Example sentences of "[noun sg] and leave it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed the door ; she was going to close it completely , but she changed her mind and left it open a few inches . |
| 2 | When your stepfather goes to bed , put a light in your sister 's bedroom window and leave it open . |
| 3 | Marjorie laughed , and though she was very kind , washing the lettuce and leaving it ready in the colander and telling her how to cook the asparagus and make a butter sauce , Emmie felt humiliated . |
| 4 | Not only is it more convenient to pick up the ‘ phone and make contact , you are also more likely to succeed since few people are able to ignore the telephone and leave it unanswered . |
| 5 | I ca n't stick a tape machine on my desk and leave it running . |
| 6 | Er and when nobody is there I ca n't just put a tape machine on the desk and leave it running ! |
| 7 | These nourish the hair and leave it soft and healthy . |
| 8 | I joined the Associate Membership scheme in the beginning and left it last year because of what I felt was gross overcharging for a pathetic members ' service . |
| 9 | and after you 've gorged yourself on all the fun and nightlife that Benitses has to offer , you can turn in for the night and leave it all behind . |
| 10 | AIDS , entering the body by the same route , further attacks body immunity and leaves it prone to any passing infection . |
| 11 | When I 'm not working sometimes I just wash and condition my hair , let it dry overnight , comb it out in the morning and leave it alone . |
| 12 | 'Cos once she 's up she opens the porch door and leaves it open . |
| 13 | He passed through the archway in the garden wall of Sea House , opening the white iron gate and leaving it open . |
| 14 | A person who has parked his car on a road and left it unattended ca n't be said to be the driver of this offence . |
| 15 | So he says , ‘ Okay , ’ takes a 1-iron and leaves it short of the bunker , and then knocks his second on to the green . |
| 16 | The tramp might have lighted a fire and left it burning . |