Example sentences of "and leave it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If people had been in a building after we had been round testing it and seen it secure , they 'd come out and leave it open . |
| 2 | and after you 've gorged yourself on all the fun and nightlife that Benitses has to offer , you can turn in for the night and leave it all behind . |
| 3 | Cover it to stop the water from evaporating and leave it undisturbed for 3 or 4 days . |
| 4 | It is as difficult for beginners ( except perhaps those of exceptional ability ) as other professions are ; many give up and leave it each year . |
| 5 | Not only is it more convenient to pick up the ‘ phone and make contact , you are also more likely to succeed since few people are able to ignore the telephone and leave it unanswered . |
| 6 | At this stage you simply clip it on and leave it slack . |
| 7 | If you find one on your travels not on the map , play safe and leave it alone . |
| 8 | When I 'm not working sometimes I just wash and condition my hair , let it dry overnight , comb it out in the morning and leave it alone . |
| 9 | and th they , it was an old Indian treatment , they found it quite , sheer force of circumstances , er , that they discovered it was better sometimes to bind a wound up and leave it alone . |
| 10 | Mr Khasbulatov said compromise could be reached ‘ if the president addresses the congress and says : ‘ I was wrong … let's form a government together and leave it alone . |
| 11 | I ca n't stick a tape machine on my desk and leave it running . |
| 12 | Er and when nobody is there I ca n't just put a tape machine on the desk and leave it running ! |
| 13 | You then whip the cream ( it is easier if you have left it an hour or two in the refrigerator after cooling ) and when it stands in peaks you can turn it in to the muslin or clean napkin with which you have lined an earthenware or metal cheese mould or drainer — which can be improvised by piercing holes in a cheap cake tin or in a tub-shaped carton — and leave it 3 or 4 hours , or overnight . |
| 14 | And leave it blank |
| 15 | When your stepfather goes to bed , put a light in your sister 's bedroom window and leave it open . |
| 16 | These nourish the hair and leave it soft and healthy . |
| 17 | It seemed such a waste to be driving back to England and leaving it all behind . |
| 18 | He passed through the archway in the garden wall of Sea House , opening the white iron gate and leaving it open . |
| 19 | Marjorie laughed , and though she was very kind , washing the lettuce and leaving it ready in the colander and telling her how to cook the asparagus and make a butter sauce , Emmie felt humiliated . |
| 20 | she spoke to and said we 've discussed it cos I asked whether she 'd done that , she said she 'd spoken to and said we 've discussed that we should share the work more equally and said no I 'm happy with the way things were and left it that way |
| 21 | The one she had n't seen for twelve years , had been ranting about , who never raised a finger to help and left it all to Nancy ? |
| 22 | Lambert got out and left it all . |
| 23 | But er somebody was in and left it all filthy and mouldy and what for ! |
| 24 | A person who has parked his car on a road and left it unattended ca n't be said to be the driver of this offence . |
| 25 | None of us realized that Badoglio , who had ordered the armed forces to resist the Germans , had already fled Italy , together with the King , and left it leaderless . |
| 26 | The tramp might have lighted a fire and left it burning . |
| 27 | May it be said of you that you found Paris stinking and left it sweet . ’ |
| 28 | Some of it had come quickly ; Eliot knew the verse was right , and left it alone . |
| 29 | I joined the Associate Membership scheme in the beginning and left it last year because of what I felt was gross overcharging for a pathetic members ' service . |
| 30 | She closed the door ; she was going to close it completely , but she changed her mind and left it open a few inches . |