Notice that the areas swept during a specific season changes through time.

The storm had swept all the sand away during the night.

Kidnappings have swept the foreign community during the past two weeks.

Some people were swept over the side during a storm our first night at sea.

The Police swept through these districts during a short blitz.

In December 1802 this bridge was swept away during a severe storm.

The main wall of the school had been swept away by a mud slide during the rainy season.

Tories were swept from power during last year's local government elections.

They are expected to be on a similar scale to those which swept across Western Europe during the night.

The Kezdai had swept through and over the area during the first invasion.