Example sentences of "scatter [prep] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 It 's one of nine scattered through Europe and until recently was the only one not allowing smoking .
2 We also experimented with " cymatics " , the relationship between sound and form , and built meditational drums ( or " cymaflowers " ) whose surfaces , scattered with powders and liquids , formed perfect harmonic patterns in response to correctly chanted tones and mantras .
3 Of these , in West Malaysia , two species roost singly in trees and ny short distances to feed upon trees which produce a few flowers all year round , and the third , Eonycteris spelaea , roosts , in large colonies in caves and can ny up to at least 35km from them to feed and take food from a wide range of flowers scattered in space and time .
4 Haitians of all political persuasions scattered in panic when the first shells , and even cannonballs , began to hit .
5 The photographers scattered in panic as the bodyguard made a grab for the gunman .
6 Beneath the substantial merchants were a numerous class of artisans , scattered in towns and villages all over Spain .
7 Individuals usually more widely scattered over shore than Golden Plovers , and less given to manoeuvres in close flocks .
8 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 .
9 Ash 's books were most regrettably scattered across Europe and America .
10 It has been particularly effective in providing a secure home base for families that have been physically scattered by emigration and it seems quite possible that small-scale farming of this kind may enjoy a new vogue , with the greater appreciation of self-provisioning , especially for fuel , to say nothing of the scenic beauty of the places where it is carried on .
11 President Bush had reason to use military force to protect Americans because thousands were scattered around Panama and Gen Noriega 's troops had shown a willingness to harass and even kill them , Mr Goldman said .
12 To distinguish between these symmetry species we need more information , and it is extremely helpful to measure polarization of Raman scattering from fluids and band contours of IR ( or Raman ) bands of gases .
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