Example sentences of "[vb past] left [art] " in BNC.

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1 Then , after I 'd made sure that I 'd left no telltale traces , I was off .
2 ‘ Finished it , ’ he concluded for her , and Leith knew then that if Naylor Massingham had been looking to find fault with her work then plainly he 'd left no stone unturned .
3 She 'd left a note for me , saying she was sorry …
4 She 'd left a few more pieces of trash on the dining-room floor : reminders of that time .
5 she 'd left a good gold star by your name .
6 I 'd left a couple of rings on which were really hard to get off .
7 She 'd left a message for him about an hour before , within minutes of receiving a call from the foresters ' agents .
8 ‘ Or would I start screaming that I 'd left a soufflé in the oven , or forgotten to get the coat back from the cleaners , or I was too young to die … ’
9 He forgot to take his ten pence out of the slot where he 'd had it ready , and he 'd left a pile of tens and fives sitting on top of the directories .
10 She 'd only been in Dane 's company for a matter of days , but he 'd left a mark on her , a mark it could prove impossible to erase .
11 Patrick wished they 'd left a window open .
12 ‘ You would forget the ten thousand , and I would n't tell the law that you 'd left a stiff behind the Windsor . ’
13 It would n't have surprised her in the slightest if he 'd left a few minutes early , just for the pleasure of leaving her stranded .
14 I said at the time of Robert Maxwell 's death that he 'd left a trail of wreckage across the city .
15 And when I saw the landlady there she said that she did have a Mr there but he 'd left a few days ago , did n't know where he 'd got to .
16 I did n't even know he 'd left a
17 Not for her the summit this day ; she 'd left the others to it .
18 ‘ The judge agreed to sign a warrant for Thom 's arrest as soon as it was clear he 'd left the country with Eva . ’
19 Philip was glad he 'd left the wire and cutters up in the wood .
20 When I 'd left the horse in the yard and gone in for breakfast I found both Mackie and Sam Yaeger sitting at the table with Tremayne , all of them discussing that day 's racing at Nottingham .
21 He cut up through the forest to where he 'd left the shotguns and followed the treeline round to the left until he hit a shallow ravine almost opposite the cabin .
22 Maggie would have left at that point , but as her bed was in the kitchen she could n't get into it until after he 'd left the room .
23 There was an Audi which passed me soon after I 'd left the pub .
24 ‘ I thought you 'd left the country for good . ’
25 He 'd left the castles and the monuments behind , he was climbing a dune that was featureless , untouched .
26 In a fit of unshyness she 'd left the shoe shop and was working as a receptionist at a doctor 's practice .
27 She 'd left the key in it .
28 Vito was eating , he 'd left the decision to Don .
29 He had known where to look for it when he 'd left the bell tower after finding her corpse .
30 I was just politely told they 'd left the area — " This number is no longer available as the special investigation team has left the area . "
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