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Use in varieties of Scots

builder Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.3 8 3 19.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences2116 2 2 1 0 0
Number of authors11 7 2 1 1

Occurrences of builder in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
at her afore he gits oan, his builder's bum showin at the top ae hi on page 10

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
ried it. I telt him I drove a builder's lorry in Civvy Street. He t on page 136

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the aaready flourishin faimly builder and contractor firm, Allmairs on page 72

7 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
at this, eh? It’s the cash builder rooond and this wank stain hu
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
inkin is the ane frae Bob the Builder...or Worzel Gummidge, forbye.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
'chantiewrastler' for a dodgy builder or a naeyisser?(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ye a do lol but a wis bob the builder in the bridge ower the river (2021) twitter link
aculusManiac aye a wis a body builder lol (2020) twitter link
shooda got bob the builder in tae design the bridge lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
untrose, tae thi naipier boat builder's, we wer three wheelter, dee on page 65

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
n. In e hinner eyn, it teuk e builder's loon a twa-three meenits to on page 27

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Tyrone wis a body-builder wha claimed tae be twenty nin on page 42

2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Tae da unnamed builder o Woodwick doocot on page 44

1 matches

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