Example sentences of "was left [adv] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old furniture was left outside in the sun to air . |
| 2 | Policing was left largely in the hands of headmen , who were in theory supervised by magistrates . |
| 3 | Crowned in Holyrood abbey rather than Scone because of the rebellious atmosphere around Perth and the southern Highlands , James II was left nominally in the care of his mother . |
| 4 | The inculcation of political orthodoxy and instruction of a more coercive nature was left strictly in the hands of the Party . |
| 5 | One son , for example , was sometimes not allowed to sleep in the house , but was left out in the garden at night . |
| 6 | A garrison of 45 Spaniards was left behind in the castle , to guard the bulk of their weapons and supplies , while the rest prepared to advance eastwards . |
| 7 | Noah was jealous because Oliver went out to burials while he was left back in the shop , so he treated him even worse than before . |