ...
Scots Tung Wittins 86 Fairnie, Robert 2,513 1 0.40

... uised leids athort the hail o Europe. It's proponed tae big up an IT foondit resource, whaur fowk can lairn Scots nae ...
Scots Tung Wittins 171 Fairnie, Robert 2,524 1 0.40

... professional associes an aw ither interestit bodies tae big up thair ain ongauns tae gie a lift tae respeck for, an ...
Scots Tung Wittins 124 Fairnie, Robert 2,538 1 0.39

... Bit the Scots cam frae Ireland, gaun back a guid while In big leather boats an hed settled Argyll. The lands aroond ...
Scottish Parliament: Committees: European: Official Reports: Meeting 4, 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 15,274 6 0.39

... the UK—are particularly sensitive about that. The third big issue in the treaty of Amsterdam is the idea of a stronger ...
... of the institutions of the EU. Liz and Dermot touched on big countries' rights. Coming from a small country, which I ...
... thrilled with anything that will protect the rights of the big countries. I am much more concerned about the smaller and ...
... wants. There is a great danger that the arrogance of the big states will cause the EU to implode. I would be interested ...
... on qualified majority voting? That can often mean a big difference to a small state. Dermot Scott: Ireland's view ...
Fooshion Barron, Charles 17,826 7 0.39

... they looked sae licht in the men's hands. An' that great big thing gaun roon' an' roon' beside ye, claitterin' an' ...
... on. GLADYS A fire had broken oot. And there was this great big pile o' ... rubble ... in the street. There was ARP men ...
... have, I tell you. The Bonaccord Centre's there. A great big building. BESSIE Aye, at the side o' the street. On the ...
... ower the place. Or they would be crossed and leave great big blots in the middle o' a word. We had to mak' little pads ...
... mither died, folk ca'ed Morrison moved into that hoose - a big faimily for the size o' the hoose. There was him and her; ...
Scots Tung Wittins 122 Fairnie, Robert 2,558 1 0.39

... athoot ony reference tae thae languages is like ettlin tae big a dyke athoot ony stanes. Whit guid daes he think that ...
Scots Tung Wittins 85 Fairnie, Robert 2,560 1 0.39

... it a name? Hooiver, ae day he his a package aat wis ower big tae ging throwe e letter box so he chappit on e door. An ...
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: ...
Scots Tung Wittins 87 Fairnie, Robert 2,587 1 0.39

... raisons whit wey the Scottish Executive isna gaain tae gie big licks aboot uphaudin the Scots leid, (2) tae descrive the ...
Scots Tung Wittins 155 Fairnie, Robert 2,593 1 0.39

... Rummlie Thump an his faimly. They pent glue on the Big Deid Tree tae trap unsuspeckin burds for their supper o ...
A Sair Fecht Smith, Alex 23,505 9 0.38

... noo at's nae ony surprise, In the efterneen er's a gey big change, Rain poors doon in the affa heavy range. Sunday ...
... o the crap is teen aff the grun, Fermer dis grin, ere's a big run. Tuesday 30th, Temp. 6/14 Dry is the day warm bit affa ...
... order, ten bags o sticks, ten bags o peats each. Ere wis a big back close an, Jonsar cood drive richt intae it nae ...
... intae it nae bother. That wis ae gweed thing, ere wis nae big carries. Farthest in tae the close bade Eenie an, on the ...
... a dizzen cans o lager, an a bottle o bacardi. He poored a big bacardi tae Tam an een tae himsel, washed it doon wi a can ...
Scots Tung Wittins 48 Fairnie, Robert 2,614 1 0.38

... tae keek ower the staunin o Scots in the scuils, an tae big Scots a sickert neuk inower the curriculum insteid o haein ...

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