Example sentences of "to leave the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be unfair to leave the discussion of the later Wordsworth without a rejoinder to what is usually said . |
| 2 | Frank Spencer had endeared himself to so many people that Crawford 's wish to leave the character behind was tempered by the pleasure it had clearly brought . |
| 3 | In spite of her determination to leave the past to look after itself , Kelly found herself speculating as to where the fat trainer fitted in with Jack Butler and Ibn Fayoud . |
| 4 | It was a day in which the Queen was anxious to leave the past behind and to the end she made a point of meeting Argentinian soldiers who form part of the U N contingent here . |
| 5 | The rule tells us to leave the direction of each point from the origin as it was , |
| 6 | Mr Aldous insists that Robson Rhodes demonstrates compassion by making every effort to ensure people obliged to leave the firm have somewhere else to go . |
| 7 | Kate Probst , of Resources for the Future , argues that it is usually fairer to penalise polluters than to leave the taxpayer to clean up dirty old sites . |
| 8 | When it 's as warm as it is tonight , you 'll be able to leave the hatch open and imagine yourselves in the heart of Venice . " |
| 9 | Press PF03 to leave the menu . |
| 10 | A simple solution , not without merit , is to leave the PC on all the time , which ensures a near constant operating temperature . |
| 11 | The falcon still wheels in silence high in the cooling air above the statue of Sir John Moore , the spotlights flick on around the camp perimeter and once again a security patrol prepares to leave the gate . |
| 12 | Like say last week me and Russell never got up before , oh my mother and father come to the house right and it was quarter past ten and we were still in bed and my father put the milk cos the , my milkman leaves my milk by the gate because , with the dog , he always used to leave the gate open so I used to let the dog out in the morning and the dog would go out so I said do n't put the milk by the door , leave it just , put it over the gate cos I like the gate left shut . |
| 13 | If you want to leave the organisation to change jobs |
| 14 | After the changes the consumer could see what he was buying before committing himself to leave the motorway . |
| 15 | A commuter on the M8 would encounter a series of messages on the speed of traffic just a few miles ahead and , if that slowed , or the road were blocked , information on the most suitable diversion could be given in plenty of time to allow a driver to leave the motorway and avoid the hold up . |
| 16 | At least the Rabiers had had the good sense to leave the inside of the château as it had been , at any rate on this floor . |
| 17 | It is time to leave the capital and have a walk ; let us rise betimes . |
| 18 | Nor had he wished to leave the capital a second time . |
| 19 | He said that all 10,000 students would have to leave the campus with their belongings by last night . |
| 20 | with a top speed of over 212 miles an hour , the Big Cat is aiming to leave the recession standing . |
| 21 | She died in 1850 , having been allowed to leave the convent for the last few months of her life to be nursed by her sisters . |
| 22 | When the time came for Annie to leave the convent school she was recommended for training in child welfare . |
| 23 | We further agreed that we would make no promises and twist no arms , and having decided on this general strategy , my friends urged me to leave the campaign to them . |
| 24 | To try to leave the surface of the planet was out of the question . |
| 25 | It is hard to compromise on the need for Iraq to leave the whole of Kuwait : the Security Council has insisted , in stark black and white , that the withdrawal has to be complete and unconditional . |
| 26 | And what if she were to leave the shelter of the house ? |
| 27 | When she 'd been selected , and automatically compelled to leave the Navy , taking an appointment at a civilian hospital , he 'd told himself that it was his duty to visit her to see that she was settled in … not lonely . |
| 28 | I have referred to enforcement more than once already since I became president , and I should like to leave the Institute 's ethical support services for another occasion . |
| 29 | But he said later the singer was content to leave the public to form its own conclusions . |
| 30 | He hoped it would not be too long before she was brave enough to leave the bar . |