A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of behaviour in Corpus

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
telt him, "I'll be on ma best behaviour, I wadna like tae mess up a b on page 26

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
showin a troubling pattern of behaviour and suggested ah take some ti on page 11

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
ence, an jottings anent thair behaviour, an some even haes photies st on page 52

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nt, appear tae be in his best behaviour, likes. But, still, ah couldn on page 105

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
this lates display o fousome behaviour hud tae be punished anq as sh on page 50

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
win attention tae sic Radical behaviour in Scotland's past wis nivver on page 60
denigrate aw sorts o Scottish behaviour - maistly made-up, or at the on page 73
oncil in aidin an abettin sic behaviour is weel documentit. It disnae on page 89
t, bit as we hae seen fae the behaviour o aw the British political pa on page 95
heir place! Petty, vindictive behaviour. Nou, that wuidnae be the Sco on page 109
Also on pages 116
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ly associatit wi middle class behaviour, tend tae get affy short shri on page 9
That's a lot mair like tribal behaviour than whit we're supposed tae on page 20
o a fair amount o wild behaviour, fechtin wis common among the on page 30
rol o aw the land this type o behaviour wis illegal, an still is. on page 82
aye rumours aboot the immoral behaviour o prominent Catholic priests, on page 118

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e mair puni then she wis on a behaviour timetable. She wis pure beali on page 26
n reasons behind his criminal behaviour. Start by thinkin ae some int on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Anti-Social Behaviour Laws'?!? Juist bring thaim oa on page 30
escribe aa sorts o cat-wittit behaviour shaw, bi Tigellius the Sardin on page 116

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
initely no princessy princess behaviour, is it? I'll sort this oot na on page 10

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
peyment o a suretie for guid behaviour; gin the court grees til the on page 22

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
bleck affrontit he wis at hes behaviour, hou he didnae ken whit had c on page 18

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
weel seen betterment in thair behaviour an attitude durin lessons in
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mair insecure an less on-best-behaviour gif they believe the array is
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
er Smith, an expert on animal behaviour observed, “As the beavers s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ot a richt Holy Willie whae's behaviour perswads the wealthy Orgon ta
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
he pavements wis jist bizarre behaviour in onywan’s book. Bit the s
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A expected this kind ae behaviour fae characters at the local m
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
A had an insight tae the kids behaviour. We were bikin’ near Callan
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
a behaviour.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
a stane in her huif. And the behaviour o the cat wis a bittie queer.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nly wey she cud interpret his behaviour. Than why for had he duin it?
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
parteeclars o astrictit behaviour for Scots Meenisters an publi
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
impressed wi the aild man''s behaviour an willingness tae gie up his

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ith it. Completely disgusting behaviour from these people.(2020) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
alling (and entirely endemic) behaviour to the online abuse suffered (2018) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
r o the lead character's weak behaviour, or the clichéd dialogue. Di(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
bers oan here criticising the behaviour of Margaret Ferrier. I dinnae(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
a matured intae mair sensible behaviour by noo then. He's jist refusi (2022) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
if no for this Alison Weir’s behaviour. Cause & effect ??????? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ging in. Ah'll bi oan ma best behaviour - promise." on page 29

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
understandin he wid be o guid behaviour. At hame, accordin tae Dugald on page 118

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Nae doot his scurrilous behaviour wid o left Abbie in a state o
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae fool my wife aboot my bad behaviour that day at the summer hoose.
uise afore she forgave my bad behaviour.
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@72redz1903 tweeted
amiliar west central Scotland behaviour. Only the Tories have failed (2020) twitter link

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
oid ony mair huffs and pootsy behaviour! (2021) twitter link

Shetland