Example sentences of "be scattered over a [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | For the city-centre church this will mean working with a map of the entire city , in recognition that the majority of their congregation will be scattered over a large area . |
| 3 | But that was generally the practice of settled people : Zuwaya were scattered over a vast territory , and although they owned land they were not permanently resident on it . |
| 4 | When dawn broke , the jeeps and trucks were scattered over a wide area , camouflaged under bushes and in the lee of rocks . |
| 5 | The two Bf110s had crashed nearby , and ‘ … they were scattered over a wide area — we all went out to view the wrecks . |
| 6 | All windows were blown out and large pieces of metal and wood were scattered over a wide area . |