Example sentences of "to leave [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The liquid is now officially called beer but it needs a few days further conditioning in the brewery , to purge some of the rough alcohols , before it is ready to leave for the pub . |
2 | EAST GERMANY yesterday effectively barred its citizens from Czechoslovakia , but agreed to allow the second wave of refugees crammed into the West German embassy in Prague to leave for the West . |
3 | IN ANOTHER spectacular climbdown by East Germany , more than 6,000 East Germans , who had filled the West German embassy in Prague beyond bursting point , were allowed to leave for the West last night . |
4 | Both said they had decided not to put their families through the ordeal of the embassy occupation and appeared to believe the assurance of Wolfgang Vogel , special envoy of Erich Honecker , the East German leader , that they would all be allowed to leave for the West with their dependents within six months . |
5 | It would have been very painful for Muldoon to have to pass on the bad news , so he decided to leave for the States and let the Detroit executive personnel Director handle Mark 's affairs . |
6 | Immediate plans were for four parties to leave for the area directly behind the German lines in jeeps , to attack supply dumps and soft-skinned transport . |
7 | One of the very special things Christine did for her was to write notes to leave for the tradesmen when Miss Miggs was going to be out when they called — like NO MILK TODAY , THANK YOU , or ONE SMALL LOAF , PLEASE . |
8 | ‘ I remember that my invitation extended to 14 days , but it was so arranged that any visitor who might have to leave for the day could do so and could return again . |
9 | Mina was the first to leave for the fields . |
10 | By the time she drained her glass she also knew that the last van to leave for the country about three weeks ago had been Chertsey bound . |
11 | When they were about to leave for the restaurant , a man standing near the bar came up to Kevin and said , ‘ If ye 're wanting a place here , the Half House is on the market . ’ |
12 | All eyes were on the clock as the hands dragged themselves , with agonising slowness towards noon and time to leave for the airfield . |
13 | After browsing in the local bookshop and buying a few necessities for the flat , I decided to leave for the course . |
14 | A few months more , and he is ready to leave for the East , to stay there , to die there . |
15 | Write your diary entry describing how you feel as you prepare to leave for the island . |
16 | Just before he was due to leave for the states , there arrived in Aswan herald form another king . |
17 | 10.30 : Prepared to leave for the junior school . |
18 | ‘ What time do you want to leave for the coast ? ’ she asked steadily . |
19 | She stood up and began to gather the plates , remarking as she did so , ‘ When I 've washed these dishes it 'll be time to leave for the hospital . ’ |
20 | There is n't time now ; I have to leave for the office soon . |
21 | After this meeting , Gen. Suchinda publicly assured the Prime Minister that the Army would remain loyal , and Chatichai was confident enough to leave for the United States on schedule . |
22 | The bottom line is that whilst Wilko has made decisions which have upset , even annoyed us , if he were to leave for the England job there is no-one remotely capable of replacing him . |
23 | At the Quarry church , if he attended a choral service , it was his invariable custom to leave during the singing of the last hymn . |
24 | But the troops rebelled and refused to leave during the winter . |
25 | ‘ Twill do Anne no harm to leave off the dances for a few months out of respect for her grandma , ’ Julia said . |
26 | Then she knew that she needed not to sneak out by the convenient back exit , but to leave through the front entrance , trusting its outrageous , ostentatious vulgarity to reassure and comfort her . |
27 | During the next few days I lived in terror , doors locked , ready to fly — to leave through the front door if Aunt Louise came to the back , or out of the back door if I saw her coming down the path . |
28 | Women had to cope with the dark , smelly ‘ cabinets ’ and first invite the rats to leave through the crumbling rusty holes . |
29 | Reception this time ; would I care to leave through the underground garage rather than the front doors and so escape the army of press who were filling the lobby ? |
30 | Until they do , you may prefer to leave after the cocktails . |