11.   The ground was covered with soft green sphagnum moss, and the dampness here did not permit the growth of hardwoods.

12.   We need more time to cover so much ground.

13.   Snow was coming down in huge flakes which soon covered the ground.

14.   The trees in your garden may have covered the ground with apples, pears or plums.

15.   In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground.

16.   The ground beneath is covered with flowers.

17.   The essay covers familiar ground.

18.   The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.

19.   Spongy moss covered the ground.

20.   The little baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.