Example sentences of "remain [adj] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 These remain unused for the entire time that the child is in nappies .
2 And when the ā gri goes inside they remain fixed for an instant on the li ga and the ground around it , with the four white bodies , and the separate wide-eyed heads , and the stains of blood going brown already in the trampled grass .
3 For indeed the demand and supply schedules do not in practice remain unchanged for a long time together , but are constantly being changed ; and every change in them alters the equilibrium amount and the equilibrium price , and thus gives new positions to the centres about which the amount and the price tend to oscillate . [ … ]
4 In practice many targets remain unchanged for the following year and alterations are normally within the range of 10 per cent up or down .
5 But pheromones only remain effective for a short period .
6 Local authorities remain responsible for the basic costs and the task of collecting household waste .
7 In general the obsidian forms only on the outer skin of the lava , which is rapidly chilled , while the central parts of the flow , which remain hot for a long while , consist of rhyolite .
8 The snow is so deep — three metres outside the door here — that after big storms , potentially dangerous ski areas remain inaccessible for a few days .
9 This point was made by one commentator during the first review of the ‘ Probation System ’ at the beginning of this century : his comments remain pertinent for the Home Office in their current review at the end of the century .
10 Those of the maritime region remain moist for a longer season , and usually remain protected by ice or snow , if not by water , throughout winter .
11 In general , the management attitudes , practices and procedures described in relation to the Royal Oak remain valid for the group as a whole .
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