Example sentences of "[be] leave [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wards smell of urine and faeces , incontinent patients may be left unattended for hours — even fed while sitting in their excrement . |
| 2 | Seats in the new national assembly could be left vacant for north Korean representatives , should the latter subsequently be elected on an acceptable basis ; the United States held that it was vitally important that the Soviet Union should not exercise a veto on the role of the UN in Korea . |
| 3 | The door would have to be left ajar for air and that might alert passers-by . |
| 4 | While many run-of-the-mill domestic issues may be left open for policy debate and political influence to decide , in every liberal democratic country the core executive monopolizes major issues such as defence and foreign policy resolution , or critical economic decisions ( the dark or secret side of the state ) . |
| 5 | A BBC spokesman confirmed her departure , but the way may be left clear for Mrs Hewitt to return to Walford and put a spring back in henpecked Arthur 's step . |
| 6 | If the patient is safe sitting up , he should be left alone for privacy while he is passing urine or faeces , and he should have a bell to summon help , or perhaps a stick with which to knock on the wall or floor . |
| 7 | Often they are left unused for years at a time , except , that is , for all those informal human activities , like adventure play , gypsy encampments , bonfires , dumping rubbish , and grazing goats , that are not allowed where the grass is mown and the trees are carefully planted . |
| 8 | ‘ As for Neighbours there is always the possibility I could go back to it , the door has been left open for Charlene to reappear at any time . |
| 9 | She was ‘ amazed ’ the way had been left open for Diana to still become queen . |
| 10 | In both cases they were left untouched for compensation purposes if the entitlement arose pre-petition . |
| 11 | Acceptance of the offer of employment in the new location would have meant her mother being left alone for periods of seven or more hours as Mrs Cahuac would not be able to check on her at lunchtimes as she was able to do while working in Hackney . |
| 12 | As a result , very few software companies developed Windows spreadsheets and the field was left clear for Microsoft 's Excel . |