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Examples

  • I've heard it a. It wisnae they bliddy capitalists gie'd you a the weans, wis it?

    'Men Should Weep' marvels Paul Levy 2010

  • Ah remember Mountain Daisy, an 'that lassie wisnae lazy,

    Leo McGuire's Song 1998

  • “He wisnae robbed,” howled Blair, his accent thickening as he grew more truculent.

    Death of a Dentist Beaton, M. C. 1997

  • But the horses wisnae saddled nor led on the green

    Bonnie Jeannie o' Bethelnie 1898

  • I saw the match on the telly and it wiz obvious that oor boy wisnae praper awake.

    TheSpoof.com : Spoof News : Front Page 2010

  • Aye, but eh yeeees, but eh no, and it wisnae me and anyway that's 'cos Jerky didnae … … ..

    Guy Fawkes' blog 2009

  • The troubles plaguing the construction of the city's trams are now prompting a growing number of elected representatives to put down their markers, effectively saying "it wisnae me".

    unknown title 2009

  • He tried the “wisnae me” line, naming and shaming the courier company TNT and protesting that HMRC has “operational independence” (not when Brown ordered its merger with Inland Revenue it didn’t).

    The government's identity crisis 2007

  • He tried the “wisnae me” line, naming and shaming the courier company TNT and protesting that HMRC has “operational independence” (not when Brown ordered its merger with Inland Revenue it didn’t).

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2007

  • “It wisnae me that took Mrs. Hegarty’s knickers off the washing line, whateffer she might say,” said the tramp, looking frightened.

    Death of a Scriptwriter Beaton, M. C. 1998

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