Example sentences of "leave [pers pn] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 2 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 3 | Do a few products and then , leave them for a few days and go back and integrate them . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , I did that , ’ she told him flatly , ‘ but if that was your intention which I doubt , do n't you think it might have been kinder to have left me with a few illusions ? ’ |
| 5 | A 13-month-old London boy drowned when he fell off a ‘ topple-proof ’ bath chair while his mother had left him for a few moments . |
| 6 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
| 7 | leave it for a few minutes , then start it up again . |
| 8 | Place the stem of a stick of celery in some dyed water and leave it for a few hours . |
| 9 | In this case , leave it for a few months and try going again later . |
| 10 | Because people had seen the recorder being switched off , they ignored the microphones , leaving them within a few inches of their mouths , thus enabling us to record conversation of superb acoustic quality . |
| 11 | Covering the work to protect from frost and rain , we left it for a few days to dry , which helps the shuttering to loosen itself too . |
| 12 | No what I 'm say what I 'm saying is that that leaving it for a few months probably is n't going to do you any harm . |