Example sentences of "[was/were] leave [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The differences between countries , already described in the earlier Anglo-French-German study , were left intact by the introduction of new technology . |
| 2 | When he crossed the Glen it would be in his own good time , and with an eye to what prizes were left alive for the taking , and for them he would fight as doughtily as any man if he must . |
| 3 | Many far less valuable items were left untouched in the raid — which means it must have been a ‘ professional job , ’ say police . |
| 4 | Amazingly , this church was left untouched by the Swedish troops in 1648 , a miracle ascribed to the Bambino Gesù . |
| 5 | The audience was left spellbound by the skills and techniques shown . |
| 6 | With reference to our discussion on April 8th , and the question which was left unanswered at the end , namely as to whether I regarded myself as ‘ happy ’ : |
| 7 | A horse van was left unattended by the driver in an area with three schools . |
| 8 | Thomson was left undisturbed at the Restoration , although he lost his place as a Trinity brother . |
| 9 | Some exciting advice — relayed by Andrew from a knowing uncle in the City — had jacked it up for a time , before an even bigger hole was left gaping by the failure of that magical investment . |
| 10 | Then my husband 's father , George Elliott Pettingill ( 1833–1923 ) — Grandfather we used to call him — was left alone on the Island , living here by himself . |
| 11 | Now that he was left alone with the two women , both of whom ( he imagined ) rather admired him , Rupert felt a sense of power , though there being two of them rather limited the scope of what he could do — cramped his style , he might almost have said . |
| 12 | That evening , 24-year-old Allitt was left alone with the youngster . |
| 13 | Thus , a situation had arisen in which the goings on at Roscarrock Hall were ignored or winked at , and the family was left alone by the Justice of the Peace on the understanding that the fines were paid on time . |
| 14 | I was left alone in the middle of eight million people . |
| 15 | Nearly every weekday afternoon Matilda was left alone in the house . |
| 16 | She was left alone in the room . |
| 17 | The Gaijin who were with Sipotai had melted away from his side so that he was left alone in the middle of an escort of Merkuts . |
| 18 | Now , while this had been happening to the fisherman , his poor dumb wife was left alone in the lonely hut . |
| 19 | In April 1872 Mme Flaubert died ; Gustave was left alone in the big house , having meals at a large table ‘ tête-à-tête with myself ’ . |
| 20 | And I was frightened , I tell you , when I was left alone in the crypt , with a single candle to light my way , and discerned gradually , as my eyes grew accustomed to the dark , the subjects of the Prince 's experiments , standing upright , sentinels at each wall of the chamber , with glittering eyes and teeth . |
| 21 | One last kiss , then Kate was left alone in the small bedroom that she used when she came home . |
| 22 | On this depressing thought they both went upstairs , and after another fight , which she lost , Kate was left alone in the big bedroom . |
| 23 | Two days later , Allitt helped a doctor make up a drug he was being treated with and was left alone in the treatment room while the doctor saw another patient , said Mr Goldring . |
| 24 | Families were linked by marriage alliances , and the determination of fathers to make these locally is nowhere shown more clearly than when the son of one gentleman of the shire was betrothed to the daughter of another , but the particular daughter 's name was left blank in the bond of betrothal . |
| 25 | The way was left open for the initiative to be taken at the national level , since LEAs , both individually and collectively , failed to respond to the national call for change . |