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Staggies | Staggie

Using Staggies

  • In the example corpus, staggies often appears in combinations such as: the staggies, staggies have, staggies were.

Context around Staggies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

haunted 1×

Often after:

reverted 1× came 1× rearguard 1× arrive 1× chief 1× boss 1× find 1× immediately 1× favour 1× wrote 1×

Sentence patterns with Staggies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the staggies reverted to 1× at his staggies as they 1× cowie s staggies will face 1× for the staggies boss at 1× for the staggies immediately from 1× help the staggies find a 1× however the staggies came unstuck 1× in the staggies favour 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although adams is 1× although he did 1× following a painful 1× former county man 1× grieves made way 1× he barks commands 1×

Common sentence endings:

a single goal 1× bagging premiership points 1× double that tally 1× from close range 1× from the restart 1× from their opponents 1×

Words around Staggies

Just before it in the word index:

staggie 2 staggers 19 staggeringly 29 staggering 730 staggered 217 stagger 59

Just after it in the word index:

staggs 10 staghorn 10 staging 608 stagings 7 stagnancy 4 stagnant 277

Similar in corpus frequency:

aachen 52 abayomi 52 abbots 52 abduct 52 abram 52 acetylcholine 52

Corpus analysis for Staggies

  • In this selection, "staggies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, haunted, reverted, came and rearguard stand out and add context to how "staggies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the staggies reverted to and at his staggies as they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "staggies" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with staggies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Staggies were floored by a very late winner from Dundee. (11 words)

He barks commands at his Staggies as they experience a long period without the ball. (15 words)

The Staggies made the dream start, capitalising on a horrendous mix-up in the United defence. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Grieves made way for James Brown at the interval as the Staggies reverted to a back three, however the Staggies came unstuck again on 58 minutes when the ball broke for Matondo to cross for Dessers to turn home from close-range. (42 words)

The Staggies arrive after an enforced rest since their added-time defeat at home to Dundee but they've still only won once on the road between Derek Adams and Malky Mackay and they're 4/1 chances to double that tally. (42 words)

Although Adams is now in his third spell with the Staggies he has never previously managed a game at Ibrox, with the Gers having been in the lower leagues when County first achieved top-flight promotion in 2012. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Grieves made way for James Brown at the interval as the Staggies reverted to a back three, however the Staggies came unstuck again on 58 minutes when the ball broke for Matondo to cross for Dessers to turn home from close-range.

Although Adams is now in his third spell with the Staggies he has never previously managed a game at Ibrox, with the Gers having been in the lower leagues when County first achieved top-flight promotion in 2012.

He barks commands at his Staggies as they experience a long period without the ball.

Iacovitti was once again partnered by 16-year-old Dylan Smith in the heart of the Staggies’ rearguard.

In many positions, the Staggies are covered by sufficient depth, but there are a couple of areas where the absence of a player or two could leave them short.

The Dark Blues snatched all three points in the seventh minute of injury time through Joe Shaughnessy, inflicting the cruellest of defeats on the Staggies.

The Staggies arrive after an enforced rest since their added-time defeat at home to Dundee but they've still only won once on the road between Derek Adams and Malky Mackay and they're 4/1 chances to double that tally.

The Staggies' chief also pinpoints the matches where the Dingwall side will have the best chance of bagging Premiership points.

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The Staggies have shown that they can give the Old Firm a game when they make the trip up the A9 and they were impressive performers against Celtic earlier in the season.

The Staggies made the dream start, capitalising on a horrendous mix-up in the United defence.

The Staggies, to their credit, got some time on the ball, but it was clear the Buddies were pressing, encouraging rushed moments from their opponents.

The Staggies were floored by a very late winner from Dundee.

Although, he did re-emerge and make a beeline for the Staggies boss at post-match interview time on another dramatic afternoon in the race for the title in Dingwall.

Following a painful journey up the A9 after last weekend’s defeat, Cowie hopes a period of self-reflection can help the Staggies find a way to become harder to beat.

Former County man Alex Iacovitti had opened the scoring in the first half, only for Michee Efete to draw level for the Staggies immediately from the restart.

His only goal came on his debut, in the IRN-BRU Cup semi-final victory against East Fife which set the Staggies up to win the competition against Connah’s Quay Nomads.

In the six prior games in which the Staggies had conceded first, they had failed to claim a point – or even score a single goal.

Mackay-Steven has now reunited with his former Dons boss Derek McInnes at Kilmarnock – who Cowie’s Staggies will face at Rugby Park this weekend.

Midfielder Randall, who had a season-long loan with Hearts from Liverpool in 2017-18, hopes to turn the frustration of the Tynecastle crowd in the Staggies’ favour.

Philippe Clement’s side endured a horrific afternoon in the Highlands on Sunday as the relegation-haunted Staggies wrote their own piece of history by recording a first-ever win over the Ibrox side at the 25th attempt.

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Common combinations with staggies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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