| And they cannot put more than one spadeful of rubbish in each bag as it may tear. |
| He made a sign to the drummer, who handed him a paddle, with which he turned over a spadeful of earth. |
| This hypothesis crumbled at the first spadeful below the topsoil. |
| Every spadeful of earth was carefully examined, and the probe thrust down anxiously and with great caution. |
| The first spadeful revealed five crocosmia corms stacked vertically, like buns in a bakery. |
| The day's work ends around five, in time for tea and chatter about this or that spadeful of triumph or mystery. |
