Example sentences of "and leave [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He wanted to dissipate it and leave her with a last impression of him that was not totally unpleasant .
2 If you go out and switch her light off and leave her in the room .
3 What Odysseus hears is without consequence for him ; he is able only to nod his head as a sign to be set free from his bonds ; but it is too late ; his men , who do not listen , know only the song 's danger but nothing of its beauty , and leave him at the mast to save him and themselves .
4 Far from slaking his thirst , all his weekend with her had done was whet his appetite and leave him with a desperate craving for more .
5 Put the containers in a warm place and leave them for a week .
6 ( iii ) After incubation in complement , transfer the embryos to fresh M2 + BSA and leave them for a further 20–30 min at 37 C during which time the outer cells should be seen to bleb and lyse .
7 ( Dr Kavanagh is inclined to scatter quotations and leave them to the imgination . )
8 And leave them on the front .
9 and leave them on the rack and
10 I just do all my glasses first , and leave them on the draining board
11 For instance , does your " off-the-street " procedure for dealing with enquiries make the prospective clients feel wanted , well treated and leave them with an impression of an efficient , sympathetic firm capable of providing an expeditious service ?
12 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 )
13 I take messages and leave them in a dead letter box .
14 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 .
15 Remove the pan from the heat and leave them in the water for about 15 minutes .
16 He 'd just rob us and tie us up and leave us for the wolves , I expect . ’
17 You can not turn your back on this issue , and leave us with the responsibility ’ . ’
18 As most of us have to work to earn a living , the short winter days limit our riding considerably and leave us with the choice of riding before or after work in the dark or only at weekends , unless you are lucky enough to have access to an indoor school .
19 It 's not the fat cats we got ta take notice of , who steal the cream and leave us with the sil sour milk even .
20 You can also use your yarn for weaving , which by combining it with another fine yarn , will lighten , darken or brighten it up considerably and leave you with a beautiful fine fabric .
21 I shall be a whore , and leave you with a whore 's kiss . ’
22 Mr. Newman has urged us to treat the Derbyshire County Council as the public authority and leave it to the court in each individual libel action to undertake the balancing exercise of the competing interests .
23 You only need to type in a close approximation of the word and leave it to the spell-checker to sort out .
24 The King approved of this decision , and indeed Lord Stamfordham wrote a memorandum which revealed that the King had seen Balfour on 8 December and told him that , ‘ If Mr Baldwin wishes to resign , the King will refuse , on the grounds that he is still the head of the largest Party in the House of Commons and for every reason , constitutional and otherwise , it would be right and proper for the Government to meet Parliament and leave it to the representatives of the people to decide whether or not they will support the Government . ’
25 The council may then recommend one name for approval to a general meeting of the association , or it may put forward more than one name and leave it to the general meeting to decide .
26 All you do is add water and leave it for a month .
27 At this stage , it is a good idea to cover the picture with glass and leave it for a while .
28 So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it .
29 Place the stem of a stick of celery in some dyed water and leave it for a few hours .
30 And then when I get to school , I do , I have to pour all the water into the tank , and leave it for a couple of hours and at break time put the fish into the into the mix water
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