Example sentences of "[be] scatter on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Memories died : and the dead dogs ' bones , picked bare by the vultures , had been scattered on the shingle or swept into the river now flooded with melted mountain snow . |
| 2 | All the rags of newspapers , that a mob will scatter , seemed to have been scattered on the sea and then danced and trodden on till mess was everywhere . |
| 3 | Relics of the lead-mining and smelting industry are scattered on the moors in the vicinity . |
| 4 | Sulphur fins are attached to sapphire bodies , orange spots are scattered on a sage-green flank , chocolate-brown scales are individually rimmed with peacock blue , tails are patterned like archery targets with a golden centre surrounded by outers of scarlet , black and white . |
| 5 | The rounds are scattered on the kitchen table , and I 'm moving the pistol from hand to hand like I was kneading a blob of putty . |
| 6 | The ash will be scattered on the floor throughout the hospital . |
| 7 | His ashes were scattered on the course and his bonds given to the Club . |
| 8 | Passengers ' baggage had spilled out of the hold and burst suitcases , charred books , swimming costumes and tubes of sun tan cream were scattered on the ground . |
| 9 | Threads were scattered on the surface and flour and sand trodden in to simulate dust and grit ( a major cause of wear ) and the cleaner 's overall efficiency was recorded . |
| 10 | Europeans had few military resources and the only significant American forces were scattered on occupation duties in Germany . |
| 11 | Burrs of hair were scattered on his scalp ; they were the same muted colour as his skin , as though he were compounded of the dust he played in . |
| 12 | A few sections of rail were lying on the bottom , several more were scattered on the ground and one was propped against the end of the trailer as if whoever had been in the act of loading or unloading had abandoned it in a hurry . |
| 13 | Gandhi 's ashes were scattered on the waters of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers at Allahabad on May 28 in a ceremony that marked the end of the funeral service . |
| 14 | The men would risk being scattered on landing and the pilots would find it difficult to navigate because of the sand being blown about by the wind . |