Example sentences of "[noun] spread over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Industry spread over the lower-lying parts of the towns , leaving the hills for the residences of the well-to-do , but this was not a conscious piece of ‘ zoning ’ . |
| 2 | With his influence spreading over the Pyrenees , — Bearn , Bigorre , Roussillon and Provence — Alfonso II was a formidable neighbour , a threat to the Dukes of Aquitaine as well as to the Kings of Navarre and Counts of Toulouse . |
| 3 | A dark stain spread over the grey patterned carpet . |
| 4 | ( One notable relic is the second volume ( Men ) of a two-volume group entitled Things and Men : it is full of snippets of conversation and descriptions spread over the period 1897 to 1910 , frequently used in his books and papers in order to restrain his fancy and keep his feet firmly on the ground . ) |
| 5 | That was the beginning of a series of small books of prayers spread over the next fifty years , which were prayed first and then made available for others who felt the same spiritual need as myself . |
| 6 | The bottom surface of the enclosure is lined with tin and a 1in-thick layer of fine sand spread over the tin into which the fire brick is set . |
| 7 | It will leave behind it a carpet of hot foam spread over the road . |
| 8 | The glass rocked and wavered for an instant before it fell and a dark pool of wine spread over the tablecloth between them . |
| 9 | * Based on unit costs spread over the whole year . |
| 10 | After all them years she does n't owe me a thing " A gentle smile spread over the seamed face . |
| 11 | A slow grin spread over the ambulance driver 's face . |
| 12 | I dimly discerned a large dog spread over the knees of four small children . |
| 13 | Its stalls spread over the whole area successfully restricting passage in any direction . |
| 14 | By contrast , the research studies were looking more broadly at the whole child care service , and seeing the remedies prescribed by previous reports on similar scandals spreading over the whole system , and informing a confrontational , antagonistic and defensive approach to work requiring a more collaborative and inclusive spirit . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's Easy To See ’ recalls The Door' blues mutations , revving up only to rev down , John Critchley 's deep voice spreading over the song . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's Easy To See ’ recalls The Door' blues mutations , revving up only to rev down , John Critchley 's deep voice spreading over the song . |
| 17 | The southern component spreads over the continental shelf . |
| 18 | ‘ Shouting at me is n't a lot of help , ’ Polly blazed , flinging pencil and ruler down on the chart spread over the tray balanced on her knee , then lifting her head to glare at him . |
| 19 | Her eyes slipped across and down to glimpse any words not covered by her fingers spread over the top page : ‘ hours ’ , ‘ be with you ’ , ‘ your name ’ , ‘ love ’ , ‘ last night ’ . |
| 20 | Fand lay on it , her hair spread over the dark wood . |
| 21 | Within minutes she was asleep , her heavy mane of hair spread over the white pillows . |
| 22 | They are not very efficient at working in raw manure , but will mix in proprietary composted manure and bark spread over the surface . |
| 23 | She was often offered lifts , but when she said , thank you , but she was going for a walk , a pitying expression spread over the faces of the drivers . |
| 24 | This too , is a dialect word , seldom used now : it refers to the yellow and red worsted ornament spread over the collars of horses in a team . |
| 25 | Two swans glided majestically past and ripples spread over the breeze-ruffled surface as a fish captured an unwary insect which alighted above it . |
| 26 | Business and elections were conducted on the first day , followed by speeches and discussion spread over the following two days and an evening conversazione where " everybody was in the best of spirits . |
| 27 | ( v ) Allow the cells to spread over the surface for about 30 sec then pick them up by touching the surface of the solution with the plastic-coated slide . |