Example sentences of "leave him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leave him alone now , ’ he said . |
| 2 | He watched it move towards the cup and saucer and for a moment he thought she was going to take her coffee , get up and leave him . |
| 3 | ‘ What , and leave him here ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Leave him be , Mary Ann , ’ Stanley said . |
| 5 | She would stay until the first intermission , then leave him to watch the last complete performance alone . |
| 6 | Up to the age of 39 he was one of that sad , nervous and obscure clan of people who scraped a living as a barrister while waiting for a distant relative to die and leave him an independent income . |
| 7 | Strephon goes on to recount the various features which once inspired his love , but now leave him cold : |
| 8 | Yes , it was nice to sit and eat my lunch in peace , with no-one to interrupt me but it is not nice every morning to ‘ bye ’ and leave him in someone else 's care . |
| 9 | What Odysseus hears is without consequence for him ; he is able only to nod his head as a sign to be set free from his bonds ; but it is too late ; his men , who do not listen , know only the song 's danger but nothing of its beauty , and leave him at the mast to save him and themselves . |
| 10 | But he was well liked , and his colleagues , rather than see him lose his job , would roll the old man into a hollow , covering him with heather to keep out the damp , and leave him sleeping soundly until the end of the day . |
| 11 | We lined up across the street and he said : ‘ You keep in line and if you knock anyone down , leave him and keep going . ’ |
| 12 | For if he should say ‘ I leave him this ’ or ‘ I commend ’ , because these are direct words , they can not have the place of a trust . |
| 13 | As no one , who knows what he is about in good company , would venture to talk all ; — so no author , who understands the just boundaries of decorum and good breeding , would presume to think all : The truest respect which you can pay to the reader 's understanding , is to halve this matter amicably , and leave him something to imagine , in his turn , as well as yourself . |
| 14 | ‘ Leave him to me , Dad . |
| 15 | ‘ Then we shall go now , ’ Marian said , ‘ and leave him here . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Leave him alone , ’ someone yelled , ‘ and go and arrest one of those geezers who live up in Hampstead . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Leave him now . ’ |
| 18 | Leave him ! ’ |
| 19 | It 's highly unlikely , he argued , that people will unload their rubbish and leave him with games no-one wants . |
| 20 | Why should I throw mine away and leave him with his ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Leave him to drown ? |
| 22 | They kill the boy , leave him alive , take the stones . |
| 23 | ‘ Leave him be , Sarah , ’ Uncle Matthew said gently . |
| 24 | We leave him outside as a deterrent . |
| 25 | Leave him , and come back . ’ |
| 26 | He thought to himself , right , you 've called the boy Hilbert to please me , to make me like him , so I damn well will like him , I 'll like him more than you and leave him the place over your head . ’ |
| 27 | That way we can put the donkey in a field at about 11am and leave him for about six hours while people have other entertainment . ’ |
| 28 | He would be there the next morning if summoned , and Nigel could have a general discussion with him and leave him some sums to do regarding the all-decisive head . |
| 29 | ‘ I never leave him , ’ I said . |
| 30 | ‘ Leave him alone , zeroid , ’ shouted Mrs ze Schluderpacheru . |