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Example sentences for "remain longer"

  • The great shadows that seemed to issue from the massive exterior of the building swept out and engulfed her; and she turned and clasped Haynerd's arm with the feeling that she would suffocate were she to remain longer in them.

  • Can I remain longer in Simití, where the people have become divided--where they look upon me askance, as the cause of the trouble that has befallen them?

  • I do not wish to remain longer in an atmosphere where ignorance and false belief stifle all real progress.

  • They continued the meetings a week and we all became so interested they were invited to remain longer.

  • So it was decided we should get away as soon as possible, as news kept coming that it was not safe for us to remain longer.

  • Mr. Cable, with all the rest of the Gentiles, was compelled to leave Beaver Island in 1852, not feeling safe to remain longer.

  • Pray spare me the memory of the time when, each day, I asked myself whether I could endure to remain longer in this world!

  • He tore himself away and tramped out of the shop in his gigantic boots as hastily as if he feared to remain longer, lest spite of these firm pillars, he might lose his centre of gravity and fall at the feet of the shoemaker's little daughter.

  • Lorinser only vouchsafed her a passing glance, and the dishes she carried did not seem to him sufficiently choice to induce him to remain longer.

  • Simply because I found it dangerous to remain longer in Santa Fe," he answered.

  • I should be glad to remain longer with my poor young patient," he answered, shaking his head as he looked at me.

  • The hospitable padre urged us to remain longer, but we were naturally anxious to reach home.

  • As it might be dangerous to remain longer, lest the pirates should change their minds, Tom proposed to set off at once, and the Malay girl agreeing, they started together for the fort, none of the pirates attempting to stop them.

  • They then, as they were unwilling to remain longer on board than was necessary, made their way forward.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    analogous cases; each school; fallen down; line drawn; neither does; remain behind; remain faithful; remain here; remain neutral; remain quiet; remain silent; remain true; remain until; remain where; remained alone; remained here; remained some; remained standing; remained till; remains true; should see; spoken unto; then apply; war was; what matters; will try