Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] left [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was left a little uninspired with his overall display although his flicks were magical . |
| 2 | I was left an orphan at an early age and became a ward of court . |
| 3 | ‘ She was left a large legacy by an ex-employer . |
| 4 | As for Selene , she was left a hundred pounds a year so long as she continued under her sister 's direction . |
| 5 | I have been told by an old Rochdale colleague of hers that she may have married a doctor and that he thinks she was left a cottage in Tonypandy some time in the mid to late 1960s . |
| 6 | We 'd arrived too late to enjoy whatever it was that the Sixties had ; and we were left the warm dregs to mull over . |
| 7 | From today , we are back to the business of government as usual , with a return to all the huge problems of recession , Europe , health and education where they were left a month ago when the General Election was called . |
| 8 | He was left a happier man , while Maureen was even more pleased ! |
| 9 | By this time he was well associated with Kent and on the death of his father he was left a considerable estate in Westcomb near Greenwich . |