Example sentences of "layer of [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Put a layer of pebbles in a plant pot and then fill it up with healthy damp soil . |
| 2 | Arrange a layer of aubergines in an ovenproof dish , cover with half of the mince , another layer of aubergines , the remaining mince and finish with a layer of aubergines . |
| 3 | There was a good layer of algae in the Victorian tank but I never noticed any of them feeding on it . |
| 4 | Every evening Kāli spread a new layer of pine-needles in the stable as bedding for the cattle . |
| 5 | The layer of gases near the Earth contains ozone — another greenhouse gas . |
| 6 | Cars and light vans contribute to 18 per cent of the carbon emissions which thicken the protective layer of gases around the Earth contributing to global warming ( see Chapter 1 ) . |
| 7 | Thirty bore-holes were drilled in the Atlantic at various carefully-selected sites , and in each hole the drill first passed through a thin surface layer of sediments into the basaltic rocks of the oceanic crust . |
| 8 | The path length a an X-ray ( path A in figure 3.17 ) which strikes the top layer of atoms in a crystal is shorter than that of an X-ray which strikes the second layer ( path B ) . |