Example sentences of "[vb pp] over from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a meagre supper of beans left over from the orderlies ' meal , Pétain slept , huddled in an armchair . |
| 2 | Much of the stocks are left over from the campaigns conducted against locusts and mosquitoes two decades ago . |
| 3 | Ah but we got some left over from the others . |
| 4 | Second World War gas masks , tin helmets and posters on treating burns and what to do with incendiary bombs were left over from the days when each factory had a fire watch and some even had a home guard . |
| 5 | He started looking into corners for the bugging device , though he said he was searching for a stray cigarette , left over from the days when he smoked . |
| 6 | Nursing homes , student residences and preparatory schools of discreet reputation have taken over from the merchants . |