Example sentences of "left [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he crossed the Glen it would be in his own good time , and with an eye to what prizes were left alive for the taking , and for them he would fight as doughtily as any man if he must . |
| 2 | It used to be the custom that the issue of the writ should be moved by chief whip of the party in the House of Commons a member of which had held the seat prior to its vacation , but this practice was occasionally the subject of abuse by the moving party being reluctant , by reason of its unpopularity in the country and consequent fear of being humiliated in a poll , Constituents in one instance were left unrepresented for over nine months . |
| 3 | It stands in the open and can be left unused for some time and is then required in a hurry ! |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | If the estimate of the cost is guaranteed always to be optimistic , i.e. less than or equal to the actual cost for that path , we are guaranteed to find the optimal path , since no node will be left unexplored for which where C is the cost of the best path through the search space . |
| 6 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the regional conferences demonstrated such a diversity of views on important aspects of educational policy that the way was left clear for a more decisive lead from the centre . |
| 7 | As a result , very few software companies developed Windows spreadsheets and the field was left clear for Microsoft 's Excel . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He rightly points out that — apart from Brent , which has no overall control , and Tower Hamlets , which is controlled by the Liberal Democrats — the 10 authorities with the highest percentage of empties in their stock are Labour controlled , and about 20,000 properties have been left empty for more than a year . |
| 10 | ‘ But in Middlesbrough we are determined to ensure that the minimum number of houses are left empty for the minimum amount of time . |
| 11 | For some it may be that the act of crying was left free for them to use in a healthy way . |
| 12 | Children 's Bonus Bonds , D issue , will turn £100 into £154.60 over five years and FIRST Option Bonds guarantee 6.5 per cent clear of basic rate tax on sums of £1,000 or more which are left untouched for a year . |
| 13 | In both cases they were left untouched for compensation purposes if the entitlement arose pre-petition . |
| 14 | It will just be left blank for the whole of the time . |
| 15 | What is not clear , even now , is whether another fort was established in the vicinity before the construction of nearby Stanwix on Hadrian 's Wall or whether the Carlisle position was left unguarded for a time . |
| 16 | Both enjoy heavy soil and dappled shade and can be left undisturbed for some years before lifting , dividing and replanting |
| 17 | The contents of the bowl were left undisturbed for an hour or two , by which time a kind of honeycombed curd had formed on the top , leaving alcoholic whey underneath . |
| 18 | Now Somerset is a long way away , but the first stopping place that they can find where they will be left undisturbed for a few days is in the Vale , and very shortly the Vale will be designated , so they 'll have to travel even further into west Oxford , which is going to be , if we 're not careful , the only undesignated district in the whole of the south of England , and I would n't want to be a resident of west Oxford in these circumstances . |
| 19 | However , we also saw that there were good computational and psycholinguistic reasons for supposing that the phonemic interpretation of a stretch of sound would often be left ambiguous for some time . |
| 20 | If you have parts of the allotment which can be left uncultivated for a time , try smothering the weed with black plastic sheeting . |
| 21 | The door would have to be left ajar for air and that might alert passers-by . |
| 22 | It was best that Maggie and Laura were left alone for a while . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | But she had so wanted to be left alone for a while . |
| 25 | Can the person be left alone for a week , a day or two hours ( Isaacs and Neville , 1976 ) ? |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Being left alone for a while might have a calming effect . |
| 28 | Innovators therefore have a good chance of being left alone for a long time . |
| 29 | She was left alone for some time , but did n't dare move away from the tall candlestick and the rubber dildo . |
| 30 | After a while they were left alone for a bit and then a Black Maria turned up . |