Example sentences of "were [vb pp] over a [adj] area " in BNC.
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| 1 | When dawn broke , the jeeps and trucks were scattered over a wide area , camouflaged under bushes and in the lee of rocks . |
| 2 | The two Bf110s had crashed nearby , and ‘ … they were scattered over a wide area — we all went out to view the wrecks . |
| 3 | All windows were blown out and large pieces of metal and wood were scattered over a wide area . |
| 4 | Windows were shattered over a wide area and a number of persons had to be treated for injuries from flying glass and shock . |
| 5 | Even within London the operations were spread over a wide area with , for example , designers at Greenford , south-east London , fittings in Battersea and pattern-cutting in Kilburn . |
| 6 | At Eton the different houses and classrooms were spread over a large area , and in the next day or two I had somehow to find out where and when which masters were teaching me what subjects . |
| 7 | The worst day for bomb scares was the Wednesday before Christmas , when many hours of trading were lost over a wide area of the centre of town . |