Example sentences of "leave [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | You wo n't need sensible work shoes anyway so leave them at home — they deserve a holiday from your feet . |
| 32 | And erm my mother used to bake , and we used to take the clothes basket with the tins of dough ready prepared by your mother and we used to take them to the bakehouse at lunchtime , when we were coming back from our from our meal , the midday meal from home , leave them at the bakehouse and so the baker had finished his morning 's baking with his oven of his own bread you see . |
| 33 | Not leave them at school at all |
| 34 | ‘ Leave them to it , ’ I said . |
| 35 | ( Dr Kavanagh is inclined to scatter quotations and leave them to the imgination . ) |
| 36 | There is no one right way to behave , but it is clear that teenagers suffer when parents overprotect , as well as when they leave them to their own devices and appear not to care . |
| 37 | They can sell their timeshares , or rent them out , or even leave them to their heirs in their wills . |
| 38 | Mr Edwards has stated that he will live in Bacon 's house and studio for the remainder of his lifetime , then leave them to the nation . |
| 39 | as if to seal off the barbarians and leave them to their own devices , Hadrian 's Wall was built from Solway to Tyne between AD 122 and 127 . |
| 40 | So leave them to it . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ Leave them to me too , ’ Adam said confidently . |
| 42 | Leave them to one side . |
| 43 | Add the mussels , turn up the heat , and leave them to steam with the lid shut just until they are all fully open . |
| 44 | We do n't actually guide visitors around the reserve , rather leave them to their own devices having informed them about what they 're likely to see and drawn their attention to some safety aspects . |
| 45 | I 'm so glad you appreciate them , so few people do , they leave them to gardeners and such like , it 's such a pity , they 're so characterful — ’ |
| 46 | No , leave them like that ! |
| 47 | To condition hardboards , leave them in the room where they are to be fixed for a minimum of three days . |
| 48 | They leave them in these lay-bys while they have a little kip or a cup of tea . |
| 49 | Clean dentures with a soft brush and soap and water after every meal and leave them in water overnight . |
| 50 | Rats will live in rabbit burrows but they usually take over one section for themselves and the rabbits leave them in isolation . |
| 51 | Always rehang the hooks about every twelfth row or so and never leave them in place if you have to leave the work . |
| 52 | When they were feeling particularly spiteful , they would blindfold the ‘ two sisters ’ as they were known and , as darkness fell , leave them in some unknown part of the neighbourhood to find their own way home . |
| 53 | Despite the size of the factory , there were no nursery facilities and mothers were sometimes forced to bring in their young children and leave them in the cloakrooms all day . |
| 54 | I take messages and leave them in a dead letter box . |
| 55 | Take with you to court all the authorities that you may possibly require : leave them in the robing room if you think they will probably not be needed , but have them ready to back you up in case they are . |
| 56 | In a democratic society , this means that the public needs to have a basic understanding of science , so that it can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts . |
| 57 | Turn round day is a bit hectic for us , so we suggest you pack your bags in the morning , leave them in our safekeeping , and disappear to explore for the day ! |
| 58 | Remove the pan from the heat and leave them in the water for about 15 minutes . |
| 59 | When I leave them in the hall the lids burst open again . |
| 60 | Pete says nobody 's pointed a finger , can we get big fobs on like hotel keys so they do n't take the damn things home or leave them in their pockets . |