Example sentences of "lie scattered [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are dozens of attractive bays round the shore ; skerries , underwater rocky outcrops , lie scattered throughout its six-mile length ; knowing where they are is all important . |
| 2 | The remains of duns , brochs , stone circles , burial chambers and standing stones lie scattered throughout the island . |
| 3 | They lie scattered amongst the hills and moorlands and skill using a compass and map is almost as important as skill using a fishing rod . |
| 4 | ‘ I have snapped my squeaking baby-trumpet of sedition , ’ he wrote in April 1798 , ‘ and the fragments lie scattered in the lumber-room of penitence . |
| 5 | The Theban necropolis , which includes almost 400 tombs and a handful of major temples , lay scattered across a sloping swath of desert between the cultivation and the hills . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It had been shattered along with the glass tank , the debris of which lay scattered on the carpet . |
| 8 | His eyes were on Meredith , who was framed against the peeling ochre wall , her flame-burst of hair a startling contrast to her pale cream skin and the delicate snowflakes which lay scattered on her head like confetti . |
| 9 | Broken glass lay scattered over the cement floor , along with pieces of brick , broken flowerpots , dead leaves . |
| 10 | The black and white wooden pole used as the cordon had been completely shattered ; shreds of wood lay scattered in the rain . |
| 11 | The original plaster lay scattered in pieces on his death , it not being clear just how Rodin would have wanted it pieced together . |
| 12 | He shed tears the way a flower sheds petals , they fell to the ground , lay scattered round his feet . |
| 13 | Here we were in a restaurant where books on croquet lay scattered around the place . |
| 14 | It was apparent as the light grew that the rocks which lay scattered among the trees had at one time been arranged in order . |