Example sentences of "[be] scatter [prep] [art] [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 Relics of the lead-mining and smelting industry are scattered on the moors in the vicinity .
2 Over eighty-five per cent of these are scattered throughout the country in small villages and hamlets .
3 While a large number of the items taken from Germany are held in special State-run storage facilities and are easy to work with , the majority of works removed from Russia were scattered over the world in the post-war period ’ .
4 The Easter egg , overcome by heat , too much food , and an excess of wine , had to go and stand outside the door for a little fresh air , but came back full of verve and ready to tackle some of Willi 's bonbons that were scattered about the room in dishes in case anyone felt the need of more to eat .
5 The underlying idea here is that every corporation , willy-nilly , acquires large amounts of information that is potentially useful in a competitive sense ; but that this information is scattered throughout the firm in its various divisions , units , departments and so on .
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