Example sentences of "[noun pl] covered [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The antennae are divided into large feathery plumes covered with tiny sensory hairs which are tuned to the female 's smell molecules . |
| 2 | with yellow , chill primroses covered by sturdy leaves , |
| 3 | They have settled in sprawling camps around the town , building rickety wooden huts covered with brown paper from the defunct local paper mill . |
| 4 | TESSA FANTONI , wife of cartoonist Barry , trained as a bookbinder and used her knowledge of paper to develop a collection of beautiful albums and books covered with marbled and original 1930s and 1940s printed papers . |
| 5 | For a moment , he stood naked with his back to her , his great legs covered with little circles of coarse , red curls , his hair like a mane down the back of his head . |
| 6 | ( 1 ) For the areas covered by separate licensing boards , see 5.1 . |
| 7 | The literature of Scottish geology , however , whilst it has grown in terms of numbers of papers , has not resulted in any increase in the numbers of journals devoted to it ( except for the Scottish Journal of Geology ) , but has grown by taking up more space in existing journals , and by expanding into areas covered by new , multidisciplinary journals , such as Precambrian Research , Chemical Geology , Tectonophysics , and similar publications . |
| 8 | The literature of Scottish geology , however , whilst it has grown in terms of numbers of papers , has not resulted in any increase in the numbers of journals devoted to it ( except for the Scottish Journal of Geology ) , but has grown by taking up more space in existing journals , and by expanding into areas covered by new , multidisciplinary journals , such as Precambrian Research , Chemical Geology , Tectonophysics , and similar publications . |
| 9 | On the question of increased competence for the European institutions , the Foreign Secretary made it clear that the significant shift sought by the June draft treaty to enlarge Community competence in areas covered by qualified majority voting was unacceptable . |
| 10 | Close to a rocky outcrop were discovered the remains of two bronze statues covered in marine concretions a draped figure 170cm high with no base and only half its head preserved and a bust with a badly corroded head . |
| 11 | Fascinated , Dr Neil , who had opened the bag and was beginning to pull out strange-looking forceps and a bottle of chloroform , watched her lift up her black skirt to reveal a spotless white petticoat , from which she cut a large square which she placed on the grimy table , having first cleared to one side the used cups and plates covered in half-eaten food . |
| 12 | That came most from his wide-apart blue-green eyes , the sculptured bones covered with wasted skin , the rare smile . |
| 13 | He could imagine that the walls had once been lined with an array of expensive paintings or tapestries and the wooden floorboards covered with elegant , sculpted carpeting . |
| 14 | This problem still besets the most primitive land plants living today — the moist skins known as liverworts , and the filaments covered with green scales , the mosses . |
| 15 | He was crouched in the corner by the big tiled kitchen range , his sleeves rolled up and his shirt and trousers covered in white ash . |
| 16 | He described how using films covered with tiny grooves called riblets could save the world 's airlines billions . |
| 17 | VILLE-SUR-ARCE : Fine slopes for viticulture consisting of Kimmeridgian marls covered by Portlandian calcareous rocks broken up by frost in the glacial period , providing excellent surface drainage while deep roots can penetrate the marls for reserves of water . |
| 18 | Some were carrying bulky packages covered with thick quilted cloths . |
| 19 | They have found that the soils are thin and leached and in places covered by boggy upland peat ( see page 78 ) . |
| 20 | The vast distances covered by American railways meant that passengers often had to sleep on trains , but sleepers on early American trains were uncomfortable . |
| 21 | One misty autumn morning I drove out to the monastery for a look , crunching along lanes covered in empty chestnut husks , which are already an indication of Benedictines ahead , since Benedictines always plant chestnut trees by their buildings . |
| 22 | Thus the number of employed persons covered by occupational retirement pensions increased from 2.6 million in 1936 to 4.4 million in 1956 , 12.2 million in 1967 , and fell slightly to 11.5 million in 1975 . |
| 23 | At the same time , the royal visitors checked that rood screens had been demolished , wall paintings covered with white lime , and stained glass windows reglazed with white glass . |
| 24 | Behind fresh eggs and bacon and milk at the front of the fridge she found a pile of dates covered in green mould , and a piece of Stilton turning grey , and an older lump of lettuce wrapped in newspaper . |
| 25 | about the room were high chairs and low chairs , bandy-legged chairs , chairs so attenuated that it was a wonder any but a sylph could sit upon them , marqueterie tables covered with marvellous gimcracks , china ornaments of all ages and countries , bronzes , gilt daggers , Books of Beauty , yataghans , Turkish papooshes and boxes of Parisian bonbons … |
| 26 | A jazz band played on a little stage at the end of the wide , luxurious room , and diners sat and listened at tables covered in white linen and silver . |
| 27 | There are three fairly large dug-outs covered with heavy logs and camouflaged . |
| 28 | The river banks changed from jagged rock with little vegetation to luscious green slopes covered with olive trees . |
| 29 | This is quite an energetic section of the walk with steep slopes covered in beautiful maritime heaths . |
| 30 | The men were Dragoons who wore brass helmets covered with drab cloth so the rising sun would not reflect from the shining metal to betray their position . |