Example sentences of "leaving [pers pn] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That statement on Monday about ongoing negotiations with Microsoft Corp , intended to arrest a long slide in the share price of Micro Focus Plc ( CI No 2,143 ) failed to prevent the shares shedding another 78 pence in Monday trading , leaving them at 2,110 pence , a far cry from the £30 they touched on February 15 : acceleration of the trend towards downsizing should if anything bring increased business to the company for its Cobol products over the next two or three years , and the signs are that as usual , the market has been overdoing things both ways — the shares were probably too high at £30 but are probably close to a bargain at £20 . |
| 2 | He just left the remark hanging in the air and she stared after him , the eyes never leaving him at all . |
| 3 | Another reason to be wary of explaining linguistic differences as products of gender roles , and leaving it at that , is that such a proceeding just encourages stereotyping . |
| 4 | In general , people not actually involved in it saw the Council as the beginning of a new ecclesial era rather than a way of concluding some long-standing issues and leaving it at that , yet the Council 's documents remain for nearly all Catholics the most authoritative Church teaching of this century , beside which even papal encyclicals have comparatively slight standing . |
| 5 | Instead of using the word ‘ Edwardian ’ ’ , would not the proper description be ‘ young thugs ’ ’ leaving it at that ? ’ |
| 6 | This slows down the towplane , leaving it at low speed below the glider and having its tail pulled up out of control . |
| 7 | At 5.30 a.m. , the police constable appeared in uniform ready to resume duty , with a view to leaving it at 6 a.m . ’ |
| 8 | Erm we 've got we had two hundred and pounds fifteen pence on deposit which has raised us one pound ten pence interest over the year , leaving us at two hundred and twenty one pounds twenty five pence . |