Example sentences of "leave [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm crying a bit as I try and stick the pieces together , but I ca n't do it so I just leave them on the floor and sit back in the chair . |
| 2 | But at home you might put an open packet on a bench in the greenhouse or spill some seeds , or leave them on the grass while you run to answer the phone . |
| 3 | Leave them on the shore . |
| 4 | And leave them on the front . |
| 5 | I 'll call you a Pakistani , they wear three t-shirts , I said do you go to bed in them and then just leave them on the next morning put your school shirt on top ? |
| 6 | And then leave them on the rack . |
| 7 | and leave them on the rack and |
| 8 | I just do all my glasses first , and leave them on the draining board |
| 9 | The terms of the transfer could , GMAG members fear , leave them at the beck and call of the parent executive . |
| 10 | And erm my mother used to bake , and we used to take the clothes basket with the tins of dough ready prepared by your mother and we used to take them to the bakehouse at lunchtime , when we were coming back from our from our meal , the midday meal from home , leave them at the bakehouse and so the baker had finished his morning 's baking with his oven of his own bread you see . |
| 11 | ( Dr Kavanagh is inclined to scatter quotations and leave them to the imgination . ) |
| 12 | Mr Edwards has stated that he will live in Bacon 's house and studio for the remainder of his lifetime , then leave them to the nation . |
| 13 | To condition hardboards , leave them in the room where they are to be fixed for a minimum of three days . |
| 14 | Despite the size of the factory , there were no nursery facilities and mothers were sometimes forced to bring in their young children and leave them in the cloakrooms all day . |
| 15 | Take with you to court all the authorities that you may possibly require : leave them in the robing room if you think they will probably not be needed , but have them ready to back you up in case they are . |
| 16 | In a democratic society , this means that the public needs to have a basic understanding of science , so that it can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts . |
| 17 | Remove the pan from the heat and leave them in the water for about 15 minutes . |
| 18 | When I leave them in the hall the lids burst open again . |
| 19 | In the summer months do n't shut your plants in a hot car or leave them in the sun while they are waiting to be loaded . |
| 20 | Or leave them in the trolley . |
| 21 | They just leave them in the post room do n't they ? |
| 22 | they leave them in the cloakroom |
| 23 | if you leave them in the pile fair enough and I think they can go to archive , but please can you re-title the contents page and the pages cos they 're not interview data it 's count data , er I would of thought by now Scott knew the difference between interview and account |
| 24 | You know what I mean the prices are reasonable I ca n't even hang it I put them , leave them in the bag . |
| 25 | 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there ) |
| 26 | The novels that have moved me most ( Tillie Olsen 's Yonnondio , F. M. Mayor 's The Rector 's Daughter , Alice Walker 's The Colour Purple ) leave me with the impression that a miracle has happened — a ‘ How could it be done ? |
| 27 | I do n't mind , if you leave me in the kitchen I 'd be quite happy , I 'd do it all . |
| 28 | ‘ Would you have preferred I leave you to the tender mercies of your American admirer ? ’ |
| 29 | no , no , they leave her in the home |
| 30 | If you go out and switch her light off and leave her in the room . |