Example sentences of "leave [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A customer walking into a Barclays branch can leave within a few minutes having bought or sold such shares as he wants . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll leave in a few minutes and be with you in about half an hour . |
| 3 | As she walked from the post office empty handed , she pretended to be an American tourist , one who could leave in a few days , one for whom the trip would soon be nothing more than a few travel stories and postcards . |
| 4 | Make your own by mixing oatmeal and water into a paste ; massage over the face , leave for a few minutes , then rinse with warm water . |
| 5 | Leave for a few minutes . |
| 6 | ( viii ) Rinse with de-ionized water , leave for a few minutes to dry thoroughly , soak in xylene and mount . |
| 7 | Place one piece of stem into each jar and leave for a few hours . |
| 8 | Leave for a few days , then add just one or two hardy fish . |
| 9 | It is applied with a brush , sponge or pad , left for a few minutes , and then rinsed off . |
| 10 | The prevention is new Wella Balsam Intensive Dry Ends Conditioner , regularly massaged into the ends of your hair , left for a few minutes and rinsed out . |
| 11 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
| 12 | The ground was cropped until it was exhausted and had to be left for a few years to recuperate . |
| 13 | It was left behind a few days ago , Ramsbum does n't know by whom , and no one 's claimed it . ’ |
| 14 | It turned out that she lived in some place called Romford and as she was due to take me back there the day after the funeral I had only been left with a few hours to make a decision . |
| 15 | But when the edge had dulled it was no problem and on the harder wood a burn mark could be left in a few seconds if very little pressure was applied with the cutter just spinning on the surface . |
| 16 | When nobody from the long list of eminent organizations which had registered their opposition could be present , however ( which was most of the time ) , the burden of maintaining a presence and regular cross-examining was left to a few stalwarts . |
| 17 | He left for a few years to manage a national school , independent of the British system , but returned to read law . |
| 18 | She left after a few months and had a home tutor . |
| 19 | He left after a few days as I said . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
| 21 | I sha n't see you again — I 'm leaving in a few moments to drive down to Kildare . |
| 22 | He told the owner of the pensione that he would probably be leaving in a few days and then he made his way to the station to ask about trains . |