Example sentences of "leaving a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the winding extends around approximately half of the core cut off the end , leaving a few inches of spare wire and tape the wire down temporarily . |
| 2 | He stopped the jeep at the edge of the cornfield , and we observed that the mortar and shell fire were following the canisters as they were landing , leaving a few canisters lying on the ground not far off from where we were . |
| 3 | Fortunately for us , they had developed the custom of leaving a few of the wild cocoa trees when they felled the forest . |
| 4 | The economic miracle of the decade seemed to have passed the inner city by , leaving a few localities outside the new society . |
| 5 | The ‘ chute is then pulled into a sausage , with that extra line from the release pin passing through the vent and down the parachute , leaving a few inches of line to spare . |
| 6 | Both O'Flaherty and Sherington were severely wounded as they got into the warehouse , but with grim determination they staggered clear , leaving a few equally determined Germans in an inner room of the building . |
| 7 | If the fishing was dull , the birds would roost in flocks on the nearest headland , leaving a few ‘ scouts ’ on watch for fishing activity , sometimes many kilometres away . |
| 8 | The loss adjusters acted very quickly and have carried out most of the salvage work for me , leaving a few , normal forms to be filled in . |
| 9 | Every few blocks , a building or two had been gutted , walls standing , roofs collapsed , as if random artillery shelling had taken out the commercial heart of the city , leaving a few lucky businesses to struggle on until the next round . |
| 10 | Perhaps she , also , was leaving a few secrets and a few memories behind . |
| 11 | Blanche drank off the last of her whisky , leaving a few pebbles of unmelted ice in the bottom of her glass . |
| 12 | But it was n't the IRA , just a sudden release of the 120 psi , leaving a few shreds of inner tube ! |
| 13 | I thought about leaving a few of Simon 's visiting cards around , or suggesting they all get together and build a glider in the loft , but then I saw the frosty-eyed Matron in a blue uniform and matching hair rinse clocking me from behind the desk . |
| 14 | United then began to pile men forward as they had to , Simpson causing problems down the left , Phillips again in mid-field winning a lot of ball , but of course United leaving a few gaps at the back , and just before the finish , four minutes before the finish , that man Gascoigne put the game beyond United 's reach , giving Spurs a four two victory . |