Example sentences of "to leave for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | You had to leave for work at 8.25 . |
2 | Anne had to leave for work for two o'clock but she proudly displayed her ring to her friends and they all sincerely wished her happiness . |
3 | Her father was about to leave for work , by the time she had showered and dressed . |
4 | At about 7 a.m. he walked towards his house and hid in the bushes across the road and watched for his dad to leave for work . |
5 | They had been about to leave for Mass when Una had suddenly taken ill . |
6 | Soldiers began to leave for home ( although many never left ) , rationing became less strict , the balere reopened ( a great event for the young ) and , most important of all , we could talk freely with out the fear of being overheard . |
7 | It was with deep regret that I had to leave for home later that evening . |
8 | So , sadly , we had to leave for Siren last November . |
9 | The morning after the arrival of the train , we found a lorry in the souk preparing to leave for Abri . |
10 | Soon the day came for him to leave for school . |
11 | I was about to leave for school and I walked out the door without my skirt on . |
12 | It was a further example of Peking 's present heavy-handed approach towards Hong Kong , and stemmed from the colonial government 's decision not to return swimmer Yang Yang to China last week , but to allow him to leave for asylum in the United States . |
13 | On Sunday China refused to accept back from Hong Kong a group of 71 Chinese illegal immigrants , saying it was in retaliation for allowing Mr Yang , a pro-democracy activist , to leave for asylum in the US . |
14 | Er , it 's like , it 's like the foreman on the shopfloor for some reason , there 's a er , in the systems or whatever , er , the warehouseman er , the night porter er , when he takes over , he knows what he 's doing , he knows what I want , because I 've spoken to him about it , erm , he knows what items I want to leave for stock people , erm , and Sue , the checkout manager , she 'll know if I want extra people on the shopfloor because we 're quiet , or I expect it to be quiet , erm , she knows where they 've got to be , and I 'll come back and review it with her . |
15 | The first RAF Hercules to leave for war torn Sarajevo . |
16 | WIMBLEDON 'S Crazy Gang are returning to Plough Lane , the happy hunting ground they had to leave for safety reasons two years ago . |