Example sentences of "[noun pl] but leave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Lashley 's failure led many behavioural psychologists to adopt a ‘ black-box ’ approach to learning ( specifying input and output variables but leaving their connections a mystery ) , neuroscientists continued their search for the engram undeterred . |
| 2 | This does n't give curls but leaves you hair thicker and easier to style . |
| 3 | A harvest which removes the cobs but leaves the dead plants standing is not like a harvest at all . |
| 4 | When people such as Martin , consult me not in order to seek help in overcoming a particular problem , but to help them to understand themselves , their motivation and their spiritual journey better , I do not see the patient at weekly or fortnightly intervals but leave gaps of anything up to six or eight weeks between visits . |
| 5 | She was chairman of the British section for ten years but left , partly because she believed that the League 's pacifism was unrealistic . |
| 6 | Not many years later , during the Second World War , bombs fell in the street , destroying neighbouring houses but leaving Cambridge School intact . |
| 7 | Interestingly , this setting also works for a complete mix , affecting mainly the percussive sounds but leaving the overall feel pretty much unchanged . |
| 8 | She had been married and divorced , had had fifteen lovers , give or take a little , had been to the United States seventeen times , to Africa twice , explored from a car or at a leisurely pace the capitals of Europe , twice circled the world , done the ‘ sophisticated ’ things but left undone so many ordinary things . |
| 9 | ‘ Regulations ’ are directly applicable within each member state without more ado ; ‘ directives ’ require member states to attain specified ends but leave the means of attainment to the individual member state . |
| 10 | The botanical gardens are bare and there are few signs of the famous flower festival exhibitions in the cold grey wet transition between winter and spring : on the four days I was there it rained every day , finally removing the last traces of soot-encrusted snow from the pavements but leaving everything streaked with a post-winter dampness . |
| 11 | The other side seems to be led by Jon Kalb , a geologist at the University of Texas , who was a member of Johanson 's early expeditions but left shortly after the big discoveries because of what Kalb calls ‘ disputes … over scientific and management issues ’ . |
| 12 | One other scheme allowed for one-to-one tests but left the decision about including them to individual teachers . |
| 13 | He did not label the boxes to go to particular destinations but left it to the rail company to allot the appropriate number of boxes to the various destinations . |
| 14 | During the summer of 1716 , a sensitive time since i August marked the anniversary of King George 's alleged usurpation of the throne , considerable unrest occurred in London where taverns associated with the Whigs were attacked by mobs which would break up the premises but leave enough of the stock undamaged to drink the health of ‘ James III ’ . |
| 15 | This increases the significance of the information system to that of a recommender as to what to do based on value and choices but leaves the final decision to the manager . |
| 16 | • When the flames are out , remove hot clothes but leave in place any which are seared to the flesh , as they provide a sterile protection . |
| 17 | However , a provincial offical says privately that it merely outlines ‘ the need for commonality on such elements as income replacement and survivors ’ benefits but leaves to each province responsibility for determining the level of compensation ’ . |
| 18 | Separate the garlic into cloves but leave each intact and unpeeled . |
| 19 | But you need to strike a balance ; moving the scissors but leaving a pine cone or something to play with . |