The drive across the island can take three to four hours.

With 700 troops, he set out across the island from west to east.

It was hard going, but they got to the top at last, and once more looked across the island.

He'd been across the island last night when they'd arrived.

They could see all the way from the ridge road across the entire island to the west.

Its first activities were the collection of information about churches across the island.

"One could go right across the island without going through the hotel at all."

Many events take place each year across the island, all designed to appeal to different groups of people.

I've even been across the island to look at the little country place he has here.

You could walk across the whole island in an hour.