Example sentences of "leave [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Washington were left to sweat on the Packers ' result when Vince Evans ' three-yard touchdown pass to Tim Brown with 13 seconds left gave the Los Angeles Raiders a shock 21-20 victory . |
| 2 | A downcast Souness was left to reflect on the opportunities lostsaid : ‘ I was feeling disappointed during the game at the prospect of only getting one point . |
| 3 | AFTER BEING LEFT TO MATURE IN THE CASKS , THE WINE IS BOTTLED . |
| 4 | This may mean having to call some or all of the witnesses from the magistrates ' court or Crown Court and he may not just be given leave to put in the notes of evidence . |
| 5 | The Bank of England was granted leave to intervene in the plaintiffs ' action on 7 May 1991 . |
| 6 | In the House of Lords the Attorney-General applied for and was granted leave to intervene in the proceedings in order to represent and advance the interests of the Crown . |
| 7 | Much of it is n't recorded in great detail , so one is left to read between the lines about the activities that were involved . |
| 8 | At first Addington had linked the coming of peace in 1802 to the repeal of the hated tax which " should not be left to rest on the shoulders of the public in times of peace , because it should be reserved for the more important occasions , which he trusted , would not soon recur " . |
| 9 | But many fear that the fruit will be left to rot on the trees because of cheap imported plums undercutting the market . |
| 10 | Left to languish on the farms , elements of ‘ rusticated ’ youth had returned illegally to the cities , without the necessary residence permits ( hukou ) . |
| 11 | All that 's now left to show of the nights activity , are the tyre marks on the road . |
| 12 | All that 's now left to show of the nights activity , are the tyre marks on the road . |
| 13 | I suppose it depended on whether you went for the older man , which , speaking for herself , Rosie did n't and never had done and was , anyway , leaving to stay with the Spratlings at Porto Ercole and then , perhaps , driving down to Rome to see poor old Jack Gerontius , who had n't long to go , and after that , who knew ? |
| 14 | " He smells like barley rained down and left to rot in the fields . |