Example sentences of "are left [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such matters are left to the members of each firm to decide for themselves . |
| 2 | This is probably so , but may be offset by the fact that the fields are left to the birds more quickly , enabling subsequent broods to be reared undisturbed . |
| 3 | Rather more in line with British cinema 's future disdain for anyone outside the middle classes is Williamson 's Two Little Waifs ( 1905 ) , in which two adult gypsies are left to the flames while their daughter is carried off to her convalescence in a suburban garden . |
| 4 | Because kung fu is primarily concerned with hand techniques , blocks and parries , the kicking aspects of the art are left to the end of the basic training period . |
| 5 | As a result , decisions about suitability are left to the doctor booking the transport . |
| 6 | As to schools , a DES spokesperson let it be known that such concerns are left to the LEAs and that studies of this kind are likely to be part of religious education . |
| 7 | The others are left to the localities . |
| 8 | But some spaces are left for the doctors ’ comments . |
| 9 | They are left with the hope he is alive and ‘ an innocent party ’ in the massacre . |
| 10 | Mr Hall has pared down the bebop style and you are left with the spirit , minus the meaningless displays of technique . |
| 11 | For example , if the title deeds are left with the company , an equitable mortgagee by deposit will take priority . |
| 12 | When all is said and done , we are left with the question , what use is research to practitioners ? |
| 13 | We are left with the fun loving ( overgrown kids ) and the ‘ I am not going to miss out on the fun ’ brigade . |
| 14 | Darwin 's own account of the unrestrained ‘ law of battle ’ in animals readily fits in with the theory of natural selection ; therefore , as his account of the law of battle is now thought to be wrong , we are left with the problem of reconciling new observation and established theory . |
| 15 | And we are left with the problem of deciding whether or not the two Elizabeths baptised on 17 October were really the same girl . |
| 16 | As a result , hon. Members are left with the option of trying to inveigle their points in an artificial way . |
| 17 | Then they are quiet , and we are left with the crickets and the soft shifting of birds in the almond trees . |
| 18 | We are left with the importance of ‘ disposition ’ which encompasses the political factors involved . |
| 19 | Perhaps we are left with the conclusion that the main ingredient in the campaign which resulted in the Foxton Inclined Plane was the enthusiastic advocacy of Gordon Thomas himself . |
| 20 | Having ruled out the alternatives we are left with the conclusion that the context-specificity seen in fig. 4.5(a) depends in some way on the context functioning as a retrieval cue . |
| 21 | A resourceful and pacy winger , with a strong shot , Peter deservedly earned the affection of all the Palace clientele of the mid-1950s , but these were troubled days at Selhurst Park and fans of that period are left with the feeling that we never really saw Peter Berry consistently produce the level of football of which he was undoubtedly capable . |
| 22 | All too often though , the critical enthusiasm is immense , while the actual critical judgement disappoints , and we are left with the feeling that good but minor work is being overpraised for polemical reasons . |
| 23 | There is no mention of it being outside the camp , and instead we are left with the picture of the tent , filled with the glory of God , travelling with the people as they continue onwards ( 40.34–8 ) . |
| 24 | Whilst mechanisms , sometimes of ‘ passing ’ , more often of ‘ coping ’ , are described , we are left with the impression that ‘ shameful difference ’ and its consequences are an immutable fact of social life , for physically impaired people : ‘ it is possible that there are no exemptions for incapacity in such areas as aesthetic norms ’ ( Haber and Smith , 1971 , p. 95 ) . |
| 25 | No prizes for guessing what happens to the net — and you are left with the task of extricating the hedgehog without damaging the net or wasting too much time . |
| 26 | Once inside , the maid will slide back the fusuma ( paper-panel door ) and the slippers are left at the door . |
| 27 | Although , when the three friends reunite in 1959 after thirteen years , they have not achieved everything they hoped for as adolescents , we are left at the end of the play with a feeling of hope — not the kind of false hope prescribed by Soviet censors but the hope that comes from being young and strong and having lived through difficult times . |
| 28 | But environmentalists warn that this could also result in third world countries being the destination of some of the toxic materials which are left at the end of the recycling process . |
| 29 | A First of all , do n't be put off by notices in the shop claiming that articles are left at the owner 's risk . |
| 30 | He has not only tarnished his relationship with Leeds United Football Club ( the club that he owes everything to including his 2.75M price tag ) , he also shit on the manager and those players who are left at the club , who helped him win a championship medal . |