Example sentences of "and [vb mod] be leave to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The danger , witnessed sometimes in practice , is that certain children ( notably the most able , the oldest , the best-behaved , and girls ) are tacitly deemed ‘ undemanding ’ and may be left to their own devices for long periods , denied the kinds of challenging interaction which they , like all children , need . |
| 2 | The principle applies to all kinds of selling , however , and may be left to the salesperson 's discretion or organised centrally as part of the sales management function . |
| 3 | So for example , er on Russo 's model we saw the people are not consultive on the issue of whether the State should go to war or not , because that 's a particular act and must be left to the executive . |
| 4 | The acceptance of such a scheme meant that the government had accepted , albeit for economic and demographic reasons , the principle that ‘ society should include in its economic structure some form of direct financial provision for the maintenance of children , instead of proceeding on the assumption that , save in cases of exceptional misfortune , this is a matter which concerns only individual parents and should be left to them because normally men 's wages or salaries are , or ought to be and can be made to be , sufficient for the support of their families ’ ( Rathbone , 1940 ) . |
| 5 | She had a weak chest and needed a lot of attention , whereas I was robust and could be left to my own devices . |