Example sentences of "scatter [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No previous study of Scottish medieval prices exists , mainly because information on the subject is scarce , and scattered widely through a number of sources . |
| 2 | ( The abacus beads are scattered randomly on the wires of the abacus . ) |
| 3 | What would he do with Harry 's body when he found it at last , but toss it back again to go downstream as he willed it to go , and leave its poor slender bones scattered all along the banks of Severn without a name or a resting-place ? |
| 4 | There were incendiaries scattered all over the airfield for days , being picked up and made safe — another job for the armourers . |
| 5 | For afters , no stone was left unturned : Wall 's Viennetta vied with two flavours of Bird 's Instant Whip for the affections of the eaters , while scattered tantalizingly around the periphery of the table stood bowls of orange-flavoured Matchmakers and a couple of full bottles of Bailey 's Irish Cream . |
| 6 | Exhibition displays , files , portfolios and furniture seem to be scattered around with an air of sudden improvisation . |
| 7 | Initially this left the larger machines , with consoles scattered around on the end of RS232 cables , somewhat behind . |
| 8 | ‘ Come , ’ they say to one another , ‘ Let us build ourselves a city , and a tower with its top in the heavens , and let us make a name for ourselves , lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth ’ ( 11.4 ) . |
| 9 | He reached the top of the bank , lizards scattering out of the way in front of him . |