Example sentences of "it [verb] leave [pron] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Carson took me to Astor House for luncheon and it was all quite elegant , but the food was so rich it has left me thirsty . ’
2 Or at least its mounted divisions did for , as usual , it had left its slow foot , the majority inevitably , far behind , speed being so important for Berwick .
3 It had left them some time to take stock of their lives .
4 Leaving Hong Kong had not just removed her from the battlefield ; it had left them alone in it together for the first time in their lives .
5 She had had what seemed to be flu , but it had left her breathless , he said .
6 Whatever vanishing act had saved her from the goon with the gun , it had left her armed .
7 It was a look so burning and intense that it had left her fearful and uncertain , and it was only by immersing herself in paperwork that she had been able to recapture some of her habitual calm .
8 It had left him alone to think about the problems he had to face and how he would overcome them .
9 If only it had left us alone , we could have been happy , we could have gone on being happy .
10 If it works leave it alone , but
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