Sentence examples for be dug at from inspiring English sources

Wilkin said that a trench needs to be dug at least a few meters deeper than the height of the whale, in order to keep the carcass from resurfacing.

In his attempts to locate Mr. Wang, and later to cure Mrs. Wang of cancer, Mr. Chan ordered that deep holes be dug at various sites around Hong Kong.

In Britain and America, coffins often lead-lined and weighing as much as 2,000 lbs (900kg)—are carried by hand and lowered into graves that must, by law, be dug at least six feet (1.8m) deep.

The outbreak of the Second World War on 1939 delayed the commencement of the Autumn Term until trenches could be dug at the school.

Before planting the recommended pits of 0.75 x 0.75 x 0.75 m dimension should be dug at the desired place two weeks before the actual planting.

Where rodents or other mammals are a nuisances a wire net can be dug at least 15 cm deep into the ground and covered over the clamp.

At times, 300 fossil-hunters would be digging at random.

Both efforts will be difficult, but at least we'll be digging at the problem's roots instead of hacking at its leaves.

The canal was dug at least 12 feet deep.

Thirty fresh graves have been dug at the Serafimov cemetery in St Petersburg for some of the dead.

By this morning, 18 graves were dug at the top of a shady green field near the village.