Example sentences of "leave [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The liquid is now officially called beer but it needs a few days further conditioning in the brewery , to purge some of the rough alcohols , before it is ready to leave for the pub .
2 EAST GERMANY yesterday effectively barred its citizens from Czechoslovakia , but agreed to allow the second wave of refugees crammed into the West German embassy in Prague to leave for the West .
3 IN ANOTHER spectacular climbdown by East Germany , more than 6,000 East Germans , who had filled the West German embassy in Prague beyond bursting point , were allowed to leave for the West last night .
4 Both said they had decided not to put their families through the ordeal of the embassy occupation and appeared to believe the assurance of Wolfgang Vogel , special envoy of Erich Honecker , the East German leader , that they would all be allowed to leave for the West with their dependents within six months .
5 It would have been very painful for Muldoon to have to pass on the bad news , so he decided to leave for the States and let the Detroit executive personnel Director handle Mark 's affairs .
6 Immediate plans were for four parties to leave for the area directly behind the German lines in jeeps , to attack supply dumps and soft-skinned transport .
7 One of the very special things Christine did for her was to write notes to leave for the tradesmen when Miss Miggs was going to be out when they called — like NO MILK TODAY , THANK YOU , or ONE SMALL LOAF , PLEASE .
8 ‘ I remember that my invitation extended to 14 days , but it was so arranged that any visitor who might have to leave for the day could do so and could return again .
9 Mina was the first to leave for the fields .
10 By the time she drained her glass she also knew that the last van to leave for the country about three weeks ago had been Chertsey bound .
11 When they were about to leave for the restaurant , a man standing near the bar came up to Kevin and said , ‘ If ye 're wanting a place here , the Half House is on the market . ’
12 All eyes were on the clock as the hands dragged themselves , with agonising slowness towards noon and time to leave for the airfield .
13 After browsing in the local bookshop and buying a few necessities for the flat , I decided to leave for the course .
14 A few months more , and he is ready to leave for the East , to stay there , to die there .
15 Write your diary entry describing how you feel as you prepare to leave for the island .
16 Just before he was due to leave for the states , there arrived in Aswan herald form another king .
17 10.30 : Prepared to leave for the junior school .
18 ‘ What time do you want to leave for the coast ? ’ she asked steadily .
19 She stood up and began to gather the plates , remarking as she did so , ‘ When I 've washed these dishes it 'll be time to leave for the hospital . ’
20 There is n't time now ; I have to leave for the office soon .
21 After this meeting , Gen. Suchinda publicly assured the Prime Minister that the Army would remain loyal , and Chatichai was confident enough to leave for the United States on schedule .
22 The bottom line is that whilst Wilko has made decisions which have upset , even annoyed us , if he were to leave for the England job there is no-one remotely capable of replacing him .
23 At the Quarry church , if he attended a choral service , it was his invariable custom to leave during the singing of the last hymn .
24 But the troops rebelled and refused to leave during the winter .
25 ‘ Twill do Anne no harm to leave off the dances for a few months out of respect for her grandma , ’ Julia said .
26 Then she knew that she needed not to sneak out by the convenient back exit , but to leave through the front entrance , trusting its outrageous , ostentatious vulgarity to reassure and comfort her .
27 During the next few days I lived in terror , doors locked , ready to fly — to leave through the front door if Aunt Louise came to the back , or out of the back door if I saw her coming down the path .
28 Women had to cope with the dark , smelly ‘ cabinets ’ and first invite the rats to leave through the crumbling rusty holes .
29 Reception this time ; would I care to leave through the underground garage rather than the front doors and so escape the army of press who were filling the lobby ?
30 Until they do , you may prefer to leave after the cocktails .
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