Example sentences of "scatter [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snow gathered in a thin cloak on his tunic 's shoulders and he made no attempt to scatter the fall . |
| 2 | For days he backed the little transport box into the huge mound and went up and down the fields in lines , stopping the tractor every few yards to scatter the lime , tossing each shovelful on the wind for the white dust to be blown out over the grass . |
| 3 | It is best to scatter the seed evenly across 3–4in-wide bands made with the blade of an onion hoe . |
| 4 | Around him lay scattered the festering remains of half a dozen meals . |
| 5 | The front door slammed distantly , the Aston Martin 's tyres scattered the gravel noisily on the drive , and still she stood there , torn inside , unmoving , until Charles came to see if she was coming with them to the hospital to visit Lucy . |
| 6 | Philip 's Mum scattered the oven chips on the baking tray . |
| 7 | Now the political culture of the time was such that the political system which actually emerged is rather different from that which some of the people who went to Philadelphia thought would emerge and that really reflects a number of changes , one that America has grown from four million to two hundred and fifty million , two , from being isolated , remote and scattered the population has consolidated and grown , America has become a vast industrial power as opposed to a , an agricultural nation and all these have had their impact upon the importance and scope of government . |
| 8 | In Holland about 400 tons of lead shot are scattered every year . |
| 9 | The French , the Dutch , and the Spanish were ready to attack them , and over so widely scattered a set of islands the attacker would always find some weak spot to invade and devastate . |
| 10 | They stripped these books down to their narrative skeletons , then scattered a string of incidents on to the screen without caring whether they moved or excited the audience . |
| 11 | At Marienburg the Orcs fought a massive and bloody sea battle against the Empire fleet , sending half the Imperial ships to the bottom of the sea and scattering the rest to the four winds . |
| 12 | Gone were the days of scattering the Brewery 's waste sawdust on the greens . |
| 13 | By scattering the fertiliser pellets over his vineyard the vigneron is helping to restore the vine 's balance of resources . |
| 14 | However , he had successfully blown Voltaire 's head out of the bore of the six-pounder ; it rolled over the rampart and landed among the skeletons , scattering the pariah dogs who were sunning themselves there while waiting for their next meal to be heaved over . |
| 15 | Whenever I motor past , I imagine what a joy it must have been once upon a time to see him in action around the commons and village greens , stroking that famous beard and then scattering the pony and traps with his magnificent blows . |
| 16 | Pile the fruits into it , scattering the butter and sugar between layers . |
| 17 | The second lieutenant in the Queen 's Royal Regiment had fearlessly led his platoon straight toward heavy German fire , scattering the enemy . |
| 18 | He landed in the forecourt of a carpet shop , scattering the merchandise and customers , dived through its rear exit trailing apologies , skidded down another alley and stopped , teetering dangerously , just as he was about to plunge unthinkingly into the Ankh . |
| 19 | Then he fell forward , scattering the sheaf of poems across the floor beside him . |
| 20 | It was in the vicinity of these steps that my father fell , scattering the load on his tray — teapot , cups , saucers , sandwiches , cakes — across the area of grass at the top of the steps . |
| 21 | So blackly venomous was his expression that Perdita fled towards the next pitch , scattering the polo balls which lay like a hatch of goose eggs near the goal posts . |
| 22 | Brush a shallow ovenproof dish , with a little of the oil and layer the potatoes , scattering the lemon rind , herbs and seasoning in between . |
| 23 | The phenomenon of light scattering by small particles is familiar to us all ; the blue colour of the sky or the varied colours of a sunset , the poor penetration of car headlights in a fog is caused by water droplets scattering the light , and the obvious presence of dust in a sunbeam or the Tyndall effect in an irradiated colloidal solution are further examples of this effect . |
| 24 | With no further words , she set off across the wide lawns of the De Belving gardens , scattering a couple of sleepy peacocks as she went . |
| 25 | The kinetic treatment of crystallization from the melt is based on the radial growth of a front through space and can be likened to someone scattering a handful of gravel onto the surface of a pond . |
| 26 | Scatter the parsley over the mushrooms and serve hot . |
| 27 | Arrange the florets in an ovenproof serving dish and scatter the breadcrumb mixture on top . |
| 28 | 3 Scatter the brioche cubes in six small gratin or shallow heatproof dishes . |
| 29 | Scatter the cheese over the top . |
| 30 | Leave to dry slightly then pile the sweets into the top of the bag and scatter the remainder around . |