Example sentences of "we [modal v] leave [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 For suppose that the disuse of meat causes a permanent distaste for it , and that an increased demand for fish continues long enough to enable the forces by which its supply is governed to work out their action fully ( of course oscillation from day to day and from year to year would continue : but we may leave them on the side ) .
2 It is important that we do not hand to our successors decisions made at the end of a dying Parliament ; we should leave them to take the decisions in future .
3 I mean if if presumably people go on being born there surely we should leave them .
4 We should leave it until next year and make certain .
5 I thought that this morning when I saw you again , and I want you to know I do n't think we should leave it so long the next time . ’
6 ‘ I think we should leave it a week , ’ the doctor told him .
7 Do you think we should leave it till leave it till after our open day ?
8 ‘ Perhaps we should leave it , go back to London and return in the spring with soldiers ? ’
9 The overall position now is worse than in 1988 , yet we were assured by the Government in 1988 that we should leave it to them .
10 Ian Paisley ) said that , if it was all right , we should leave it alone .
11 ‘ We felt that we should leave it to a company that specialized in the business and concentrate on adding value to our chemical materials . ’
12 I said , I think we should leave it home and have it tomorrow .
13 They were not going to fight any more , and we decided we must leave them on the island .
14 We can not dictate what our children will make of the Community , but we must leave them in a position where they can effectively influence the shape of Europe , and that Europe must be one in which we retain our distinct national identity .
15 So we must leave it to some other group of His Majesty 's loyal subjects , such as yourselves , to carry out the task .
16 It can not be measured by scientific instruments — and here we must leave it !
17 I 'm afraid there we must leave it but perhaps that is the way forward .
18 We must leave it there , Barry Legge thank you very much indeed for joining us , thank you .
19 We must leave you here , Sir Henry , and try to catch Stapleton .
20 We 'll leave him his share .
21 We 'll leave him alone tonight . ’
22 Well we 'll leave him till last if he 's got
23 We 'll leave him for a minute or two , then I 'll test his reflexes . ’
24 this was on the Thursday and he said er we 'll leave him on the
25 And all of us as it were , set aside as a block , all the second homes as holiday homes and say , those are as it were , outside this enquiry , we 'll leave them there .
26 We ought to really , although I said we 'll leave them a lot of behind than the dinosaurs .
27 ‘ If you do n't help us , ’ said Masklin quietly , ‘ we 'll go back to the quarry and face the humans , but that wo n't matter to you because we 'll leave you here .
28 We 'll leave you to get some rest , ’ he said gently , in slow , clear Italian .
29 We 'll leave you now , ’ Sister Ignatia said .
30 Whether the saint 's labours give Assisi its special feel , or the special feel inspired the saint — we 'll leave you to decide .
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