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  • "I second that," said Sandy Grant, the session clerk, "not thereby committin 'masel' to its spirit, but to bring it afore the court in regular order."

    St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles

  • He had his papers a 'reet, an' glad I was to be rid o 'the dam' thing, for I was beginnin 'masel' to feel uneasy at it.

    Dracula 1897

  • He had his papers a 'reet, an' glad I was to be rid o 'the dam' thing, for I was beginnin 'masel' to feel uneasy at it.

    Dracula Bram Stoker 1879

  • Ah'd be scratchin 'masel' an 'fidgetin' an 'trying not to puke up or shit masel', and before you knew it Ah'd be writhin 'about on the floor, withdrawin' and scaring all the old ladies.

    High Society Elton, Ben 2002

  • "I send ye this picture o 'masel' and the ane o 'the man I loved sae weel.

    St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles

  • I'll no mak 'a fool o' masel ', singing into that great tin tube, unless ye mak' the reason worth my while. "

    Between You and Me Harry Lauder 1910

  • She says: "Ah don't even talk like masel when ah'm at work."

    News from the House of Sticks - 2009

  • So Ah set masel 'tae edging ma way around the perimeter in the hope that I'd encounter a sturdy drainpipe.

    High Society Elton, Ben 2002

  • Ah would do exactly what Ah'd bin doin ', but I'd keep all the money for masel'.

    High Society Elton, Ben 2002

  • 'Then once Ah've got a job Ah'll be able to rent masel' that room an 'Ah'll work days an' evenings an 'weekends and sleep on ma own in ma own room in between times.

    High Society Elton, Ben 2002

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