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Occurrences of desperate in Corpus sorted by first letter of following word

Doric - ABN and seen, fan ye'r desperate, 2024
Central - EDN offer ony resistance tae his desperate, adrenaline-fueled rage, an t2022
Central - EDN His wrath trembled, desperate, hard.2006
Central - EDN ver ken ye were so easy an so desperate, he sais wi a smirk, as if he2021
Doric - MNA : she leukit kinna panicky an desperate, like a cornered beast leukin2004
Doric - ABN He wis aye desperate, tae keep a'thing livin' 2024
Central - SEC k and forth in the chair in a desperate, yit futile attempt, tae brek2021
Doric - MNA o folk, their faces daark an desperate-leukin. Fobie kent, wi' oot b2004
Orkney - ORK The dial danced desperate. But he was gone. 2022
Doric - DOR wye he is mair than a bittie desperate. Derek wis fer gettin the han2005
Doric - MNA pin at the door got even mair desperate. Then her neebour started on 2017
Doric - MNA e nae think it leuks a bittie desperate?" 2004
Ulster - BUL e fact that our community was desperate althegither for participatin 2024
Central - GLA nal sentence ah append in the desperate an futile attempt tae retain 2021
Central - DUN u the desperadoes were gettin desperate an headit oot tae the West En2010
Doric - NNB pt her waitan!" Alice felt so desperate at she wis ready till ask hel2014
Central - SEC at ah kin only guess tae be a desperate attempt at disguisin her age.2021
Central - SEC in doon a double barrel. In a desperate attempt tae defuse the tense 2021
Central - GLA t her waitin!" Alice wis that desperate bi noo she widdae asked jist 2014
Central - EDN sayed. “The Wanderers is a desperate crew o rinthegates - partric2011
Central - WCE Desperate Dan 2012
Central - LAL h na galla, yon big teuchter, Desperate Dan, Plum MacDuff..." (But wh2001
Central - WCE e Cos afore a met ‘ur a wis Desperate Dan. 2012
Shetland - SHD t i da faimily.' Esau wis dat desperate dat he wid've dön onything t2009
Central - EDN e the hammer kin come doon, a desperate Dougie yelps ‘’Aldo, itâ€2022
Central - EDN She cudna be naive eneuch, or desperate eneuch, tae try tae faither a2011
Central - SEC but it slips by his nervous, desperate fingurs an crashes oan the sl2001
Central - EDN Wis desperate fir a pee!2015
Central - GLA w, I feel better already. I'm desperate for a coffee. Let's go. 2024
Central - LALspeyquine @JenDalton2 Aye. So desperate for face to face interaction 2020
Central - SECcathedral_sport must b gettin desperate for followers now - hees eve2020
Central - EDN e, and a’ this point ah’m desperate for him tae dae it.2021
Central - GLA fae ithers desperate fur advice oan some pressin m2023
Shetland - SHD "Onywye we wir desperate fur a place a wir ain, an coo2021
Central - GLA ah bucket, don't be daft. Ahm desperate fur a shite but ahm no that d2012
Shetland - SHD I wis gaein trow da motions, desperate fur da competeeshin ta feenee2006
Central - SEC act I'm yieldin it up; or the desperate haudin-on, 2017
Central - DUN as cin be clearly seen bi the desperate hingin ontae a missile system2017
Orkney - ORK ae the Scottish danceen I wis desperate keen tae go. 2002
Doric - NNB talkan till him," sade Alice desperate lek: "he's joost an idiot!" A2014
Doric - MNA As the knockin got mair desperate Lizzie wiz tempted tae let he2017
Central - EDN red. Sometimes he had a kinna desperate luik. Ah noticed that if ye w2012
Orkney - ORK This called fur desperate measures if her favours he wi2002
Orkney - ORK This called fur desperate measures so I smairtly phoned2002
Doric - DOR Wyvin bane a crowd o pupils, desperate nae tae be late. Mrs Day fae 2023
Orkney - ORK So driven noo be desperate need, 2000
Doric - MNA desperate need o a gweed denner an a cl2011
Central - EDN t ma chest. Realisn ah’m in desperate need tae improve ma oxygen le2022
Central - EDN Ah’m still mutterin desperate pleas fur mercy. Until, that 2022
Doric - MNA nie Hinnersin continue as his desperate quest te find 'the one' goes 2011
Central - GLA efternin, the motivation, the desperate reason fir graspin an splutte2020
Doric - DOR sic desperate sangs fir centuries ma hirdin2018
Central - EDN e flyin kicks and a chorus ae desperate screams. Ah wid much rather f2022
Central - GLA smiles thon well-upfeshed an desperate smile.2007
Orkney - ORK he saa that puir Jimmack wis desperate so, wi rather bad grace, he g2002
Central - GLA Am desperate son. Am no sleepin.2020
Central - EDN unded oor right flank. A ran, desperate tae be clear o’ this hell, 2016
Southern - SEA ozled b' th hail hing, an was desperate tae chainge th subject. 2015
Central - GLA lt bi the whole thing, an wis desperate tae chinge the subject. 2014
Central - WCE this watter-jug job. She wis desperate tae dae somethin truly heroic2019
Central - WCE ubt aboot it, and Matilda wis desperate tae fund oot whit it wis. 2019
Central - LAL e High Heid Yin himsel. "Ah'm desperate tae get a keek at ma new clae2020
Central - GLA 'Why ye so desperate tae get it back? It's joost a2012
Central - LALAh wis desperate tae get ma gairden done, so w2020
Southern - SEA rden ee've e'er seen. She was desperate tae get oot o yon derk hall, 2015
Central - GLA an anxious an twitchy. She's desperate tae get that fuckin hing back2012
Central - WCE s dead good wi a camera. He's desperate tae go tae Reid Kerr College 2021
Central - DOR Desperate tae hae ye.2021
Central - EDN st o that day. The weemen wis desperate tae hear whit information he 2011
Central - SEC could. It wisna that she wis desperate tae meet the Prince; there wi2014
Central - WCE full a junkies, If thir that desperate tae read a free paper they ca2021
Central - EDN ahint. Ony ither man wad been desperate tae reassure her that he’d 2011
Central - GLA aff he has tae run. We're aw desperate tae see who's done it. Throug2020
Central - WCE watched, browdent. 'They were desperate tae stert cheerin oot loud, b2019
Central - WCE lassie. But noo suddenly ah'm desperate tae tell everythin tae somebo2019
Central - WCE gh doh wi excitement. She wis desperate tae tell Matilda aboot her pl2019
Central - LAL e betrothed. And the Laird is desperate tae unite their families." 2014
Central - EDN bviously, so did he. She'd be desperate tae win. Me and him baith ken2022
Shetland - SHD yit a watch ta tak oot o him. Desperate ta fin oot mair aboot dis, sh2012
Shetland - SHD Smootie wis desperate ta see Ingrid an Nicol. Shö 2003
Central - EDN erent than afore, he’s moar desperate than ah’v ever seen him.2021
Central - AYR her waitin!" Alison felt that desperate that she wad hae socht help f2014
Southern - SEA hur waitin!" Ahlice felt sae desperate that she was set tae ask help2015
Central - LAL It got that desperate that the great General Tam Da2016
Central - LAL@musicmeandtea Desperate times... ?? Ye can always buy2020
Central - LAL awbody whae cam an supported DESPERATE TIMES buik launch2019
Central - SEC much everyone at the club is desperate to play again - loads o resp2020
Central - GLA at them. Means yir no just a desperate virgin, usin them as a conque2020
Central - WCE that. Ah said, If you're that desperate you go ahead an ah'll get yi 2021