Example sentences of "be spread [adv] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're spread all over the country , which is why I have to travel so much and why the Consulate had difficulty tracing me . ’ |
| 2 | But , but , genes themselves are spread all over the perimeter , so you might well find that er genes there 's more of them |
| 3 | We 've got 37,000 members who are spread all over the country . |
| 4 | ‘ Their pictures were spread all over the news bulletins . |
| 5 | Letters to be read out were spread all over the desk , along with newspaper clippings and research notes on my two guests . |
| 6 | It has two components : a quoted margin above ( although sometimes below ) the reference rate , and a capital gain or loss element which is calculated under the assumption that the difference between the current price of the FRN and the maturity value is spread evenly over the remaining life of the FRN . |
| 7 | For example , people paid £100 per week , whose expenditure is spread evenly over the week and who spend all the £100 by the end of the week , will have roughly £50 ( in the bank or in cash ) on average : that is , mid-way between pay days . |
| 8 | It was usually something quite silly and trivial , like leaving the taps running in the bath huts or over-stuffing the dustbins so that mess and litter was spread all over the ground , but sometimes someone 's carelessness resulted in the whole inadequate drainage system being completely overloaded and clogged up . |
| 9 | The love of doing good , of ministering to the sick was the honey that was spread all over her bread . ’ |
| 10 | Cherry was spread all over the chaise longue , looking a little more or less natural in his crepe-de-Walthamstow gown . |