Example sentences of "[noun sg] spread over " 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 | The former manor spread over several parishes , with a particular emphasis on sheep farming backed up by a large wheat crop . |
| 3 | In effect the Challenge is a marathon spread over four days , taking in a 10K , an 8.6K hill race , a 5K beach race and a cross-island 14 mile to finish off . |
| 4 | The Challenge is a marathon spread over four tough days , though La Santa offers much more besides the races themselves . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A dark stain spread over the grey patterned carpet . |
| 7 | A look of determination spread over several faces as they hurtled from side to side , and several comical scenes were witnessed as spinnakers were flown on the downwind run . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | An increasing dryness towards the end of the previous period had allowed forest to spread over most of the peat areas , but this in turn was interrupted in the sub-Boreal period , 5 000 to 2 800 years ago , by a widespread but shallow marine transgression . |
| 10 | It will leave behind it a carpet of hot foam spread over the road . |
| 11 | The glass rocked and wavered for an instant before it fell and a dark pool of wine spread over the tablecloth between them . |
| 12 | Once again , the intensity of contact spread over such a long time in the field makes this form of self-monitoring difficult to maintain , and there was also a general resistance from below to the management 's instruction . |
| 13 | Their selection spreads over Sickert 's entire career , ranging through his music hall and theatre subjects , his studies of Venice and Dieppe and his later pictures which were based upon photographs . |
| 14 | After all them years she does n't owe me a thing " A gentle smile spread over the seamed face . |
| 15 | A sardonic smile spread over Maurin 's face . |
| 16 | A smile spread over Roman 's face . |
| 17 | A broad smile spread over Lucy 's face as she recalled the occasions . |
| 18 | A cunning grin spread over Asshe 's face . |
| 19 | A slow grin spread over the ambulance driver 's face . |
| 20 | It is not surprising that as opera spread over Europe it tended to preserve its original language , resisting the various vernaculars . |
| 21 | I dimly discerned a large dog spread over the knees of four small children . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | She is but a servant maid , and one of the lowest kind : yet look at her face , as the light of recognising love spreads over it . |
| 25 | The southern component spreads over the continental shelf . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | She was sitting there with the pink blanket spread over her , the hot water-bottle on her ankles . |
| 28 | Four people were playing bridge on a blanket spread over one end of the table . |
| 29 | Fand lay on it , her hair spread over the dark wood . |
| 30 | Within minutes she was asleep , her heavy mane of hair spread over the white pillows . |