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Example sentences for "remain behind"

  • Marshal MacMahon had issued orders for the attainment of the object that his entire army should on this day cross to the right bank of the Meuse; only the baggage trains and sick were to remain behind.

  • Only the Xth Corps was to remain behind in observation on the Loir.

  • Yes, of either illness or desire to remain behind.

  • I also," said Donald, with a look at Violet which seemed to express a hope that she was not intending to remain behind.

  • For this purpose Cortes desired the prisoners to take off their clothes, and four of our men to put them on, who were to remain behind.

  • Cortes now ordered Alvarado and all those who were to remain behind in Mexico into his presence.

  • Pizarro replied, that he had ordered them to remain behind there, as the soil seemed so rich, and abounded in gold mines, and the inhabitants so peaceably inclined.

  • Indians to remain behind, which we wished them to do lest the Esquimaux might be suspicious of our intentions, if they were seen in our suite.

  • It was not only the extremely old and the extremely young who went to war; it was a transfer of the entire population of the two Republics to the frontiers, and no condition or position was sufficient excuse to remain behind.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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