Example sentences of "[modal v] be left [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is unavoidable , then the preparator should avoid covering any craniometric points , and as much of the endocranial ( internal ) surface as possible should be left visible . |
| 2 | In normal circumstances , where the rabbits will be first bolted and either netted or shot , the ferrets should be left undisturbed until some at least emerge and appear to lose interest . |
| 3 | Dressings generally should be left undisturbed until it is time for suture removal unless : |
| 4 | Fuel injection systems should be left alone unless you have the specialist equipment and knowledge |
| 5 | In general any interference should be minimised and once training is complete staff should be left alone . |
| 6 | If the patient is safe sitting up , he should be left alone for privacy while he is passing urine or faeces , and he should have a bell to summon help , or perhaps a stick with which to knock on the wall or floor . |
| 7 | The old tricks should be left alone , because the reality of it is that when I go on tour in a couple of months , I 'm going to be playing all these songs and I 've been careful never to repeat past compositional techniques . |
| 8 | If a player has developed an effective and exciting shot , it should be left alone , no matter how unorthodox . |
| 9 | If wax is n't causing problems then doctors advise it should be left alone . |
| 10 | He and the Prince should be left alone ! |
| 11 | Berlioz would have shouted a protest there and then , but Plantade registered his with the Courrier des spectacles : ‘ masterpieces should be left alone ’ . |
| 12 | Another , equally valid , view is that one of the charms of Scottish winter climbing is the mystery and uncertainty concerning the route 's grade , and the present system should be left unchanged . |
| 13 | The areas for which data are not available were excluded by specifying that values less than zero should not be shaded but should be left blank . |
| 14 | If people are sharing a room , you may need to negotiate between them what time lights should go off , or whether doors should be left open . |
| 15 | On the facts of this case it is not necessary for me to decide whether that view is right or wrong , and I should not decide it ; the point should be left open for full argument in a case where it is necessary to the decision . |
| 16 | There is no reason whatsoever why those doors should be left open after five o'clock . |
| 17 | The National Government had been allotted a definite task , and on its completion it is understood that Parliament should be dissolved as soon as circumstances permit , and that each of the parties should be left free to place its policy before the electors for their approval . |
| 18 | Although most can be planted in a lawn , the grass in that area must be left uncut until the leaves begin to die down . |
| 19 | Say the King must be left alone to rest . |
| 20 | Kate , and Stephen too , must be left suspended because children by their nature , with so vast a future , had to be . |
| 21 | The room looked to be what they had thought ; a store or perhaps a fuelhouse which might be left unattended for most of the time . |
| 22 | When you see what 's on offer , we 're sure you 'll be left speechless . |
| 23 | I 'm the one who 'll be left alone on the stage . |
| 24 | I 'll be left alone ! ’ |
| 25 | Why , in a few months it 'll all be finished , and then you 'll be left high and dry ! ’ |
| 26 | Seats in the new national assembly could be left vacant for north Korean representatives , should the latter subsequently be elected on an acceptable basis ; the United States held that it was vitally important that the Soviet Union should not exercise a veto on the role of the UN in Korea . |
| 27 | She had turned her big dining room into a study ; there each boy had his own place at the big felt-covered table , — books could be left undisturbed . |
| 28 | Paul lay still and silent till the doctor came ; a burly , bearded man who examined him after making sure that they could be left undisturbed . |
| 29 | A modern-looking internal power filter could be left exposed , as a feature in itself , rather than hidden behind aquascape features . |
| 30 | ‘ When it came to the birth I wanted to feel I could be left alone but have supportive people around me . |