Example sentences of "cover it with [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He covers it with both hands . |
| 2 | If the fish is whole , and the fishmonger has done the decent thing — removed the guts and gills , which would taint it during cooking — all you need do is immerse the beast in any container large enough to hold it ( ideally a fish kettle ) , cover it with cold water and bring it gently to the boil . |
| 3 | ‘ The trick is to cover it with black pepper , and when that 's gone , cover it again . ’ |
| 4 | Pike and Watkin unceremoniously rolled old Tosspot into the shallow hole and , whilst Athelstan muttered some prayers , hastily covered it with icy lumps of clay . |
| 5 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |
| 6 | Or , you can cover it with black plastic so that it rots down . |
| 7 | So keep up the heat in your compost heap by covering it with black plastic sheets , old carpets or sacking . |
| 8 | She halted as Rune 's hand sought hers across the table , covering it with overt compassion . |
| 9 | I — or something — moved this empty body about , drying it , covering it with clean clothes , brushing its hair , painting colour and expression on to its round blob of face , tenderly examining a new wrinkle under its left eye . |