Example sentences of "[conj] leave [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was debating whether to try to stop the bleeding first or to leave him in his uncertain state while I found a way out , trusting he would n't totally pass out , when I heard the main door creak open directly above our heads ; the way Harry and I had come in . |
| 2 | Yet here the counsellor faces the problem of whether to delve into the difficult past , or to leave it alone . |
| 3 | The right thing is for the two counties to get together and to make a joint decision and , if necessary , to have a public inquiry or to leave it to the Minister to call the scheme in if he is not satisfied . |
| 4 | Is the intention to palletize that or to leave it as it is . |
| 5 | ( If my private test convinces me that I do not want what you think I want , I assume error in your reading of me the public tests , which I must expose or leave you unanswered . ) |
| 6 | In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey . |
| 7 | ‘ I could not see one of my own kind suffer , ’ he said , ‘ or leave her to be attacked by crows ’ |
| 8 | Then we either dose him up heavily or leave him alone . ’ |
| 9 | They can take me or leave me . ’ |
| 10 | They might — conceivably — end up with a picture of Doris Day singing Ten cents a dance from the film Love Me or Leave Me . |
| 11 | send tapes in , or leave them at reception . |
| 12 | But at home you might put an open packet on a bench in the greenhouse or spill some seeds , or leave them on the grass while you run to answer the phone . |
| 13 | I 'm afraid I ca n't stop long ’ , or leave them with ‘ Well , I must go ; I 've got such a lot to do , . |
| 14 | She scours flea markets and will either repair her purchases or leave them , depending on the extent of the damage . |
| 15 | Take them or leave them . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I can take them or leave them , sir . ’ |
| 17 | Look carefully at any windows in hallways , corridors and on stairs to decide whether you should curtain them , blind them , shutter them or leave them alone . |
| 18 | Oh , too bad , she decided to cook some new potatoes and they could take them or leave them . |
| 19 | The declaration should be prepared in duplicate , so that both parts can be signed by both parties , so that each may hold one part , or leave them with you to hold . |
| 20 | Pete says nobody 's pointed a finger , can we get big fobs on like hotel keys so they do n't take the damn things home or leave them in their pockets . |
| 21 | But love them or leave them , it 's best they 're kept in the hands of the experts . |
| 22 | The great thing about teddies is that you can love them … or leave them but you can never ignore them forever |
| 23 | In the summer months do n't shut your plants in a hot car or leave them in the sun while they are waiting to be loaded . |
| 24 | Or leave them in the trolley . |
| 25 | It 's either take it or leave it . ’ |
| 26 | Though he is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase ; his attitude , his demands , are for black and white : take it or leave it ; but at least recognise that you have been offered it . |
| 27 | ‘ They can take it or leave it . ’ |
| 28 | Limited is left-hand drive , take it or leave it . |
| 29 | In the draft party statutes , one rule specifically states that once the Lithuanian party has declared itself independent , members will have until the 28th Soviet Party Congress next October to decide whether to stay with the Lithuanian party , or leave it and join the Soviet party . |
| 30 | Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent . |