BNC Text G58

Medical consultation. Sample containing about 469 words speech recorded in public context


4 speakers recorded by respondent number C211

PS27N X m (No name, age unknown, doctor) unspecified
PS27P X u (No name, age unknown, patient) unspecified
G58PSUNK (respondent W0000) X u (Unknown speaker, age unknown) other
G58PSUGP (respondent W000M) X u (Group of unknown speakers, age unknown) other

1 recordings

  1. Tape 096710 recorded on unknown date. LocationStrathclyde: Lanark ( Doctors surgery ) Activity: Consultation

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Unknown speaker (G58PSUNK) [...]
(PS27P) [1] I know but erm if I don't see [...] I'm gonna crack.
(PS27N) [2] Ah.
[3] Right.
[4] [...] organize you for doing that scan.
(PS27P) [5] Mhm.
(PS27N) [6] See what's going on.
[7] ... That's the results [...] about ten minutes ago, an hour ago.
(PS27P) [8] Yeah.
(PS27N) [9] And that's clear as well.
[10] So ...
(PS27P) [11] There's obviously something not right, Doctor .
(PS27N) [12] Aye there's something wrong.
[13] [...] working right.
(PS27P) [14] Where will I go for the scan?
(PS27N) [15] Er I don't know.
[16] I need to phone down, see if they've got a time for you today.
(PS27P) [17] Mhm. ... [...] .
(PS27N) [18] [...] ... You still [...] ?
(PS27P) [19] Aye. ... [...] .
(PS27N) [laugh]
(PS27P) [...]
(PS27N) [20] Do your loft up.
(PS27P) [21] We can, it's alright up there.
[22] I've got an auntie that lives up there.
[23] [...] and she hates it.
[24] [laughing] She wants to go back to [...] . []
(PS27N) [25] I don't to be quite honest I don't think there's anything left of .
(PS27P) [26] She doesn't like it in that new place .
(PS27N) [27] No no.
(PS27P) [28] And she's getting the nurses up.
(PS27N) [29] Is she giving them a hard time?
(PS27P) [30] Giving them a hard time down there.
(PS27N) [31] Is she?
(PS27P) [32] Aha.
(PS27N) [33] Who's that?
(PS27P) [34] My Aunty Peggy .
[35] My dad's sister. ...
(PS27N) [36] I was in there once but [...]
(PS27P) [37] She just went after he daughter.
[38] Her daughter died of cancer and then a year later her
(PS27N) [39] Oh right.
(PS27P) [40] husband died of cancer and she just [...] .
[41] ... Now even if I'm only weeks pregnant this'll show?
[42] Aye?
(PS27N) [43] If you're weeks pregnant, that would have shown.
(PS27P) [44] It would have shown?
(PS27N) [45] Aye.
[46] Oh aye.
(PS27P) [47] So I'm definitely not pregnant?
(PS27N) [48] Definitely not pregnant. [...]
(PS27P) [49] My body's just [...] dying.
(PS27N) [50] [...] .
(PS27P) [51] You mean I'm not heading for the end of me. [...]
(PS27N) [52] [...] [...] four weeks, would have shown up on that.
(PS27P) [53] Was it May you changed my pill wasn't it?
(PS27N) [54] Mhm.
[55] Aye I mean it
(PS27P) [...]
(PS27N) [56] might be that there could be something as simple as that that's
(PS27P) [57] Mhm.
(PS27N) [58] doing it.
[59] Could be something as simple as that.
[60] [whispering] [...] sixty two.
[61] ... Right. []
[62] ... Now it was Marvelon and I put you on to
(PS27P) [63] No it wasn't Marvelon it was that Trin
(PS27N) [64] Trin
(PS27P) [65] Aye.
(PS27N) [66] Trinordiol.
(PS27P) [67] Mhm.
(PS27N) [68] Trinordiol.
(PS27P) [69] And now it's Norimin. ...
(PS27N) [70] So it could It might just be that that's causing the problem.
[71] But we'll get you checked out.
[72] Now [...] see if we get whether I can get us fitted in.
(PS27P) [73] Mm right.
(PS27N) [74] Might manage it today.
(PS27P) [75] Mm. ...
(PS27N) [76] Margaret, they couldn't give me on just now.
(PS27P) [77] Mhm.
(PS27N) [78] Can we phone you this afternoon
(PS27P) [79] Aye.
(PS27N) [80] as long as we've got your phone number.
(PS27P) [81] Mhm.
[82] Should I take that with me?
(PS27N) [83] [...] brought this back.
[84] You hold on to that.
(PS27P) [85] Right.
(PS27N) [86] Right.
[87] Er and we've got your new phone number.
(PS27P) [88] Aye.
(PS27N) [89] Got that.
[90] And we'll give you a phone as soon as they get back to us.
[91] And if they can do it this afternoon or tomorrow morning,
(PS27P) [92] Aye.
(PS27N) [93] we'll let you know right away.
(PS27P) [94] It shouldn't be too long?
(PS27N) [95] It should Oh no it shouldn't be Hopefully within [...]
(PS27P) [...]
(PS27N) [96] [...] . [...]
(PS27P) [97] I know. [laugh]
(PS27N) [98] Yeah.
(PS27P) [99] Right thanks.
(PS27N) [100] Right cheerio now. [recording ends]