Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] home for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Memories of the marathon " sew-in " before she left home for the International Youth Congress could not have failed to bring a smile to Eva 's lips , or those of her sisters , if they could have seen her stitching away patiently and efficiently on a hand-driven sewing machine . |
| 2 | And when I left home for the first time , it suddenly occurred to me that there was no reason why I should n't change it . |
| 3 | For the married couples the heartache would be centred round their children going off to boarding school , especially when they left home for the first time . |
| 4 | ‘ Sadly , it seems that some young people find it difficult to adjust when they leave home for the first time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Do you think his parents are going to be happy when he comes home for the holidays with a scar the length of his face ? ’ |