BNC Text G57

Medical consultation. Sample containing about 408 words speech recorded in public context


4 speakers recorded by respondent number C210

PS27L X m (No name, age unknown, doctor) unspecified
PS27M X u (No name, age unknown, patient) unspecified
G57PSUNK (respondent W0000) X u (Unknown speaker, age unknown) other
G57PSUGP (respondent W000M) X u (Group of unknown speakers, age unknown) other

1 recordings

  1. Tape 096709 recorded on unknown date. LocationStrathclyde: Lanark ( Doctors surgery ) Activity: Consultation

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Unknown speaker (G57PSUNK) [1] [...] see see you in a second.
[2] Now what can we do for Jane? [...] you're you're wheezing?
[3] You're a bad woman .
(PS27M) [4] [...] Dr Aye really quite bad.
(PS27L) [5] [...] a lovely day like that, you're wheezing. [...]
(PS27M) [...]
(PS27L) [...]
(PS27M) [6] No I've been quite bad for Thursday or Friday
(PS27L) [7] Have you?
(PS27M) [8] last week.
[9] Aye.
(PS27L) [10] Ah you're full of infection as well.
(PS27M) [11] I'm taking a steroid inhaler.
[12] Got a lot of pains
(PS27L) [13] Aha.
(PS27M) [14] in my chest and that.
(PS27L) [15] Your tubes are full.
(PS27M) [16] Aye.
[17] Very tired.
[18] I feel very tired.
[19] [...] forgotten [...] sometimes.
(PS27L) [20] Aye no wonder.
[21] Would you like to come.
[22] [...] . Right okay, don't.
[23] Right.
(PS27M) [cough]
(PS27L) [24] [whispering] [...] [] ... [whispering] Get your tubes loosened up.
[25] I'll need to give you an antibiotic as well Jane to []
(PS27M) [26] Mm.
(PS27L) [27] [whispering] [...] that stuff because there's a lot of stuff lying Actually caught in the tubes. []
(PS27M) [28] Aye I've [...] take pains a lot.
(PS27L) [29] [...] Aye.
(PS27M) [30] Everywhere.
(PS27L) [31] Everywhere?
(PS27M) [32] Aye.
(PS27L) [33] Right.
[34] ... And ... [whispering] Thirteenth [...] [] Well what about work?
[35] You'll no manage work [...]
(PS27M) [36] No I've not been at my work this
(PS27L) [37] You've not been at your work.
(PS27M) [38] Aye.
[39] But they go on holiday on Thursday.
[40] But I phoned the work yesterday,
(PS27L) [41] Mhm.
(PS27M) [42] and I says er if I need a line, how will it work?
[43] And she says, Just ask your doctor for a line
(PS27L) [44] Mhm.
(PS27M) [45] to cover your work
(PS27L) [...]
(PS27M) [46] from yesterday to Friday.
[47] Then I go on holiday for three
(PS27L) [48] Right.
(PS27M) [49] weeks.
(PS27L) [50] [...] .
[51] ... Now did you put in a self certificate as well did you?
(PS27M) [52] No well that's what I
(PS27L) [53] That's
(PS27M) [54] was phoning the work for. [...]
(PS27L) [55] Aye [...]
(PS27M) [56] self certificate this week?
[57] She says, No, and it's holiday time, a self certificate's no good.
(PS27L) [58] Aye [...]
(PS27M) [59] You'll need an insurance line.
(PS27L) [60] No get a self certificate and put it in
(PS27M) [...]
(PS27L) [61] to Road.
[62] To keep yourself covered with Road.
(PS27M) [63] Alright.
(PS27L) [64] Cos that's what the work should have done.
(PS27M) [65] Ah.
(PS27L) [66] They should have got a self certificate and then sent it on to Road for you.
(PS27M) [67] Will I get that [...] then?
(PS27L) [68] But you get it from
(PS27M) [69] What down the Road ?
(PS27L) [70] Aye down the Road and get it away Jane, just to keep yourself covered [...] .
(PS27M) [71] Right.
(PS27L) [72] Cos er they should have done that.
[73] They're a crowd of bandits.
[74] Who's that ?
(PS27M) [75] yeah. ... [...] .
(PS27L) [76] Och [...] to breathe down there know what I mean, but oh.
(PS27M) [77] Mm. ...
(PS27L) [78] Boy it's getting getting past it.
(PS27M) [79] Aye it's the daughter now.
[80] It's no boys, it's Karen she's the boss .
(PS27L) [...]
(PS27M) [81] Lady Muck. [...]
(PS27L) [82] Say no more [...] [laugh] Say no more.
(PS27M) [83] Okay, thanks now Doctor.
(PS27L) [84] Well you're that'll keep [...] Jane.
[85] Okay?
(PS27M) [86] [...] thanks.
(PS27L) [87] Right.
[88] Cheerio now.
(PS27M) [...] [recording ends]