Example sentences of "[verb] and leave [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think part of me shut down because he was unavailable and I was terrified of him dying and leaving me alone . ’ |
| 2 | In despair John Pringle accepted a blackmail deal which , however irksome , seems to have been honoured and left him unmolested afterwards . |
| 3 | If you 'd done as I asked and left me alone then none of it would have happened . ’ |
| 4 | Surely you did n't all disappear and leave her alone ? ’ |
| 5 | Fair comment , but this week she was on holiday , did n't stop her and going and leaving them poor dogs in there barking their heads off and crying , for seven and a half hours did it ? |
| 6 | The one she had n't seen for twelve years , had been ranting about , who never raised a finger to help and left it all to Nancy ? |
| 7 | ‘ Oh mam , ’ she whispered , ‘ why did you have to die and leave me alone ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ That was a hard woman who laughed and left me stranded . ’ |
| 9 | Cover it to stop the water from evaporating and leave it undisturbed for 3 or 4 days . |
| 10 | May it be said of you that you found Paris stinking and left it sweet . ’ |
| 11 | I shrugged and left him alone . |
| 12 | My first natural impulse was to shout , to get help from whoever had come : and between intention and voice a whole stream of thoughts suddenly intruded and left me silent , open-mouthed to call out but unsure of the wisdom . |