Example sentences of "[pron] leave [pers pn] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 By the end of the treatment , Anna was almost asleep — I left her alone to enjoy quietly the experience of newfound peace .
2 I left him free to choose and dare
3 Without warning Penry 's arms shot out to pull her on tiptoe against his broad chest , returning the brief little caress with a kiss which left them both shaken when he finally set her square on her feet again .
4 Hugh had been with NLS for some nine years but unfortunately developed a heart condition which left him unable to drive at work .
5 He showed immense physical courage in fighting the illness which left him unable to walk again unaided .
6 Which left him free to do all the practical work which he really liked .
7 The result was a severely sprained left ankle which left me unable to walk .
8 Her mother Mary Butler , seen here before a serious stroke which left her unable to swallow , now needs a tube and pump system to get food directly into her stomach .
9 ‘ Why ca n't she leave me alone to die in peace ? ’
10 Well course you leave them alone did n't I ?
11 " Why have you left her alone to come here ? "
12 She left him alone to get on with it and fuck around .
13 She left them both smiling , with instructions to call her at once if there was any change .
14 They leave him free to publish his own report .
15 It left me free to do all kinds of other things that I wanted to do .
16 They knew where I was , and it left them free to follow up other leads and so on .
17 Everything seemed to be taken care of and everybody was on a real high because it left you free to do what you wanted to do without worrying about paying this week 's rent or buying a pair of shoes , or whether a valve in the amplifier had gone and you had to replace it .
18 It leaves me free to concentrate on the show and anyway , I 'm not there just to play my favourite records .
19 He leaves me free to get on with it and I like that .
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