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| Evie | Barron, Charles | 11,528 | 3 | 0.26 | |
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... I jist imagined a’ the ashes mixed up thegether in a great big ashpan underneath the furnace. It never occurred to me ... ... But fan you think o’t, we’ve a’ been peyin’ a great big fortune in taxes for wir ain ex-plor-a-tions an’ ... ... be seein’ you there, een o’ these days, Toots? That’s the big question, eh? I wonder if they would have operated on me ... |
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| Expressive oo and a boat: The Shetland Schools Craft Residency | Hughson, Hazel | 1,948 | 1 | 0.51 | |
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... challenge to Jeanette Sendler to 'felt a sail in a day': a big project. She collaborated with local artists, children and ... |
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| Extract from "One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night" [Content label: serious] | Brookmyre, Christopher | 4,155 | 6 | 1.44 | |
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... “But whit’s the point? Buildin’ a hotel or whatever on a big hunk o’ metal? Whit’s wrang wi’ dry land?” “It’s so it’s ... ... Whit’s wrang wi’ dry land?” “It’s so it’s exclusive, big man. So’s scrotes like you an’ maself cannae get near the ... ... himsel’ oot playin’ tig wance, when he ran intae thon big pillar?” “Naw. That was me, ya daft cunt.” “Well, was he ... ... you in Geography in second year. Dished you wi’ that big Atlas.” “Aye, right enough. But still. He must have ... ... “Aye. Overnight stay on an oil-rig.” “It’ll be fine, big man. It’ll be better than that, in fact. Forget the oil ... |
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| Extracts from weblog [Content label: serious] | Rimbaud, Dee | 8,258 | 14 | 1.70 | |
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... messages. For example: 'It doesn't matter how big your cock is, what really matters is the size of your ... ... cigarettes (although I couldn't say for sure, as I'm not a big racing fan). Now, in 2006, finally, I have been banned ... ... Underdogs? Today is a day for football. I'm not usually big into football, but I do have an almost pathological desire ... ... he intends to stay at Gretna. Despite the obvious lure of big bucks, he's more interested in job satisfaction. Even if ... ... really going on in our minds. I still have a diary. It's a big, black book that I sometimes write in. Not often, these ... |
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| Fat Boy Swim | Forde, Catherine | 4,077 | 4 | 0.98 | |
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... any. He bawled as though his lungs would burst. 'Come on, big man. Chase that ball. Boot it up the field. He's on your ... ... towards him. Circling like vultures. 'Here, Kelly.' 'Here, big man.' 'Straight back up to me. Hurry.' Flustered, Jimmy ... ... arms waving above her head, lyrics tumbling from her big red mouth. Just the thought of her, way over the top, ... ... What would folks say, after all, if they discovered that: Big blob Kelly Had one special talent. And it involved food? ... |
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| Food ideas | Anderson, Wendy | 2,116 | 2 | 0.95 | |
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... Ingredients: c. 10 new potatoes, 3 rashers of bacon, big dollop of mayo, (spring onions), (chopped pepper), ... ... bacon is done. Put the egg yolks (NOT WHITES) in a bowl big enough to hold all the spaghetti, and grate in the ... |
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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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| Foo Mony Hoolets? | Blackhall, Sheena | 122 | 1 | 8.20 | |
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... Sic a crash) There is Skinnymalinkie Hanna Fatty Hetty big an broon There's a hoolet caad Horatio Fa ay sleeps upside ... |
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| Fooshion | Barron, Charles | 17,826 | 7 | 0.39 | |
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... 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; ... |
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| Gean Blossoms | Purves, David | 6,034 | 2 | 0.33 | |
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... 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, ... |
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| General Franco: his part in my downfall | Fisher, Mark | 1,323 | 2 | 1.51 | |
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... in the Second World War - and now it all seems like one big adventure. AMONG THE FAMILY photographs on the wall is his ... ... opened. Two soldiers burst in with guns and they gave us a big pan of soup. They went out the door and that was it. There ... |
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| Geordie Jooks an the Sand Boat | Fairnie, Robert | 1,884 | 14 | 7.43 | |
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... 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 ... |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Guts | Barron, Charles | 22,515 | 4 | 0.18 | |
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... Dod. It’ll come in handy. Hoo did ye come by it? DOD (Big wink) Dinna ask to be lee’d te, mither. Jist pit it doon ... ... to follow the fall of her finger into the barrel with a big head movement.) So it’s best niver to think ava’. That’s ... ... taste. Get it doon ye. (She hands her the bottle.) A good big scoof, noo. (Reluctantly, Teenie takes a drink.) A drappie ... ... Chrissie is avoiding her eye.) Thirty year’s an affa big gap. CHRISSIE (softly) I ken. (Pause.) But it’s maybe fit ... |
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| Halesome Farin' | Waddell, Mr John | 15,793 | 8 | 0.51 | |
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... tae fill yer wame an keep ye warm till ye get hame." "Hoo big's the sea?" A spiered her. "Och, ten times as big as ... ... "Hoo big's the sea?" A spiered her. "Och, ten times as big as Foswell loch. Bit mind the time - an watch yer feet! ... ... Scots 'moose', of course. The moose that I speak of is big as a horse." "Guid save us!" cried Santa, "Hoo big are yer ... ... of is big as a horse." "Guid save us!" cried Santa, "Hoo big are yer rats? Nae doot ye'll be needin great monsters o ... ... dae, stick oot yer neck An gie the nearest yin a peck. The big yins, pester them enough, They'll throw ye bits o bread an ... |
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| Hearts & Darts | Bruce, Eddie | 1,555 | 2 | 1.29 | |
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... watch, Fiona’s lingering fragrance conspired with the two big measures of whisky he had earlier, to quicken his pulse ... ... a vision in her short midnight blue dress, himself and big Alistair MacPhail in their kilts hired for the day…the ... |
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| How do we teach Knowledge about Language? | Philp, Andrew | 4,340 | 2 | 0.46 | |
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... 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 ... |
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