Example sentences of "[vb -s] [det] of the original [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Built in 1923 , the aquarium still has many of the original tanks , with slate sides and bases . |
2 | After completing the orchestral score , Reger reworked it for two pianos , but this version for piano duet has more of the original material . |
3 | Copper will continue to pass through the membrane and into solution on the other side even when the concentration of copper in pure water exceeds that of the original solution . |
4 | Another analogy is with the evolutionary biologist 's notion of a ‘ ring-species ’ : a population A , of some species , interbreeds with a neighbouring population B , B with C , C with D , and so on , round the world , until population X is reached , whose territory adjoins that of the original A. But A and X do not interbreed : they give every appearance of being distinct species . |
5 | The Cathedral church of S. Mary at Plock ( north-west of Warsaw ) , a twelfth century granite structure , which also had some fine bronze doors ( now in Novgorod Cathedral in the U.S.S.R. ) , is typical of such Romanesque structures in that it retains little of the original work . |
6 | The borderline between ritual and custom is a little blurred ; custom could be said to be a form of ritual that has lost many of its magical or religious overtones , but still retains some of the original intent to transform . |
7 | Built in the 15th Century , it has been modernised over the years , but maintains much of the original style . |
8 | Of the other great churches , S. Maria Maggiore has been extensively altered outside but its interior , built 432–40 , still retains much of the original features including the 21-bay Ionic marble colonnade with its gilded arabesque frieze . |
9 | Although not in the top league of hotels , it is one of the most pleasant hotels in Prague and retains many of the original fixtures and fittings . |
10 | This property requires some updating but still retains many of the original features . |