Example sentences of "he left the " in BNC.

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1 But he left the possibility open .
2 I 'll see you in Disneyland , ’ the defendant said as he left the court .
3 At Mr Ramirez 's request he also transmitted $60,000 from WedTech to a company controlled by the official after he left the government .
4 Meanwhile Jansher Khan , the new world champion who had his $15,000 prize money withheld because he left the official dinner early , may have lost his chance of taking over as world No. 1 .
5 GEOFFREY BOYCOTT 'S credibility as a member of Yorkshire 's general committee was dented further yesterday when he left the emergency meeting an hour before the end , writes Derek Hodgson .
6 He said the request was drafted by Brigadier Edward de Fonblanque on the day after he left the area to return to England .
7 Lord Aldington said his earlier statements that he left the area between 25 and 29 May were made before he had properly researched the matter and before he realised his departure date was crucial .
8 LORD ALDINGTON yesterday denied that he had lied to a High Court libel jury about the date in May 1945 on which he left the British Army 's V Corps in southern Austria .
9 For the last weeks of his curacy he left the lodgings and hired a room in a small hotel up Mount Pleasant .
10 It is also true at a more subtle level in that Nyerere , perhaps the finest political debater in Africa land responsible for the first translation of Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar into kiSwahili ) , left himself with no-one to debate with , at least until he left the presidency to be party chairman in 1985 .
11 Their relationship became more and more covert ; he left the police and they moved to a suburb where they ‘ passed for white ’ and began the long struggle called ‘ trying for white ’ .
12 Harvey said later that he thought the decision had been harsh and added that there had been no warning given about time-wasting before the game , although he accepted that Tyson could have mentioned it to the players during the match , a fact confirmed by the referee as he left the ground .
13 He missed the four-round cut by two strokes , but he left the course with a cheery ‘ See you next year ’ .
14 He missed the four-round cut by two strokes , but he left the course with a cheery ‘ See you next year ’ .
15 But Ralf Dahrendorf , when he left the post of director of the London School of Economics , answered the question ‘ Has Britain got a future ? ’ by singling out Steve Shirley .
16 Her chair was empty and would remain empty until he left the company .
17 He left the field wide open for whatever the other players in this charming charade might suggest .
18 Imre Nagy , the rebel premier , was assured of his safety if he left the Yugoslav embassy and was promptly seized and later executed .
19 Singling out The Forest and the Fire , which he laid on the pillow ready , he left the rest in a pile on the floor .
20 On several occasions he left the bathroom feeling weak and drained , only to stop on the dark landing at the onset of another wave of nausea .
21 The moment he left the hall , the Prince strode away from his escort , opened the door of the hut , and stepped inside .
22 In his first public speech after he left the Marines , in May 1988 , he painted a picture of the people his audience should keep in mind if they were tempted to think that the Soviet Union was changing : children huddled in the Gulags , dock-workers in Poland , and contras .
23 He left the day Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel entered Milan in triumph .
24 ‘ Perhaps he left the key in the ignition , ’ Tremayne guessed , ‘ and a passer-by saw an opportunity . ’
25 He left the thought hanging and I did nothing to bring it to earth .
26 He was there to do something he has never done since he left the Conservative party in 1974 .
27 He left the trailer at Dover and returned home .
28 She added : ‘ When he eventually got on to the train he left the bird on a seat next to his cabin .
29 He left the Think Tank to become Private Secretary to Mr Heath and Mr Wilson after the February 1974 election .
30 Constable Campbell , lately arrived from Keppoch near Oban , and youngest of the ‘ B ’ Division force , was already running over the evening 's instructions in his mind when he left the temporary barracks , a Methodist Chapel , and set out to patrol his beat .
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