Example sentences of "not be left " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the face of it , our young lady is singularly lacking in family connections ; yet , from her appearance , she has not been left to her own devices . ’ |
| 2 | The participants are often quarrelling before the day is out , their only consolation being that they have not been left out in the cold . |
| 3 | The principal difficulty is that it is quite clear that the texts of the classical jurists have not been left as they were written ; and since it is clear that Justinian was keen on enforcement in all circumstances , it is hard to decide whether we should take all reference to it to be a product of his ardour , or the more extreme cases of public interest to be acceptable classical examples . |
| 4 | Madeira has not been left behind in the present craze for time-sharing apartments . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , it had not been left at that . |
| 6 | But the preservation of Iona 's unique qualities has not been left to chance . |
| 7 | Merymose had not been left much by life apart from his career . |
| 8 | Over the years adaptations of style and emphasis have meant that we have not been left behind in the changing exercise scene . |
| 9 | Similarly , stainless steel cutlery should not be left overnight in dishwashers . |
| 10 | Being able to land safely in fields should be one of the ultimate aims in glider pilot training and it should not be left to the pilot to decide for himself when he is competent to fly across country . |
| 11 | ‘ This is a subject on which judges need , and should have , expert assistance from a clinical psychologist and not be left to flounder through what may be an ill-informed and perfunctory form of inquisition before the child gives evidence . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | If exercise is beneficial to health , it must not be left just to Seb Coe or Daley Thompson . |
| 14 | Some might see dangers and difficulties in discussing reunification , but it could not be left off the agenda . |
| 15 | The problem can not be left for his generation to solve . |
| 16 | But the rule was confirmed by the Criminal Law Revision Committee in 1980 , on the ground that a defendant should not be left in peril of a homicide conviction indefinitely . |
| 17 | There is also the argument that the fathers of children may kill whilst overwhelmed by the stress consequent upon the arrival of a new child , and they should be not be left outside the law of infanticide . |
| 18 | At all events , she should not be left alone to be just herself . |
| 19 | Ian Kennedy , Reader in Law at King 's College , London , who gave the 1980 Reith lecture on medical ethics , felt that firmer legal guidelines were required to ensure that handicapped babies were not left to die , and that the decision could not be left to parents and doctors . |
| 20 | He ran back and into the house , first to his own room , and then into the other half of the cottage , feeling a strange compulsion to find something , as if there were some crucial thing , upon which everything else depended , which was still hidden and must not be left behind . |
| 21 | Brussels , in its infinite wisdom , has decided ( for the moment at least ) that the standard for fittings should not include either dimensions or strength ; and the supreme importance of the god of uniformity should not be left in operation to cover these aspects . |
| 22 | Indeed it does , and it seems the job can not be left to the mere television reviewer either , for criticism soon leaked from the cultural pages to the overtly political ones , even reaching as far as the editorial sections of some newspapers . |
| 23 | He could not be left alone , as he was not safe . |
| 24 | This task is , in my view , something for all of us , and can not be left to doctors or parents to determine , unless we decide formally to authorize them to do so by law . |
| 25 | Thus , a whole range of decisions would not be left merely to the instinct of the doctor , good though he or she may be , but would be set down in a form which is at the same time authoritative , yet flexible and able to change if circumstances demand . |
| 26 | Your Home must not be left without a responsible person in attendance unless as far as you or your representatives are aware the intruder alarm including all British Telecommunication lines used to transmit any signal/call is fully operational and working . |
| 27 | He apparently forgot that I could not understand German or else decided that what he wanted to say could not be left unsaid , for he began to talk fast and seriously . |
| 28 | Market-led regeneration strategies may , in any case , necessitate rather more of a developmental and rather less of a political stance : there is the view that the renewal of London 's Docklands raised issues of national significance that could not be left solely to the boroughs concerned . |
| 29 | The opportunities for the education of the student during her ward allocation must not be left to chance . |
| 30 | Cars must not be left on the forecourt of The Turf Hotel . |