Example sentences of "and covered [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the south-eastern corner between the Hadhlamaut and the Persian Gulf , lies Rub' al Khali , the Empty Quarter , which consists essentially of a low plateau sloping northwards from about 300 m ( 1000 ft ) down to sea level and covered to a considerable extent with sand dunes . |
| 2 | He was swabbed with spirit and covered with a cold wet sheet . |
| 3 | and covered with a duster |
| 4 | Prevention of infection is the objective whenever surgical wounds are cleaned and covered with a sterile dressing or spray . |
| 5 | This consisted of sliced pears and strawberries soaked in Cointreau and covered with a sauce of beaten egg yolks , confectioner 's sugar , cloves and cinnamon . |
| 6 | Another item that really suffers when seen dry , but once in the tank , wet and covered with a little algae , comes into its own . |
| 7 | 2 Keep the filo sheets stacked and covered with a damp cloth . |
| 8 | One of Ginny 's earliest memories was of the contrast between the white of his shirt and shorts and the brown of his skin ; his legs and arms had been heavily muscled and covered with a sprinkling of dark hairs , and beads of sweat on his upper lip drained into his thin moustache . |
| 9 | Normally , unopened bags of cement , stored in a dry place , on a raised platform , and covered with a plastic sheet , will stay fresh for five to six weeks . |
| 10 | His eyes were very bloodshot , like small balls of scarlet in his dark countenance , and his cheeks , of which the Collector had always admired the plumpness and the polish , were now hollow and covered with a dark , wispy down . |
| 11 | A table which the Collector strongly suspected was his favourite Louis XVI had been brought out of the Residency drawing-room and covered with a clean white cloth to serve as an altar table . |
| 12 | They are a little smaller , club-shaped and covered with a shiny brown fluid which neither hardens nor evaporates , but remains liquid for the three or four weeks it takes the eggs higher up the twig to hatch . |
| 13 | Seed is sown thinly and regularly on the surface , and covered with a thin layer of fine compost , unless otherwise noted in the descriptive list of herbs ( pages 44–113 ) . |
| 14 | Made in larger quantities pesto can be preserved in jars if it is tightly packed ( no air pockets should remain ) and covered with a layer of olive oil . |
| 15 | The quay , which acted as the customs shed , was three rusting barges lashed together and covered with a roof of corrugated iron . |
| 16 | He had obviously been sleeping ; his hair was ruffled and untidy and his chin unshaven and covered with a short , dark stubble . |
| 17 | They rode into town in her finest litter , crowded with cushions covered in a rich fabric from a country undreamed of , far to the north at the edge of the world , on the other side of the Great Green , and covered with a canopy of light linen cross-threaded with blue and gold . |
| 18 | Alice glanced at her own hands , small , neat , the nails immaculately well maintained , and covered with a transparent varnish to protect them from the world . |
| 19 | The brickwork in the x-ray theatre is crossed , bonded and covered with a barium rich plaster which ensures that the room is sealed from radiation leakage . |
| 20 | She had the woman stripped and covered with a blanket in moments , and bit her lip to contain her anger . |
| 21 | The landlord grinned , listed the contents of his larder , and within the half-hour served a couple of pullets stuffed with herbs and covered with a piquant sauce of sweet butter and wild berries , a skillet pasty , an apple tansy , and a prodigious marrow pudding . |
| 22 | Mrs. Whitlock retained the pre-war length of dress , almost to the ground and covered by a voluminous apron made from discarded sugar sacks . |
| 23 | This is balanced by a false porch at the back , and the whole surrounded by a close-set colonnade and covered by a low-pitched roof which gives long , low gables at the ends , the pediments . |
| 24 | The shop window was tiny and covered by a metal grille . |
| 25 | It was easy to see why the police would have missed it : from outside , it was just a concrete hardstand , perhaps the foundation for an old shed , and the opening led through a shallow pit that was usually jammed with rubbish and covered by a corrugated iron sheet . |
| 26 | This is a small cruciform building ( 33 by 39 feet ) , situated behind the church of S. Vitale , made of brick and covered by a central dome . |
| 27 | Made from peanuts , nougat , and chunks of glacé cherry , and covered in a thick coating of milk chocolate , it was the best candy bar that he 'd ever come across . |
| 28 | Both amp and speakers are enclosed in wooden cabs and covered in a tactile grey fabric . |