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| The Fanatic (extract 3) [Content label: serious] | Robertson, James | 4,519 | 3 | 0.66 | |
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... ma feet but she was awa. I stood there shakin. I had this big pain in ma baws. Like there was this big knot aw tangled ... ... I had this big pain in ma baws. Like there was this big knot aw tangled up. I felt I was gaun tae puke.’ ‘And did ... ... had a kinna study. He uised tae work at hame tae. He was a big shot in the Infirmary.’ ‘Ye kent ye were for it.’ ‘I was ... |
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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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| 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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| The Fower Quarters: 02 - Purity | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,055 | 2 | 0.65 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 03 - A Gey Dour Bitch | Blackhall, Sheena | 4,030 | 1 | 0.25 | |
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... as a sign". "A sign o fit, Da?" I speired, ma twa een as big as ashets. "A shair sign," gurred Mither, "that we'll be ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 09 - Millennium Moggies Inc. | Blackhall, Sheena | 1,657 | 2 | 1.21 | |
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... first past that post by a long way. When it grows too big for comfort, you can always eat it. I'm told they're very ... ... Well no, apart from the odd bull, it hasn't caught on in a big way in the animal world. Some tortoises have benefited ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 10 - Nothing Personal [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 2,457 | 1 | 0.41 | |
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... after all. "I suppose you think you're bloody clever, Mr Big-Shot Writer? I suppose you thought, 'Stupid, drunken ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 12 - The Smiling Horse of Troy | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,474 | 3 | 0.86 | |
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... that it was a tie and that, now he was four and almost a big boy, he would often have to wear one. It straggled over ... ... clink of high-heeled shoes, approaching smartly. The big blue door yawned open and he found himself staring into ... ... left the room. He could hear her speaking to some other big person. "The wretched child's wet himself. Is there any ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 13 - Prune Stones [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,692 | 1 | 0.27 | |
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... John jolted alive, like a jerky puppet. "Yon's ma pal. Big Wully. The pigs done him fur choring a Giro," he announced ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 14 - A Very Dysfunctional Family | Blackhall, Sheena | 2,104 | 1 | 0.48 | |
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... thirteenth labour of Hercules. He treated it all as one big macho thing. Men are such liars," she snorted, remembering ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 15 - Blessed wi the Gift [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,717 | 3 | 0.81 | |
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... sign tellin us we war throwe Kilmarnock spirkit aff "Ma Big Kilmarnock Bunnet", bit Burns couldna bide awa lang noo, ... ... "D'ye iver hear tell o the twa Irish Rary birds, the big Rary bird an the wee Rary bird?" he speired o a suddenty. ... ... oot an hid a fecht, an the wee Irish Rary bird lost. The big Rary bird wis jist aboot tae haive him doon a great heich ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 17 - Veesitors [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,511 | 1 | 0.28 | |
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... in his jaiket fan he spied the quine hersel comin frae the Big Hoose. The gentry wis aye haudin concerts an balls sae it ... |
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| The Gem | Blair, Anna | 272 | 1 | 3.68 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12 | MacDonald, Hamish | 2,071 | 7 | 3.38 | |
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... Deans turnt up at hauf five in the mornin an we hud a big scran-up - bacon, eggs, soasij, tattie-scones, black ... ... ees Da came ower fur some chow an aw, an Mr Gobbs hud ees big firritin bag slung ower ees shooder, an auld canvas gadget ... ... wher the mountains rose up taewards the clouds. Ther wis a big loch wae widded islands stretchin faur awey atween the ... ... led us doon a narra path through the trees, anen atween big rid fallen boulders. We dreeped doon a bank tae the ... ... stove an pumpt it up till it wis roarin flames, an pit a big pot oan fur a brew. Mr Gobbs set up some rods an we hud a ... |
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| The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3 | MacDonald, Hamish | 564 | 2 | 3.55 | |
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... frae oor street cawed Scobie interruptit an goes in ees big daft voice: "Heh! Stoap! Stoap! Somedae stoap that nun ... ... ursel." Sister Josephine stood an prayed hard. Maw gied a big push an Da went tae guddle me oot. The nun stepped forward ... |
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| The Hawthorn Tree - A true story | Hynd, George | 211 | 4 | 18.96 | |
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... 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. ... |
