Example sentences of "[vb -s] leave [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I HAVE just read an article — not in the Mirror I 'm glad to say — which has left me speechless with rage . |
| 2 | I would like a pump and filter system , but there are so many on the market , and the information from dealers has left me confused . |
| 3 | Mr Carson took me to Astor House for luncheon and it was all quite elegant , but the food was so rich it has left me thirsty . ’ |
| 4 | The whole thing has left me bitter — and tough . ’ |
| 5 | He says his pay-off has left him comfortable , although he will eventually want to find a new career , possibly even returning to journalism . |
| 6 | Well another inspired team selection from Wilko has left us 13 points behind the scum , picking Hodge in what must be just about his first outing this year over Rocky resulted in a rather insiped performance from the midfield . |
| 7 | This belt tightening has left us leaner and fitter to compete in the UK and world markets ; and we will need to remain in good shape to ensure our leading position in the industry and the achievement of reasonable profit growth . |
| 8 | ‘ Only to tell you that your uncle , Mr Eyre of Madeira , is dead , that he has left you all his property , and that you 're now rich — only that , nothing more . ’ |
| 9 | If the news of the London Guitarist Show 's demise has left you shaky , sleepless and generally off your feed , then relax . |
| 10 | Happily there was no quick cash-in when ROY ORBISON died just before Christmas 1988 , and his widow Barbara has left it four years before releasing his posthumous album KING OF HEARTS ( Virgin ) . |
| 11 | The plaintiff will still have to make the necessary amendments to his statement of claim and , if he has left it this late to do so , may well find himself in difficulty over costs if the action has to be stood out or adjourned because the defendant has not been given adequate notice . |
| 12 | In fact the contemplation of a Roman brick seems to leave me cold — quite cold . |
| 13 | He never decides to leave me one thing . |
| 14 | If it works leave it alone , but |
| 15 | and I forgot to leave a note for him today and he 's left me another twenty eight pound . |
| 16 | " She 's left me some money and all her furniture and things , " Sara went on , " but she 's only left me half the house . " |
| 17 | Perhaps they 've had some sort of trouble that 's left them sad . " |