Example sentences of "[modal v] leave [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were still pleading competition in 1910 , when Mr Begg for Clark 's argued that " without cheap labour , the London book trade must leave Edinburgh , owing inter alia to greater freight rates " . |
| 2 | When the army began getting tough with the Peking students last year , Zeng was there to act as the country 's conscience , but a week after the outbreak of violence he realised that his life was in danger and that he must leave China while he could . |
| 3 | In November 1958 he told the Western powers that they must leave Berlin within six months and make it a ‘ free city ’ , or he would sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany . |
| 4 | ‘ If you put that barrier up in Wivenhoe to stop the water going into Colchester then it must leave Brightlingsea and St Osyth vulnerable . ’ |
| 5 | She must leave Vasey 's . |
| 6 | To-morrow I must leave Parfois for a matter of some days . |
| 7 | It was the knowledge that she must leave Susan that hurt most of all . |
| 8 | Timothy had heeded Aunt Agatha 's suggestion that he should leave England for a while . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes of course , ’ said Taliesin , his eyes going also to the motionless figure , because it was certainly unthinkable that they should leave Fergus like this , in the middle of a dark old mansion at the heart of an ancient forest . |
| 10 | It was unthinkable that they should leave Fenella here at the mercy of the giants . |
| 11 | They might be mad I should leave Maria in Queen 's . |
| 12 | Helen still looked doubtful , then she said tactfully , ‘ Sophie , I think we should leave Ian and Joanna alone for the few minutes that remain , do n't you ? ’ |
| 13 | Up front , Quins will miss Jason Leonard , which should leave Bath as the superior scrummaging unit . |
| 14 | For Tibetan freedom and for thousands of years of long life for His Holiness the Dalai Lama — and because the Chinese should leave Tibet . |
| 15 | ‘ He says you should leave Masailand now . |
| 16 | It is too late to undo the meddling in the Presidential election but John Major should leave Mr Clinton in no doubt that he bitterly regrets what was done . |
| 17 | I said we should leave Tamsin and her mother to themselves . |
| 18 | ‘ Fear that you might leave Czechoslovakia without first returning to your hotel , ’ he replied , then grinned wryly as he added , ‘ For the first time in my life I find that I ca n't think logically — for why would you take a train to Mariánské Láznë to leave Czechoslovakia , when you could more easily take a plane from Prague ? |
| 19 | At a time when there was speculation as to whether MacArthur might leave Japan as part of the political developments in 1948 , Gascoigne wrote in January 1948 : |
| 20 | China had been concerned that the project might leave Hong Kong bankrupt [ see pp. 37960 ; 38147 ; 38192 . |
| 21 | Disagreement over the airport project had soured relations between China and the UK , with China expressing concern that the project might leave Hong Kong in serious financial difficulties when the colony reverted to Chinese control . |
| 22 | ‘ I think I 'll leave Rosalind 's letter till after and go to Horsfall Woods first , ’ she thought . |
| 23 | ‘ As sure as I am that you 'll leave New York as you arrived — empty-handed . ’ |
| 24 | Meantime , I 'll leave Lieutenant Denholm to explain the full horrors of the situation to you — especially the ones you 'll encounter across the lunch table . ’ |
| 25 | If I do n't stop her , he thought , she 'll leave Miriam a nervous wreck . |
| 26 | I 'll leave Julia . |
| 27 | ‘ You 'd leave Venice ? ’ |
| 28 | Keith Curle — Over-rated — Doubt he 'd leave Man City . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't see how I could leave Harry with Karen and come to London twice a week . ’ |
| 30 | Despite the truce of 1748 , England and France were continually at war and , in due course , George II decided to allow William Pitt to become Prime Minister so that he could leave Britain and campaign against the French , as a result the French suffered notable defeats , losing against Clive in India ; also in America and at Quebec in Canada in 1759 . |