Example sentences of "[coord] scattered [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Relevant statutory provisions may be grouped together or scattered through the judgment .
2 Only a part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be used for remote sensing for , as noted earlier , energy in some spectral bands is absorbed or scattered by the atmosphere .
3 The shackles , the whip and the hoe , these emblems of slavery , lie broken and scattered on the ground ; while the plough , the sickle and the flail , emblematical of improved and free labour are conspicuously displayed .
4 The principal Border fishery is of course the mighty River Tweed , and there are a number of excellent trout lochs , near Hawick , and scattered along the coastal plain and in the Lammermuir Hills .
5 ‘ The average number of vehicles passed through the shops for repairs annually is 8,100 … . there are 3,200 employed at Wolverton , while outside we have 2,000 at Crewe , Carlisle and Willesden , and scattered over the line ’ .
6 Chunks of blue-green stuff flaked off and scattered over the floor .
7 One had toppled over , and eight oranges had rolled and scattered about the small compartment .
8 As a result , the inert and living organisms were disassembled and scattered into the ether .
9 Fish and dolphins that live in extremely muddy water can not see because , although there is light , it is obstructed and scattered by the dirt in the water .
10 This is not too difficult to understand for the ‘ second agricultural revolution ’ has brought about a drastic decline in the number of agricultural workers since the war and has left those who remain more isolated and scattered throughout the countryside as a result .
11 Everyone was drinking but scattered at the sight of Bill Sykes but this little girl went back on stage to finish her drink !
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