Example sentences of "could leave [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I do n't see how I could leave Harry with Karen and come to London twice a week . ’
2 Despite the truce of 1748 , England and France were continually at war and , in due course , George II decided to allow William Pitt to become Prime Minister so that he could leave Britain and campaign against the French , as a result the French suffered notable defeats , losing against Clive in India ; also in America and at Quebec in Canada in 1759 .
3 ‘ I had to tell buyers we could not guarantee the painting could leave France .
4 I wished more and more that Holmes could leave London and come to Baskerville Hall .
5 I went through everyday life merely marking time until I could leave Ireland for Britain to become the real me .
6 MARK RAMPRAKASH could leave Middlesex at the end of the season — in a desperate bid to save a career that is heading for the rocks .
7 The Spanish worry that moving too fast towards monetary union could leave Spain and others behind .
8 Nevertheless , she did not see that she could leave Northam for ever .
9 But such new technology no longer becomes tomorrow 's standards , and could leave IBM customers locked into its proprietary standards .
10 Ignoring the tenure could leave Edinburgh open to a costly legal challenge , although it has stressed that it is consulting unions .
11 A report on China 's economy by the World Bank ( May 1983 ) suggested that 4% to 6% annual GDP growth could leave China needing to import up to 32 million tonnes of oil a year by 1990 .
12 By section 56(2) , the copy it has retained is treated as an infringing copy and could leave Acme liable to the owner of the copyright in the word processing programs .
13 Claudia walked slowly back to the hotel ; she could leave Alnwick now before Roman came back , if he did come back .
14 Dublin airport worker Mark Gill is the man who could leave Malone grounded .
15 We must not allow Ipswich to widen the Lennie Lawrence Blackburn are virtually home and dry for the championship , but the challenge of Ipswich could leave Boro chasing a play-off spot .
16 Martha tried not to wish , as they set out , that they could leave Tilda behind .
17 That there would be evacuations , they thought very likely and if I could leave Wiltshire and get back again , there would be no problem .
18 In many eyes , Britain could leave Tokyo as winners anyway .
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