Example sentences of "leave [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The slow transit rate of fibre-depleted diets is also thought to encourage the formation of these potentially dangerous substances within the body — and to leave them in contact with the gut for too long . |
| 2 | Since my presence seems to be provoking you to acts of wild aggression , I think it would be best to leave you in peace for a while . |
| 3 | If you are using the divider to separate cichlids or other particularly aggressive fish , it 's wise to leave it in place for a couple of weeks and then only remove the divider at a time when you are likely to be around if trouble occurs . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose it was because you had such respect for him that you felt you could leave him in charge of the boarders tonight ? ’ |
| 5 | Ease a fork under each onion to break the roots and leave them on top of the soil to ripen in the sun . |
| 6 | Add the mussels , turn up the heat , and leave them to steam with the lid shut just until they are all fully open . |
| 7 | But it was diving into a frioend 's pool at a private party in the Oxfordshire village of Nettlebed which has left him on Traction at the Stoke Mandeville Spinal Injuries unit . |
| 8 | The kitchen was full of smoke , servants and Sara 's brothers , who had recently returned from a day 's hunting in the mountains and who were getting in everyone 's way by taking their boots off and leaving them to steam before the flames . |
| 9 | ‘ Great ! ’ he said , ‘ The old bugger left me in charge of the shop for the whole afternoon . |
| 10 | It seems that they were side-tracked by Kammerer 's Lamarckian claims and forced into the position of assuming that , since the theory was wrong , the data had to be wrong too , and this left them with fraud as the only possible explanation . |
| 11 | and erm whatever you may need a stock and that and put sliced potatoes in it and some carrots and then on the top I 've put sliced potatoes and left them on top of the casserole , well later on when I came home I just took the lid off and stuck in the top of the oven instead |
| 12 | Those with a taste for Machiavellian plots have suggested that maybe Mr Li has set a trap for Mr Zhu by leaving him in charge at a time when he will have to tackle the delicate problems of an over-heating economy . |
| 13 | She left him in front of a café and as she drove away to follow the complex instructions back to the raccordo she saw him in her mirror , standing with his hand still raised in the sort of military salute with which he 'd taken his leave of her . |
| 14 | I left him in charge of the whole of my affairs during my absence from England , with a perfect conviction that he would zealously exert himself for my interest , and the confidence I reposed in him has been fully realised , not only during my absence , but during the long period of eighteen years . ’ |
| 15 | That one 's a bit burnt cos Bernie left it on top of the cooker Where 's the dog ? |
| 16 | So he put it in shed , left it in shed for a while and then it were not last year the year before , he took it down , I 'm putting this in dustbin duck he says it 's no damn good , we went on holiday and me daughter 's boyfriend came down while we were away and er , he must of been looking in dustbin he says what 's this telly doing , our Mandy said it 's no good , me dad 's slinging it out , so he took it home and fixed it , it 's been going ever since |
| 17 | 4/Dry brushing needs practice , so that just the right amount of colour is on the brush and a controlled amount is leaving it on contact with the paper . |
| 18 | We were not feeling at all holy when we went in , having decided that all men were rotters , and fancy leaving us at Christmas for a couple of dames they had only just met ! |
| 19 | A magnificent 5–1 victory over Carlisle in NorthEast Division One leaves them on top of the table with only a slim chance of being caught . |