Example sentences of "[adv] to be leave alone " in BNC.
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| 1 | A highbrow Louise Colet , constantly pestering Gustave , who wanted only to be left alone . |
| 2 | If Edwin did not mind , she wished only to be left alone . |
| 3 | She did not want to face either of them — the pain of her own betrayal went too deep for that , and she wanted only to be left alone , to deal with her heartache as best she could . |
| 4 | But even there they were not to be left alone , and after the last campaign the conquest ended ignominiously as it had begun with the summary execution of Tupac Amaru , thirty-nine years after Atahualpa , his uncle . |
| 5 | When parents are overstressed and have little energy or patience they may give in quickly to be left alone . |
| 6 | ‘ Lydia , are you sure she was all right to be left alone ? ’ |
| 7 | The first few times the carabiniere on duty became impatient and tried to make him come out , but the only answer he got was that the prisoner was feeling extremely unwell and wanted please to be left alone . |