Example sentences of "the [noun pl] leave [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A decision by the Germans to leave their interest rates unchanged put the skids under prices in London and the FT-SE 100 was on the slippery slope . |
| 2 | As the Frenchmen left their hiding place to head down to the shore they ran into several German patrols and , after giving a good account of themselves , were captured when they ran out of ammunition . |
| 3 | The truly important phase of the journey was to begin on Candlemas Day , 2 February 1520 , when the vessels left their anchorage in the River Plate , near today 's Montevideo , and headed south . |
| 4 | Young stallions who have never served a mare may settle down after castration , but a good six months may be needed to allow for the hormones to leave their system . |
| 5 | The moment the words left her lips she saw the trap , but it was too late . |
| 6 | Even as the words left her lips she knew they sounded ridiculous . |
| 7 | The moment the words left her lips she regretted them . |
| 8 | She could have bitten her tongue the moment the words left her mouth . |
| 9 | She knew it as soon as the words left her mouth . |
| 10 | ‘ Excuse me , ’ I said in as casual a voice as I could muster , and as the words left my lips a strange and wonderful thing happened . |
| 11 | There was so much of loveliness in every scene , my mind was surfeited with joys : how the far-spreading bay , with its expanse of white shell-sand , was girded by a sea which placidly reflected the blue of heaven ; and how the seaweeds left their markings in curious lines just where the last outgoing wavelet left them ; the grassy knolls girding the hollow of the bay , and the rock promontories , whose darker tones gave force to the silver lining of the breaking wavelet . |
| 12 | At any rate , the males leave their parties and come together in a posse . |
| 13 | As soon as the ladies left their carriages , their beautiful gowns became sodden and muddied , and their elaborate hair styles were undone , their hair hanging over their faces . |
| 14 | The Dons left their spiritual home because of safety concerns in the wake of the Taylor Report . |
| 15 | A stretch of mown grass lay between the palings and the road , and on hot days the children left their stony playground and lay and rolled on the grass just outside . |
| 16 | ‘ Then why do you let the children leave their bicycles in the cloister ? ’ he shouts . |
| 17 | Then explain the rules of the game which are that , when a whistle is blown , the children leave their seats to go on a bus ride . |
| 18 | The consequences left her sick with shame . |
| 19 | In fact , nobody had made paved roads in Britain since the Romans left our shores . |