Example sentences of "layer of [noun] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last one million years the ice sheets spread a layer of boulder clay across the lowlands . |
| 2 | Then I bit into the first slice of bread ; home made , plastered thickly with farm butter and topped by a lavish layer of heather honey from the long row of hives I had often seen on the edge of the moor above . |
| 3 | Mica is an ionically bonded mineral in which , because of the arithmetic of the electrical charges in the molecule , every so often there is a layer of metal atoms in the crystal in which each atom has to share a single electron 's worth of charge with several near neighbours , so that this layer in the crystal is a weak one . |
| 4 | The final job is to place a layer of pea shingle over the soil to prevent the fish from disturbing the plant or soil . |
| 5 | In a tank without undergravels you have a choice ; either sprinkle a thin layer of coral sand over the base , or leave it bare and let algae grow there , making it easier for cleaning . |
| 6 | Otherwise a layer of clay particles under the usual fine gravel will suffice . |