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

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1 The ash will be scattered on the floor throughout the hospital .
2 The ashes will then be scattered to the four points of the Earth .
3 Although at some times of the year , individuals within the dogwhelk enclave may be scattered over the shore , at others they aggregate in large clusters .
4 The submissions may be drawn together but can appear anywhere in the judgment or they may simply also be scattered through the judgment amongst the judicial reasoning , which may itself be discursive .
5 For though it is hard for us to credit it now , many people believed that if you travelled faster than — say — 30 miles an hour , you might actually burst and be scattered across the railway lines .
6 For us , though , they are important , because if one plotted a map to show the distribution of all earthquake centres in the world for the last ten years , a large proportion of them would be scattered along the oceanic ridges .
7 Touch church or touch party in your antislavery efforts and all their zeal for the slave would be scattered in the twinkling of an eye …
8 Some of the waves of light will be scattered by the particle and this will indicate its position .
9 Shell-shaped sweets or chocolates could also be scattered around the octopus to enhance the general effect , if liked .
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