Example sentences of "are [vb pp] over a [adj] area " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of these patches are subdivided , and 26 small units of DNs are scattered over a wide area . |
| 2 | The remains of engine houses and mining shafts are found over a wide area in this region , as well as ‘ rakes ’ long fissures stretching for miles across the landscape , where miners extracted ore from narrow veins in the carboniferous limestone . |
| 3 | Consideration may need to be given to switching partners or departments to achieve this ; ( 3 ) inevitably , where the activities of a firm are spread over a wide area , problems arise in connection with the basic decision making processwhen , for example , partners ' meetings become more difficult to arrange . |
| 4 | Ireland , again unlike Holland , is a relatively big country and the players are spread over a wide area . |
| 5 | The absence of a temple in the vicinity of the buildings need not negate this hypothesis , since on most sites of this nature the buildings are spread over a considerable area . |