Remaining

Examples

• You need not fear to hear the few remaining words we have to say. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The old woman's face was wrinkled; her two remaining teeth protruded over her under lip; and her eyes were bright and piercing. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Circumstances, of late, had combined to cut her off more and more from her few remaining friends. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Genoa and Venice, the only two remaining which can pretend to an independent existence, have both been enfeebled by it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• I DID proceed to Windsor, but not with the intention of remaining there. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• After remaining in thought a minute he added gently, I will not intrude upon you longer. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• A large part of the remaining portions of the book read like good Scripture, however. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• And I wish to make atonement to you as the one still remaining who has suffered a loss through me. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• After this the remaining pap of plaster of Paris is added until the frame is full to overflowing. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Now, the sole remaining question is,' said Mrs Lammle, 'when shall I begin? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• After remaining a short time he went out, and a minute or two afterwards a second stranger--also an Englishman--came in. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But then the first mate lunged forward upon his face, and at a cry of command from Black Michael the mutineers charged the remaining four. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Why, I r-r-r-ruin my character by remaining with a ladyship so infame! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The remaining crack was not over an inch in width a moment later. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The sole remaining question then is: Shall I marry him? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The most of the men who went in that way no doubt thought they had had war enough, and left with the intention of remaining out of the army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The remaining three divisions followed, with an interval of a day between. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• To the remaining members of the party Lily gave no special thought; wherever they were, they were not likely to interfere with her plans. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He was seldom at the palace; never, but when he was assured that his public duties would prevent his remaining alone with Perdita. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• As for remaining in the army as a married man, that was impossible. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Carthoris and I, with Kantos Kan, took the remaining ships and headed for the entrance to Omean. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• As the sole remaining representatives of their decayed family, the persons of both were almost sacred in her eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• This time, Mr. Lorry feigned to go out when he could extract no answer from him, and, after remaining absent for an hour, returned. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Second, he would draw the enemy's cavalry after him, and thus better protect our flanks, rear and trains than by remaining with the army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Other accounts make Charles wear a shroud and lie in the coffin, remaining there alone until the last mourner had left the chapel. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But he did go, remaining away the whole day till seven o'clock, which was dinner-time. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I owe it to myself, and I owe it to my child, to insist on your remaining here, and to insist on your speaking out. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Do you object to such a piece of distraction remaining where she is? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• We agreed that his remaining many days in his present hazard was not to be thought of. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• But he found Lydia absolutely resolved on remaining where she was. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.

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