Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] what remain [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The housing conditions of Britain 's underclass , who are now largely housed in what remains of the council sector , were described by the report of the Archbishop 's Commission , Faith in the City ( Church House Publishing , 1985 ) , in the following graphic terms . |
| 2 | One of the rusting iron pipes fastened to the shed wall and apparently coming from what remained of the old boilerhouse inside , had a plate affixed to it , near the stump of what must have been a water stop valve . |
| 3 | After the first partition of Poland in 1772 Danzig remained independent but tied to what remained of the Polish state by trade and treaty . |
| 4 | It was decided to scrape off what remained of the scale , using a hoe and then pan-scourers . |
| 5 | ’ Lettuce ’ hope our first real newsletter can be compiled with what remains from the £1 subscription , before encouraging a good turn-out to our first AGM , dare we hope ! |
| 6 | I wondered what he would say if I should remark that just outside the right-hand frame there lay a disused water wheel , and that the low wall of the ruined house had a hollow place where it was comfortable to sit , shaded by what remained of the pigeon tower . |
| 7 | The butcher flips over what remains of the body , a torso with no back or limbs . |