Example sentences of "[vb past] scatter [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mechanisms currently proposed attribute O 3 losses to perturbations induced by large increases in the stratospheric sulphate aerosol loading : these include enhanced heterogeneous chemistry on aerosols , enhanced scattering from the aerosols and radiative heating by the aerosols causing enhanced upwelling . |
| 2 | Voices were suddenly raised over in the crowd and people began scattering to the edges of the area , clearing the centre and falling silent . |
| 3 | Coffin-plates , elm-chips , bright-headed nails , and shreds of black cloth , lay scattered on the floor ; and the wall behind the counter was ornamented with a lively representation of two mutes in very stiff neckcloths , on duty at a large private door , with a hearse drawn by four black steeds , approaching in the distance . |
| 4 | It had been shattered along with the glass tank , the debris of which lay scattered on the carpet . |
| 5 | Broken glass lay scattered over the cement floor , along with pieces of brick , broken flowerpots , dead leaves . |
| 6 | The black and white wooden pole used as the cordon had been completely shattered ; shreds of wood lay scattered in the rain . |
| 7 | Here we were in a restaurant where books on croquet lay scattered around the place . |
| 8 | It was apparent as the light grew that the rocks which lay scattered among the trees had at one time been arranged in order . |
| 9 | Too late , she tried to marshal her senses , only to find they had scattered to the winds , driven by the sudden flood of desire pulsing through her body . |
| 10 | When the mice had scattered across the carpet and melted into the shadows by the wainscoting , Alexandra picked up their home of five days and carried it back to her tower room . |