Example sentences of "leave him the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been angered by her obvious , if unspoken , suspicion that he had persuaded the old lady to leave him the half share of the house . |
| 2 | Well if he was sleeping you could leave him the car . |
| 3 | He ate in the canteen , spoke with some of the robots , wandered into the sitting room where Roirbak had left him the stack of films , rejected every one as boring , and decided to do a little exploring . |
| 4 | His years in the ring had left him the legacy of being quick on his feet , and he caught Larsen some twenty yards short of the door . |
| 5 | Their parents are called away and they are left him the care of servants . |
| 6 | He wished they 'd left him the radio mast , so that he could at least listen to some music and pick up the news . |
| 7 | He thought to himself , right , you 've called the boy Hilbert to please me , to make me like him , so I damn well will like him , I 'll like him more than you and leave him the place over your head . ’ |
| 8 | I shall hire Benedict to live with me and leave him the place in my will ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ When my mother left him the topaz , Vitor vowed he would save it until he met his soulmate , ’ the older woman explained . |
| 10 | He took tutorials three times a week at twelve , and a daily lecture at two o'clock ; that left him the mornings free for research or writing . |
| 11 | I left him the fare I had been quoted , but he pursued me and stopped me entering my flat . |
| 12 | Major Hope left him the business when he died ; he 'd lost his only son through drugs , I think , and he more or less adopted my father . |
| 13 | Double ten just leaves him the bull to win the leg . |