Example sentences of "[noun] would [be] leave [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all the land would be developed and certain areas contaminated by toxic waste would be left untouched . ’ |
| 2 | Without help , many elderly people would be left isolated . |
| 3 | Then , paradoxically , the US-Soviet treaty of 1987 which removed intermediate nuclear weapons from Europe also led to renewed worries that Germany would be left undefended by America if war did break out . |
| 4 | Should the nobility refuse to cooperate , the monarchy would be left high and dry and the monarch himself would be unlikely to survive . |
| 5 | So anything that a landlord or a rich peasant had owned in terms of industry or commerce would be left alone and i it would still be his . |
| 6 | Up to 40 per cent of British arable land would be left idle if the Gatt deal is agreed , the French claimed . |
| 7 | They feared that if there was another depression the unions would be left defenceless if they abandoned traditional practices which preserved jobs in the short term . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's all very well to plan for next year 's holiday or a new home but there 's litle point if your family would be left high and dry by the death of the breadwinner . ’ |