Example sentences of "and leave them [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ( Dr Kavanagh is inclined to scatter quotations and leave them to the imgination . )
2 And leave them on the front .
3 and leave them on the rack and
4 I just do all my glasses first , and leave them on the draining board
5 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there )
6 Despite the size of the factory , there were no nursery facilities and mothers were sometimes forced to bring in their young children and leave them in the cloakrooms all day .
7 Remove the pan from the heat and leave them in the water for about 15 minutes .
8 My master was in the habit , when he was particularly busy with his scientific work , of writing orders on pieces of paper and leaving them on the stairs .
9 Yet , there also appear dangers in resting content with proposing apparent similarities between past and present and leaving them on the table , as it were .
10 The assistant recorder refused to quash the two counts and left them to the jury on the basis that the services that the appellant did provide , in the ordinary meaning of the words , amounted to employment .
11 She was so proud of herself for getting that out , grinning wildly at the other woman , that Ruth could n't subject her to more and left them for the tennis courts while they unpacked the dusty Seat that seemed to be packed to the gunnels with baskets of clothes and packages .
12 Nellie had packed the two children 's bags and left them at the door .
13 Florence Ames took off her old shoes and left them on the step .
14 Two days before the 1986 meeting I took my starting blocks home to my flat and left them on the kitchen floor .
15 He took limes from his pyjama pockets and left them on the blankets .
16 She pushed them down and left them on the floor .
17 Southwards the long arms of Isambard himself were stretched to receive them ; the fire died on their heels after that brief flare , and left them on the points of English swords .
18 and left them in the darkness of the vaults .
19 On that last night they finished packing their bundles , tied them securely and left them in the kitchen ready for the morning .
20 He gathered six double sheets from the drenched berths , folded them in half and left them by the companionway .
21 What people are frightened of is buying a property , finding the tenant goes bankrupt and leaves them with the running costs . ’
22 She herself paints abstract designs on an L- or U-shaped canvas , and leaves them on the floor or wraps them round a pillar .
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