Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] alone " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when their parent can no longer be left alone and they decide , as many of them do , to leave work in order to care for her full time , their major problems begin . |
| 2 | At all events , she should not be left alone to be just herself . |
| 3 | He could not be left alone , as he was not safe . |
| 4 | Whenever she wants to go out , she may have to arrange for someone to come and ‘ sit in ’ if her parent can not be left alone ; and suitable ‘ mother-sitters ’ are always much harder to find than ‘ baby-sitters , . |
| 5 | It is not clear precisely why it was thought that inferences might be drawn from this revelation , but if they might , the jury should not be left alone to draw them . |
| 6 | He was hoping that she would not be left alone after his death . |
| 7 | Lee stated that the economy had reached a " stagnant situation that can not be left alone " . |
| 8 | Unless they 're a danger to their human neighbours , they 'll probably be left alone . |
| 9 | ‘ I know , but I 'd rather be left alone down here . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd rather be left alone . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Now if you do n't mind I 'd rather be left alone to finish drying my hair . ’ |
| 12 | The problem is very much a private one and I hope Graham will now be left alone to get on with leading the team on this tour . ’ |
| 13 | All the way back there I 'd realized that G.P. was making sure Barber Cruikshank and I should n't be left alone . |
| 14 | That meant Mother had to quit her dressmaking career since Aunt Bessie could n't be left alone afterwards . |
| 15 | Also , you ca n't be left alone because every minute seems like an hour . |
| 16 | ‘ Most of the residents are there on a permanent basis , but there 's a brand-new wing that has just been opened and is almost exclusively for short-term patients — people like Jennifer who ca n't be left alone , who need constant attention . ’ |
| 17 | The puppy can then be left alone to sleep with relatively little disturbance . |
| 18 | On one occasion she agreed to pose for photographs on the condition that she would then be left alone . |
| 19 | Then an attempted entry to a local authority hairdressing course went embarrassingly wrong ; it finished with Mrs Finni having to spell out her daughter 's handicap to students and a flustered teacher who eventually refused to accept responsibility for a girl who could never be left alone in the classroom . |
| 20 | A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone and an experienced nurse should accompany the patient hack to the ward from theatre . |