Possible Clues:

• Former lover Eve isn't terribly large
• Covering a wide area
• Exist, even though scattered over large area
• Old numbers I have put down as 'great'
• 2 x 10 in the sieve, broadly speaking
• Covering much area
• New exits even covering wide area
• Seven exit, roaming over large area
• Former lover Eve isn't unusually large
• Former lover stretched tight with four tucked in blanket