Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] what remained [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a fruit gum from what remained of the tube . |
| 2 | The thatch of what remained of the subsided roof was streaked with the dark green of lichen . |
| 3 | Dad had often spoken about the Railway Hotel just across the road from what remained of the station , and how he used to play the battered old piano and have a sing-song with his pals . |
| 4 | It was best not to wonder , for I faced a long journey in what remained of the Maggot 's plane . |
| 5 | Alexei dragged his coat off what remained of the lantern pole . |
| 6 | Hugo had been the privileged one , his mother an earl 's daughter , his father a baronet and a distinguished soldier , possessor of the Berowne name , inheritor of what remained of the Berowne money . |
| 7 | During this period control of the Crown over what remained of the Forest administration dwindled away . |
| 8 | The Doctor hopped nimbly forward , careful not to disturb the fragile balance of what remained of the structure . |