Example sentences of "be left [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frequently the tower had to be left unfinished or left on the drawing-board , awaiting more funds . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Interior panels can either be of fairly basic wood that will be papered over , or fancy panelling , such as oak , that will be left bare and make a modest property look like a stately home . |
| 4 | 1 metre can be left bare against crop to control weed ( 2 metres in the case of seed crops ) . |
| 5 | If the estimate of the cost is guaranteed always to be optimistic , i.e. less than or equal to the actual cost for that path , we are guaranteed to find the optimal path , since no node will be left unexplored for which where C is the cost of the best path through the search space . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is essential to use proper secure fittings especially if the unit is to be left unattended . |
| 8 | Their farms could not be left unattended at this crucial time . |
| 9 | Furthermore , if necessary they can be left unattended . |
| 10 | This is extremely useful if the office has to be left unattended for any period of time . |
| 11 | Wards smell of urine and faeces , incontinent patients may be left unattended for hours — even fed while sitting in their excrement . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Whenever your computer is going to be left unattended for some time simply run Blaze . |
| 14 | Mr Tweedie said that , at present , it was all too easy for users to be left unaware of the total assets employed in a business , and its overall funding . |
| 15 | They feared that if there was another depression the unions would be left defenceless if they abandoned traditional practices which preserved jobs in the short term . |
| 16 | Then , paradoxically , the US-Soviet treaty of 1987 which removed intermediate nuclear weapons from Europe also led to renewed worries that Germany would be left undefended by America if war did break out . |
| 17 | Nails can be left proud by adjusting dial to alter force of striker . |
| 18 | Other fish are best not fed at this time , as the food may be left uneaten . |
| 19 | You got all th the place has got ta be left tidy as er , if you 'd come there in the morning . |
| 20 | She knew them all ; she was devastated for them and their families , who would be left husbandless and fatherless . |
| 21 | The intention is that ‘ good ’ schools , even if comprehensive , will be chosen by parents , ‘ bad ’ schools will be left unchosen . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Both enjoy heavy soil and dappled shade and can be left undisturbed for some years before lifting , dividing and replanting |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Dressings generally should be left undisturbed until it is time for suture removal unless : |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It divides the area into inner and outer zones , with the central core of 6,000 sq km to be left undisturbed as an ecological park , and the second inner zone scheduled for logging and replanting . |
| 29 | Now Somerset is a long way away , but the first stopping place that they can find where they will be left undisturbed for a few days is in the Vale , and very shortly the Vale will be designated , so they 'll have to travel even further into west Oxford , which is going to be , if we 're not careful , the only undesignated district in the whole of the south of England , and I would n't want to be a resident of west Oxford in these circumstances . |
| 30 | The feeling is growing that we should get our act together smartly if we are not to be left gongless at the end of a less deserving queue . |