Example sentences of "be spread [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The picture was not seen as ‘ a moment of time ’ but the wings were assumed to be spread for a long period ( Goldsmith , 1984 , pp.2–3 ) . |
| 2 | They usually have their own personal computers , they need to subscribe to technical journals and pay for ( relatively expensive ) training and familiarisation courses in order to update their skills , their work tends to be spread over a wider geographical area and the need for a car is greater . |
| 3 | In comparison with other books , they can be expensive , as relatively low numbers are printed , so the basic cost of putting the book together must be spread over a limited number of copies . |
| 4 | Where there is no tidal range wave attack is concentrated at the same level of the coast for twenty-four hours a day , but where the tidal range is great it may be spread over a vast foreshore zone and may only attack the foot of the cliffs for a very short period at each high tide . |
| 5 | Certain necessary fixed costs of overheads can then be spread over a greater number of units of output thus reducing their incidence per unit of output , and also unit attributable costs might be lowered via bulk buying or the better management of production , and by strengthening of purchasing power . |
| 6 | These CDs cost more than the major company ones , but this is fair enough since the higher costs have to be spread over a smaller volume . |
| 7 | The traders may be spread over a whole town , or region of country , and yet make a market , if they are , by means of fairs , meetings , published price lists , the post-office or otherwise , in close communication with each other . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Whatever cuts we would finally have to make would have to be spread over a shorter period , ’ he said . |
| 9 | But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period . |
| 10 | It faced substantial protests , however , from water suppliers , notably in the UK ( see pp. 36903 ; 37159 ) and in West Germany , who objected that the massive costs involved would need to be spread over a longer period . |
| 11 | With both Cardiff and Newport dormant in recent years , other clubs have benefited from the movement of players ; talent has been spread over a wider area . |
| 12 | A small table by the door had been spread with a green cloth embroidered with the insignia of the League , two thistles crossed above the initials L.S.L. , and here , armed with white name cards and a bristling collection of pins , sat Mrs MacPhail , a determined young newcomer from Hamilton , Ontario , who had managed to obtain the post of secretary because none of the older members felt like undertaking so much work . |
| 13 | It points out , however , that decommissioning costs are spread over a long period , while those of reprocessing spent fuel are more immediate . |
| 14 | The speeds of molecules in a gas are spread over a wide range . |
| 15 | Consideration may need to be given to switching partners or departments to achieve this ; ( 3 ) inevitably , where the activities of a firm are spread over a wide area , problems arise in connection with the basic decision making processwhen , for example , partners ' meetings become more difficult to arrange . |
| 16 | Ireland , again unlike Holland , is a relatively big country and the players are spread over a wide area . |
| 17 | The absence of a temple in the vicinity of the buildings need not negate this hypothesis , since on most sites of this nature the buildings are spread over a considerable area . |
| 18 | These two delightful little resorts are spread round a picturesque old fishing harbour at the southern end of Lake Garda . |
| 19 | This classics such as Tom Brown 's Last Match and Dickens 's Dingley Dell v All Muggleton are spread before a fresh generation , as are essays on legendary players by writers of quality . |
| 20 | Their responses affect the habits of nectar-seeking insects and the type of pollen that is being spread at a particular time of day . |
| 21 | By contrast , the number density of the ions and electrons falls in proportion to the square of the distance from the Sun , because roughly the same number of ions ( and electrons ) is being spread over a growing spherical area centred on the Sun . |
| 22 | Christmas puddings , jars of mincemeat , bunches of holly , fruit , nuts , table-mats , serviette-rings and dozens of other useful little articles they had made carefully and patiently were spread over a long trestle table in the hall . |
| 23 | They were spread over a wide expanse of riverbank , back at the twisting curling Shannon river once more . |
| 24 | Even within London the operations were spread over a wide area with , for example , designers at Greenford , south-east London , fittings in Battersea and pattern-cutting in Kilburn . |
| 25 | At Eton the different houses and classrooms were spread over a large area , and in the next day or two I had somehow to find out where and when which masters were teaching me what subjects . |
| 26 | Her arms and legs were spread like a flayed hide ; her face was a gargoyle 's grimace . |
| 27 | an organisation which is spread over a wide geographical area is likely to decentralise authority on a regional basis , so that different cultures might predominate in different regions ; and |
| 28 | The population is spread over a large area of agricultural land . |
| 29 | The advantage of running a competition is that it should be cost effective if the cost of the prizes is spread over a large enough number of entrants . |
| 30 | A small scattering of chairs is spread around a small stage which has curtained-off side-booths . |