Example sentences of "it [vb past] left [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been enjoyable at the time , but after it was over it had left a disagreeable taste in the mouth . |
| 2 | The company mounted a rear-guard defence of its three-pronged operating system strategy last week — OSF/1 , NT and OpenVMS — but it had left a lot of substance on the cutting room floor before finally calling together top industry watchers in Maynard , Massachusetts , and around the world for the ‘ Unified Unix ’ strategy briefing ( UX No 386 ) . |
| 3 | His family had been very poor when he was young , and it had left a lasting impression on him . |
| 4 | For instance , Piers 's unforthcoming remark about avoiding love because he had once tasted it and it had left a bitter after-effect . |
| 5 | Being used — as Luke had used her last night — was humiliating , and even though she had been able to turn the tables it had left a bitter after-taste . |
| 6 | The uniform he was wearing seemed to have been assembled from outfits designed to fit several very different people : the sleeves were too long and the neck too wide , while the cap was so small it had left a pink welt around his forehead . |
| 7 | There 's something new in the nest said the snow bright polar bear , I saw its shadow on a glacier as it had left no paw marks there . |
| 8 | This was intended to lengthen the combat range of the aircraft , after it had left the Renzan-Kai . |
| 9 | It is unlikely that the ILP retained more than half its membership one year after it had left the Labour Party . |