Example sentences of "[pers pn] leave the " in BNC.

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1 I leave the weed in the pool untouched until the frogs have departed .
2 And now I leave the scene .
3 I leave the road at the first sight of Loch Arkaig and go across country , keeping to the paths through the bracken .
4 I have slept in a full set of thermal underwear , but the cold gets to me as soon as I leave the bag .
5 As Sabra , a woman in her forties , told me ‘ If I go out I usually do have my Dupatta round me , but at work I ca n't wear it in case it gets caught up in the machines , so I just wear a scarf on my head when I leave the house — something is needed to save one 's Izzat ’ .
6 Slowly I leave the land 's hard lights behind ,
7 I leave the rest to God . ’
8 Jim Hall and I leave the city on a road flanked by fortified encampments flying UN , Greek and Cypriot flags .
9 Before I leave the period of the great map makers and engravers , there is one more map worthy of mention .
10 I leave the motor road high up on the open Wolds , and take the chalk and flint surfaced green lane .
11 I leave the softer grades until the whole drawing is practically finished , to prevent unintentional smudging .
12 Then say to the audience ‘ What I would like you to do as soon as I leave the room is to turn over the card on the top of this pile and look at it . ’
13 I leave the fish together for one week , at which time the mops are removed from the tank and the surplus water squeezed out .
14 There are many times when I leave the house and go up to the range when I really do n't want to .
15 I have to make decisions every second about when I leave the rhythm guitar part to play the melody and how I balance between switching the pickup selection , reach over , mute the strings and play .
16 It 's dark , cold and pouring with rain as I leave the office of E. and B. Productions where I 've been discussing the pantomime orchestra with Paul , the company musical director .
17 I leave the softer grades until the whole drawing is practically finished , to prevent unintentional smudging .
18 I leave the rest to your imagination . ’
19 I leave the school reluctantly , resolving to return whenever I feel depressed .
20 Once I leave the group my behaviour will be different again .
21 I am not an expert , so I leave the decisions regarding the buying of paintings to my specialist colleagues .
22 I sort of toss up as I leave the house over which direction to take .
23 Instead of trying to sort it out , he waits until I leave the house , then packs all his belongings and leaves .
24 If I leave the door open I shall be able to hear him if his condition worsens .
25 This is a reasonable-looking differential equation ; I leave the solution to you ( Example 3.5 ) .
26 I leave the letters at this address , ’ she explained , as she pushed a note into Jacqui 's hand .
27 I leave the front door for last , and cross into the bedroom .
28 I plug in the short-wave radio and tune it to the radio-microphone , then I leave the receiver on the table and walk out to stick the bug on the inside of the front door .
29 I leave the safety on : when they arrive I do n't want to blast a nervous bullet through my table .
30 ‘ Maybe I leave the top off the toothpaste ! ’
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