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| The Heavenly Cow of Thebes [Content label: serious] | Blackhall, Sheena | 9,752 | 1 | 0.10 | |
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... web’s a corker. I met a cow in Delhi, a bobby-dazzler Big as a London bus Its horns so strong they’d puncture ... |
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| The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,223 | 3 | 0.48 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Ill Guidmither [Content label: serious] | Purves, David | 18,119 | 1 | 0.06 | |
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... lyke an it’s gittin waur bi the oor. It stertit near ma big tae, but nou it’s lyke the haill fuit wes on fyre. (He ... |
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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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| The Lan o Tea an Tigers: Poems fae the Muckle Furth | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,393 | 2 | 0.31 | |
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... 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, ... |
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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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| The Monday club | Hynd, George | 805 | 6 | 7.45 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Mossflow | Holton, Brian | 33,939 | 10 | 0.29 | |
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... Watterside, an there seek a bield wi a waster cried Big Liu, at keepit a bettin shop. This wis Liu Shiquan, wha ... ... he thocht ti gae back ti the Eastren Capital. Nou, Big Liu wis sib ti ane Deacon Dong at keepit a herbshop in ... ... wi Deacon Dong. Gao the Braw gied his fare-ye-weills ti Big Liu, shouthert his pock an wan awa. He tuik the rounabout ... ... the bairns......Gin A dinna, tho, it’ll juist affront Big Liu.....” Sae he juist hed ti bid him, wi aa pleisance an ... ... says Shi Jin, “ but A niver thocht the tinks wad grow sae big: they’re shuir ti be a sair trauchle ti us aa.......Luckie ... |
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| The Ootlaw | Purves, David | 7,971 | 4 | 0.50 | |
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... hut, door at back, window holes, right and left, closed by big heavy wooden shutters. Wooden benches against walls, the ... ... for auld Neptune himsell. Syne thare cam a mukkil swaw as big as a houss--- Valgerd: An syne---? Orm: An syne – Ah coud ... ... til Ake-Thor whan ye war swallaed bi yon mukkil swaw as big as a houss. Thorfinn: Thare ye tell a lee. Orm: Orm never ... ... Ay, YOU! But ye’r no yeir lane. Ah hae seen a hantil big, mukkil bairns wi lang tousie baerds an gray hair, an ... |
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| The Puddock and the Princess | Purves, David | 19,521 | 2 | 0.10 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Quarry | Blackhall, Sheena | 23,932 | 7 | 0.29 | |
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... (Bappy): b.1994 Myra Anderson (Jed’s mother): b.197 Big Tam Laggeran (a drug dealer: Myra’s boy friend) Neil ... ... Jed wis bikin on ahin him, a brosie laddie fa lived aff Big Mac baps, wi a wame tae suit. Bappy, the ithers cad him: ... ... oot fur her “eerans”: a wrap o poother or mebbe peels frae Big Tam Laggeran, the Mr Fixit o Meikleburgh’s junkie-lan, her ... ... tryin tae sook siller frae his nearest an dearest wis the big show-stopper: that efter aa he wis their faither, wis he ... ... oot. Jenny’s dallie’s pram wis cowpit on its side, wi Big Tam Laggeran, the dealer, sprauchled ower it. Tho his een ... |
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| The School Photograph | Blair, Anna | 229 | 2 | 8.73 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Stalking Cure [Content label: lesser] | Corbett, Dr John B | 6,214 | 1 | 0.16 | |
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... Macnab, they huv ither fish tae fry. Bendin gender Ane big differ atween the twa buiks is the wey they tak on the ... |
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| The Storie o Caermoulis | Purves, David | 1,779 | 1 | 0.56 | |
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... out hir auld clouts, an the neist day, she arranged for a big pairtie o hir freins ti cum til the houss about the tyme ... |
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| The Thrie Sisters | Purves, David | 26,409 | 2 | 0.08 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Toad on the Rock's Opinion | Blackhall, Sheena | 5,941 | 1 | 0.17 | |
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... bows..pretty, rubber shoes, Hair, waving in water like a big hello, The suicide lady rolls jelly baby eyes. Lost ... |
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| The Upperside Express or (the cycling cyclone) | Hynd, George | 236 | 1 | 4.24 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| The Way Forward for the Scots Language | Purves, David | 11,636 | 1 | 0.09 | |
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... doon at nicht Wi mirth that's dear to me; But soon the big warl's cark an' care Will quaeten doon their glee. Yet, ... |
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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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| The Win an the Rain | Blackhall, Sheena | 8,793 | 3 | 0.34 | |
