Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] left [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cambodian seat at the UN , it was stated , should not be left vacant before a political solution was reached . |
| 2 | In contrast , an active attack should not be left unattended and can be identified by the clean appearance of the ‘ flight holes ’ and the little patches and piles of fresh bore dust which fall from them . |
| 3 | Their farms could not be left unattended at this crucial time . |
| 4 | Whigs and Tories were agreed during the crucial debates of 1830–32 that democracy was an unpalatable and dangerous form of government , that " a stake in the country " was an essential title to political power , that landed property had a special part to play in guaranteeing the stability of the social order and the authority of the Constitution , that the " wild " — as distinct from the " rational " part of the public should not be left undisturbed to exercise pressure on governmental policy . |
| 5 | And yet this matter of the battle at Pilleth could not be left unanswered , for the sake of his tenure . |
| 6 | The ERM can not be left unmodified . |
| 7 | At all events , she should not be left alone to be just herself . |
| 8 | He could not be left alone , as he was not safe . |
| 9 | 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 , . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He was hoping that she would not be left alone after his death . |
| 12 | Lee stated that the economy had reached a " stagnant situation that can not be left alone " . |
| 13 | I like to think my husband would be devastated by my untimely demise , but I know that he would not be left short of cash to buy black ties and Kleenex . |
| 14 | Furthermore , the interpretation can not be left undecided : both speaker and hearer must select a reading ( the same reading ) if the sentence is to play its part in a normal conversational exchange . |
| 15 | Thus it is a general policy to ensure that mineral working is carried on ‘ with proper regard for the appearance and other amenities of the area ’ , and that when the working is finished the land should ( wherever practicable ) not be left derelict but ‘ restored or otherwise treated with a view of bringing it back to some form of beneficial use ’ . |
| 16 | This can not be left unchallenged . |
| 17 | Brückner could n't be left alive with that knowledge . |
| 18 | The KGB 's next victim wo n't be left dead with a poisoned pellet in him , like a wood pigeon that a kid takes a pot shot at with his air gun . |
| 19 | The Arle Court plant wo n't be left empty . |
| 20 | All the way back there I 'd realized that G.P. was making sure Barber Cruikshank and I should n't be left alone . |
| 21 | That meant Mother had to quit her dressmaking career since Aunt Bessie could n't be left alone afterwards . |
| 22 | Also , you ca n't be left alone because every minute seems like an hour . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . ’ |