Example sentences of "leave [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think that either Floy could n't leave them for some reason , or — ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You will leave them for longer than that , if I tell you , ’ Bragg said brusquely . |
| 3 | If necessary , you can leave them for several months and the beetles will continue to feed and reproduce . |
| 4 | And er , then I should go to the bobbin shop and ask them if they could get these done today and er , well we got this on , I said no but I , we want it if you could leave them on one side and erm I used to er I , I became , if I might say so and I 'm not boasting or bragging or anything , Michael , I 'm trying to tell you the situation as it was and er I was a very important man to and er they er got me er at one time to er figure out , they , they used to make what was called Woolworths locks . |
| 5 | Why ca n't we leave them in that water ? |
| 6 | You could n't leave them in those days because there was no social security . |
| 7 | I ca n't leave them like this ! ’ |
| 8 | Let's say then , I just , I used to have to work on eleven appointments a week because if I had eleven appointments a week , two people would perhaps blow me out , change their minds , two people would rearrange , two people would say no thank you , and another two would say , yes , but I need to do it next month , which might leave me with two sales . |
| 9 | Does n't leave me with much time . |
| 10 | Maybe they 'll elope to Gretna Green if they ca n't find a vacant Martello tower , then it will leave me with more time for my Roman friend and dear Boudicca not to mention Dorothy Wordsworth 's Journals of which I have perused the first paragraph six times yet can not seem to recall it to mind . |
| 11 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 12 | He — he would n't leave me in meaningless dark forever . |
| 13 | Why did she leave me like that ? |
| 14 | And then Lucy said , ‘ Why did you leave me like that ? ’ |
| 15 | And … and you ca n't leave me like this , with nothing … |
| 16 | Please do n't leave me like this . |
| 17 | ‘ I am not playing , ’ she informed him fiercely , ‘ and I shall not leave you without due notice , however inconvenient . ’ |
| 18 | Although you may decide to begin with a fade in , the circumstances may leave you with insufficient time for these niceties , and a crash-in cut to the first shot probably sets the mood for the sequence better in any case . |
| 19 | ‘ Well at least I 'll get them into the kitchen for you , I ca n't leave you with all this mess , can I Chrissy ? ’ |
| 20 | Well , coming up is the six o'clock news , we 'll leave you with two of the highlights this afternoon from United 's F A Cup game , away at Spurs . |
| 21 | Let me leave you with one of my favourite pieces of Alpine observation . |
| 22 | But now I shall leave you with one final anecdote which impinges on both issues of morale and moral fibre . |
| 23 | Small machines like the Olivetti PCS 33 and the Packard Bell Elite 1000 do n't take up much desk space , but they do n't leave you with much room for future expansion either . |
| 24 | I 'll leave you with that thought . |
| 25 | But , what , insist on , on left hand especially the little finger being really firm , so I shall leave you with that , that piece |
| 26 | I 'll leave you with that . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll leave you with young Hot-to-Trotsky here , then , ’ Clare says , patting Yvonne on the shoulder and winking at me as she sidles off through the cheering crowd . |
| 28 | Conference , I believe that we can succeed if you are prepared to support this motion and I will leave you with this point . |
| 29 | But as I am reflecting now , let me just leave you with this thought about morale . |
| 30 | As you set about making your plans for next year let me leave you with this thought from Eglantine Jebb If children of any country are physically or morally abandoned the whole world loses by it and the whole world gains if children grow up healthy , capable and ready to work for the good of their neighbours . |