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... HIS career on hold', Mags reflected. Elena was weeping on big Tom O'Farrell from Computing's shoulder about the ... ... shelter. She would never again make superior cracks about Big Issue sellers, she vowed, if only this night could pass ... ... bringing you,’ The teacher speirs, ‘from his great big sack?’ Connor McGraw thinks hard and says ‘He’s bringin ma ... |
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| The Wizard o the North | Blackhall, Sheena | 5,141 | 7 | 1.36 | |
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... Dunoon! Ilkie reeftap blew aff o the toon! They flew past Big Ben at a quarter tae ten, Wi a wife in an auld flannel ... ... quine wis greetin, Said she catched her boyfriend cheatin. Big Joe Christie's giro's tint, Phoned the Broo tae sae he's ... ... bin chawin at. Her ma weirs furry anklet beets, Knickers big as King Kong's sheets. She keeps twa littlins in a pram, ... ... inno the bosie o Teenie McGee. It grew through the nicht big's a were-wolf sae furry, Nae twa winks o sleep could she ... ... there. It treetled ahin her fin she wauked tae class, Sae big noo, the teacher could hardly win past. Fariver she gaed ... |
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| Thy Neighbour's Wife [Content label: lesser] | Bruce, Eddie | 2,813 | 1 | 0.36 | |
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... he felt as drained as the bottle as he poured the last big dram and took it upstairs with him. He slept fitfully. ... |
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| Tick | Blair, Anna | 194 | 1 | 5.15 | |
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... skint!) Of patchin', mendin', makin'-do Ma kept at bay the big Taboo, The credit, debt, goin' on the slate The things ... |
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| Took Fur a Ride | Connell, Andrina | 2,077 | 6 | 2.89 | |
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... Angel Gabriel diznae werr a shiny yella jaikit lik the big fella in frunt o’ me. An onywise A wiz gaun doon ra way, ... ... Here, A’m telling yous. Wiz this no serious? Ra big man’s fumlin aboot wi sumhing. It wiz straps. A hid bin ... ... right anuff. A pit ma haun up tae ma heid. There wiz a big daud a cotton wool stuck tae ma napper. An anither wan ... ... broke wan fur me. Elbas lik knittin pins. There wiz a big wumman ower the other side. A mean a shuge, big, wumman. ... ... wiz a big wumman ower the other side. A mean a shuge, big, wumman. She damp near need the ither side aw tae hursel. ... |
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| Travel journal: USSR | 852 | 35,187 | 13 | 0.37 | |
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... the bags and case to the nearest bus stop a chap in a big black official taxi obviously took pity on us and, ... ... me the way to the English section - "Daniel Deronda" is a big hit this year it seems - and told me that the Progress ... ... Thursday Sept 29th Another fine day - blue sky and warm. Big lazy end-of-season wasps stagger into buses and dodge ... ... eat it even when it's freezing cold. We ambled past the big wheels and boat pond, along the river to Gagarinskaya, and ... ... unsuccessfully to part them but at last is won over - big wedding finale and more exuberant jumping. The Palace of ... |
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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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| TV critic review column: TV's Ditched as I Switched on to Partying | English, Paul | 520 | 3 | 5.77 | |
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... 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 ... |
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| Unleash the vision of the artists | Fisher, Mark | 1,357 | 2 | 1.47 | |
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... I visited recently. They say it will one day become a big financial centre. Once they demolish the dingy, ... ... of Scottish Opera as if it were a company of elitist big spenders, instead of an organisation suffering gross ... |
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| Vampire | Paisley, Janet | 1,700 | 3 | 1.76 | |
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... shair I dinnae git ower close. He’s skinnier than I mind. Big daurk shaddas unner his een. He looks seik. Seik an ... ... Garlic.” But he’s awa, runnin. Cannae see him fur stoor. A big black blur. I hoot laughin. That’s yin tae me. Vampire, ... ... yell an burl roon. It’s McAndrew! White-faced, daurk een, big cheesy grin. I yell fit tae burst. The cheesy disappears. ... |
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| War Time 1914-1918 (For Private William Middleton, Gellan, Coull) | Blackhall, Sheena | 102 | 1 | 9.80 | |
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... fit of the mairch past. Fairm-sodjer-bairn, In the ower-big uniform (Onythin dis tae dee in) Someither-body merriet ... |
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| What's with the weather? | Taylor, Marsali | 2,378 | 1 | 0.42 | |
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... your eyes closed, or anything, you could sit and read. The big boxes, you only need 20 minutes, and you can leave them on ... |
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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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| 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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| Who was the man? | Hynd, George | 302 | 1 | 3.31 | |
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... 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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