Example sentences of "[adv] being left " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1419 the town suffered greatly because of the Hussite Wars , with many of the churches being destroyed and their contents damaged or the churches merely being left incomplete . |
| 2 | In these days of high land values and intensive land use it is comforting to the conservationists among us to see areas such as Threipmuir Common being designated as a Site of Special Interest and thus being left to nature . |
| 3 | In such areas as Y.T.S. and T.V.E.I. , there is some evidence to suggest that Catholic provision is already being left behind . |
| 4 | Whenever a claim is presented for damage to the craft occasioned abroad , and the craft has been returned to the U.K. for repair , it must be carefully checked that this period has not been exceeded — and especially that the craft is not being left at a holiday destination for a prolonged period . |
| 5 | About leaving things around , things not being left in |
| 6 | You must check that the tablet is actually consumed , rather than simply being left in the bottom of the bowl . |
| 7 | Other woods , especially those which are important as nature-conservation sites , are simply being left alone so that the woodland plants , insects and birds can recolonise naturally . |
| 8 | They will not put up with simply being left without being told the reason for being apparently let down . |
| 9 | At least she was n't being left penniless and in debt , with nothing . |
| 10 | The structure of the privatisation is such that institutions are effectively being left with no say in how they spend the funds they are supposed to manage on behalf of their clients . |
| 11 | The women speak of having sacrificed all the trappings of a normal life , and then being left with nothing when the leaders called an end to the struggle . |
| 12 | She could not face loving Alain and then being left with a smile and a careless shrug . |