Example sentences of "and left [pers pn] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Instead of the sunset raging a fire in them as Fernando had obviously intended , it had had the reverse effect — doused away a good deal of bitterness and left them with a certain sadness .
2 After their winning match against Crewe Alexandra , the Shots polished performance improved their league position by four places , and left them with an outside chance of going up into Division III .
3 I paid off his debts , but unfortunately for you , he insisted that he 'd pay me back someday and left me with a considerable number of IOUs .
4 ‘ She changed that overnight and left me with a broken heart — I will never be the same again .
5 She got what she wanted and left me with the rough end of the stick … .
6 The Southampton central defenders left it to Flowers — but Goddard 's challenge won him the ball and left him with a simple chance .
7 He looked as though a cannonball had hit him amidships and left him with a hollow chest and a permanent arch in his back .
8 The trades council acceded , and left him with a clear run .
9 He cleared the breakfast things and left him with the small addressed postcard that he had been provided with to write a message on for his mother .
10 Ideally , she knew , Brian should have been the recipient of all this intellectual and spiritual outpouring , but he was not interested , and her therapist , who should have been the other option , merely picked all the meat off her perceptions and left her with a meaningless pile of bones .
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