“I'm not sure where the others are from but I'm a Yorkshire lass and that should give the panel some cred!”

“That is still the case, although there is one demure young lass whose eldritch scream would be enough to frighten even the toughest banshee.”

“Moe is a lass thoroughly caught up in Japan's Gosloli trend, in which she dresses up in retro frocks in a misguided effort to be cool.”

“But try to get this Glasgow lassie to explain her design philosophy and she's flummoxed.”

“Sometimes he does things with the ball that are magnificent, other times he gives it away when you'd expect a wee lassie to keep hold of it.”

“When asked, I always say I am a lassie from Lancashire, having been born in Bury and brought up on Merseyside.”

“Serve two pieces of pig over the juice, the stir-fried vegetables separately, the lassy in a small shot glass with a straw.”

“Well, sir, believe you me, I'll give that lassy as good a strapping as ever she got when she comes back.”

“Lassy bought his home in Baumbachstrasse in 2004 but began suffering from fatigue in 2010, he told the Krone newspaper.”

“People don't realise the terrible time lassies have when they work the town.”

“The gym hall was strewn with sobbing lassies, their lives ruined, their confidence shattered by human error.”

“It was quite acceptable for a single, competent mountaineer to lead a group of lads and lassies on the hill, and to camp with them.”

“Aren't Sicilian scoundrels wooing comely American lasses behind every corner?”

“Make up your excuses lads and lasses and make your way out on the double, because I am on my way there.”

“We get so many letters saying how much it means, it would be a big blow for the lads and lasses out there.”