Example sentences of "[coord] leaving a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other sensitive dismissals reported include reading names over the public address system or leaving a black plastic bag on the desk as a hint . |
| 2 | One of the most characteristic signals of a cat entering or leaving a social group is the raising of its tail . |
| 3 | Soon they were airborne , the dragon skimming along easily a few feet from the floor and leaving a billowing cloud of dust in its wake . |
| 4 | When everyone was served , Zak the investigator along through Scene Two , disclosing the details of the attempted kidnap of one of the horses and leaving a tantalizing question mark in the shape of which one ? |
| 5 | A groan was his reply and he began kissing her again , this time letting his lips travel down her throat towards the open neck of her blouse and leaving a hot trail of sensation in his wake . |
| 6 | Looking around at all the there are a whole lot of people who have left the same even border all the way round instead of having an even border top and sides and leaving a bigger border at the bottom . |
| 7 | His solution is the pragmatic one , common at the time , which involves establishing as large and vague a syllabus as possible and leaving a great deal of choice to students . |
| 8 | With right side of work facing and leaving a loose end , insert needle from front to back between the loops at centre , four rows from the start of the panel . |
| 9 | He moped from one room to another to everyone 's frustration , declining amusements and leaving a half-read book open beside every chair in which he sat . |
| 10 | With a savage cry he drove into her one last time and felt the shockwaves pulse through him , draining all sensation and leaving a blessed numbness in which there was no more pain … |
| 11 | Bellowing with pain and leaving a bright trail of blood on the grass , the crazed animal galloped frantically towards its dead calf , over which Joseph and his mother were bending . |
| 12 | Place a piece of polyester drafting film , cut to a suitable size and leaving a generous margin , over the 0.1″ pitch grid on the light box , and tape it down with Scotch Magic Tape . |
| 13 | This meant that criminal laws were clarified and in some countries codified , as both Beccaria and Bentham advocated , but leaving a greater degree of flexibility and judicial discretion than either would have found congenial . |