Example sentences of "be [vb pp] over the surface " in BNC.

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1 The disk is round to subpentagonal ; covered with thickened skin ; no scales but granules are scattered over the surface which are more conspicuous in dried specimens ; disk diameter up to 20 mm .
2 Small granules are scattered over the surface some developed into low spinelets .
3 To give a smooth polish to the fondant , a plastic icing smoother can be pressed over the surface of the cake .
4 If you like thinking about capacity for information storage ( I do ) , you can imagine the enormous number of different patterns of flaws that could be created over the surface of a crystal .
5 Then clean the piece of glass really thoroughly , first washing and then drying it , either with a proper glass cloth so that no pieces of lint are spread over the surface , or using a proprietary glass cleaning product and a suitable cloth .
6 In this technique a V-profile chisel , the graver , is pushed over the surface of the metal in order to remove a sliver of metal .
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