Example sentences of "spread over a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain necessary fixed costs of overheads can then be spread over a greater number of units of output thus reducing their incidence per unit of output , and also unit attributable costs might be lowered via bulk buying or the better management of production , and by strengthening of purchasing power . |
| 2 | They were spread over a wide expanse of riverbank , back at the twisting curling Shannon river once more . |
| 3 | Even within London the operations were spread over a wide area with , for example , designers at Greenford , south-east London , fittings in Battersea and pattern-cutting in Kilburn . |
| 4 | In comparison with other books , they can be expensive , as relatively low numbers are printed , so the basic cost of putting the book together must be spread over a limited number of copies . |
| 5 | The population is spread over a large area of agricultural land . |