A bedroom, the living room, and what appeared to be a library study the shelves minimally filled with books, but papers scattered across the desk.

Both units were in a shambles - food taken out of the refrigerator and thrown around, drawers opened, papers scattered.

Pair of candles burning, papers all scattered about.

The papers in his grasp scattered in the draft from a big cooling fan.

The papers scattered as she desperately tried to gather them into one pile.

The folder spilled, papers scattering across the floor.

Every locked drawer or cupboard had been forced, and the papers from inside scattered wildly about.

Chairs were overturned, and candles, papers, and other things scattered about.

The white paper has tiny, randomly scattered colored squares; a package of 50 11 7/8-by-8 1/4-inch sheets will sell for around $24.

I told him: "Your papers are scattering, but he walked right past me.