Example sentences of "and leave [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Place the cous cous in a bowl , pour over warm water to cover and leave to soak for 10 mins . |
| 2 | Place the skimmed milk , peppercorns , garlic , onion , bay leaf and nutmeg in a saucepan and leave to sit for 1 hour . |
| 3 | Cut out a 23cm 19inch ) circle and leave to harden on non-stick paper for at least 24 hours . |
| 4 | Sprinkle the gelatine over four tablespoons of water and leave to swell for 5 minutes . |
| 5 | Cut out two thin rectangles for the number plates and leave to dry on non-stick paper before securing on . |
| 6 | Cut out envelope shapes and an oval for the top sign , and leave to dry on non-stick paper for about 24 hours . |
| 7 | At the same time , mould two balls of red fondant for the buoys and leave to dry on non-stick paper . |
| 8 | At the same time , mould a large cone-shaped rocket module from white fondant and leave to dry on non-stick paper overnight . |
| 9 | Mould some bones from a piece of white fondant and leave to dry on non-stick paper . |
| 10 | Add strips of beef and leave to marinate for 24 hours . |
| 11 | Blend the oil together with all the spices , pour over the beans , toss them , and leave to marinate until warm . |
| 12 | Pour boiling water on to the leaves in a clean container or teapot and leave to stand for 3–10 minutes ( no longer , otherwise the flavour changes ) . |
| 13 | Add vegetables to oil mixture , toss together and leave to stand for 15 minutes . |
| 14 | Slit the vanilla pod , scrape the seeds into the milk , add the pod and leave to infuse for 10 minutes . |
| 15 | Bring the water to the boil , pour over the flowers and leave to infuse for 30 to 60 minutes . |
| 16 | Cover and leave to prove for 30 minutes to 1 hour , or until double in size . |
| 17 | Cover the joint loosely with a tent of foil and leave to rest for 15–20 minutes before carving . |
| 18 | Knead lightly until smooth , then cover and leave to rest for 20 minutes . |
| 19 | Amass of red hair is pinned up and left to fall in wayward waves high on the head . |
| 20 | The CaCl 2 /DNA mis was added dropwise to an equal volume of 0.2µm-filtered 2 HEPES-buffered saline ( 280mM NaCl , 10mM KCl , 1.5mM Na 2 HPO 4 .2H2O , 12mM dextrose , 50mM HEPES , pH adjusted to 7.05 with 0.5N NaOH ) and left to stand for 20 minutes at RT . |
| 21 | They were then washed once in 80% ethanol and once in acetone and left to dry for 1 hour . |
| 22 | The trout were then released , secretly , and left to grow to great size . |
| 23 | The heli-skier is lifted into remote parts of mountain ranges which other skiers can not reach , in the Alps , Sweden , the Himalayas and in New Zealand , and left to ski across unknown terrain which makes black runs look like nursery slopes . |