Example sentences of "left [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wounds were then left to heal for 18 hours and the position of the epithelial wound margin was noted in relation to the mesenchymal markers ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 2 | If on the other hand , a stress is applied slowly over a longer period the material flows like a viscous liquid so that the spherical shape is soon lost if left to stand for some time . |
| 3 | I was still left looking for any element that could be described as cavalier . |
| 4 | Once removed from the courte bouillon , the fillets are left to rest for four minutes . |
| 5 | Five ml of H 2 O were added to the resin incubated mix , this was left to settle for 10 minutes , and 4 ml of supernatant was removed and examined for the presence of 1 4 C-citrulline by liquid scintillation counting . |
| 6 | However , as a matter of principle and good airmanship , at least one full wing-span of clearance should always be left to allow for inadvertent drifting or swinging during landings . |
| 7 | Before capitalism , the worker had rights of use over some land , and had enough tools to grow some food and have some produce left to barter for other goods . |
| 8 | It is made with ewes ' milk and is left to ripen for three months in limestone caves . |
| 9 | Method : Stains were left to dry for 24 hours ( old stains are the most stubborn ) . |
| 10 | Her husband Alex , 45 , who was left to care for four children aged four to 17 , said after the verdict : ‘ He is a lucky man . |
| 11 | Residential workers have been left to care for troubled young people just as professional interest in residential communities was declining . |
| 12 | Mrs Wilson had usually done all her winter tasks — turning sheets sides to middle , washing and mending loose covers and curtains , going through her wardrobe — by the end of January , and was left raring for more . |