Example sentences of "[conj] leave it [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does Steven stay to wrap up report he planned to wrap up before lunch or leave it till next day ? |
| 2 | Admirable as such schemes seemed from St Petersburg , they looked very different on the ground : it was reported from one ‘ city ’ designated an administrative hub that no one had entered or left it for three months . |
| 3 | By the time word got out that the whole thing had been a spoof , there was a sizeable demand for the book and , rather than leave it at that , Jean Shepard was persuaded to write the book proper . |
| 4 | So perhaps another note for Mr Patten 's no doubt very full in-tray is to look again at the decision to close down the body responsible for developing Milton Keynes , and start a new government initiative to encourage more new settlements throughout the region , rather than leaving it to private consortia to chance their arms through a development control system which seems unable to accommodate new initiatives in planning . |
| 5 | Clearly something does happen in higher education ; it is not enough to argue that it trains an elite and to leave it at that . |
| 6 | So — strictly speaking — it is not correct to say that it ‘ happened ’ in the seventeenth century and to leave it at that . |
| 7 | And we used to stand down and leave it at that . |
| 8 | It might be better to seal off some of the most polluted land — like America 's vast military estates — from the public and leave it as new wildernesses . |
| 9 | My Lords , could I ask the Minister if she would agree that there have been some improvements in the accident and emergency departments , since consultants were appointed and how many accidents that er there are emergency departments have not got consultants in charge and leave it to junior doctors ? |
| 10 | Vide my earlier comments about size and rates : I have resisted the temptation to calculate the possible profitability for a well-run establishment and leave it to those readers who are suitably motivated . |
| 11 | Cover the pan with a cloth — to prevent steam from condensing on the cover of the pan and falling back on the curd — and the lid , and leave it for two to four hours , until the curd is fairly firm . |
| 12 | sort of read through a bit about it and then when you 've read it , put the book away and leave it for half an hour or an hour or something and then try and draw a rough outline of some of the main points . |
| 13 | Se the room thermostat at a temperature which you find comfortable and leave it on that setting , allowing the thermostat to control the temperature of the room . |
| 14 | It 's a good idea to keep a press cuttings album and leave it on permanent display in the staff room or school reception area . |
| 15 | But one can not just say that the tau neutrino is heavy and leave it at that . |
| 16 | ‘ Is n't it enough to look at the work I 've produced and leave it at that ? ’ |
| 17 | Some guy might walk past and say , ‘ Hey , you look nice today ’ , and leave it at that . |
| 18 | If you are not sure of the answers , say so , and leave it at that . |
| 19 | Some find it simpler to say that Jesus was human and leave it at that . |
| 20 | Unlike Sam , or even me for that matter , he could admire a girl from afar , and leave it at that . |
| 21 | You could take their word for it and leave it at that . |
| 22 | Do n't just look at it and think to yourself ‘ That 's a jug ’ and leave it at that . |
| 23 | I 'd rather not talk to the guests much beforehand simply because I find it works better just to say hello , and thanks for coming , and leave it at that . |
| 24 | Anyway , Michael said that if he had one he 'd settle for peeling off the Carlsson stickers and the other red flashes down the sides and leave it at that . |
| 25 | and leave it at that . |
| 26 | When you 're a child they say , ‘ You know you should n't do that ’ , and they give you a bloody good rollicking and leave it at that — they try to terrify you . |
| 27 | Let's just say it seems a bit questionable and leave it at that . ’ |
| 28 | Call me old-fashioned , but I think a lot of American actors just do a sort of swagger and leave it at that . |
| 29 | Did he write col basso in the score and leave it at that ? |
| 30 | But we can simply say ‘ hello ’ , and leave it at that . ’ |