Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pers pn] left the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind . |
| 2 | The first problem occurred when they left the road and moved off into the open desert . |
| 3 | She was surprised and offended when he left the room . |
| 4 | Meh'Lindi reached into the trunk and lifted out a small tentacle , which squirmed as it left the stasis-field . |
| 5 | " Fat chance , " Adrian muttered as he left the house , and aimed a hefty kick at the poor , defenceless geraniums growing tastefully beside the front door in a barrel painted carefully all over in Dulux Brilliant White . |
| 6 | ‘ OK , ’ she nodded quickly , and noticed as she left the veranda that Bill Hamilton had moved closer to his wife 's side and engulfed her slim artist 's hand in his larger , stronger one in a gesture of silent support . |
| 7 | She nodded and they left the house hand in hand and walked across the springy turf . |
| 8 | Yes , said , so the agreement between us was made signed in blood I thought then I shook hands with him the signature faded before he left the yard . |
| 9 | ‘ Well — that should prove to be an interesting surprise for all , ’ he snorted as he left the table . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's no need to ask if you enjoyed that , ’ Ven commented as they left the bridge and he looked down into her eyes , which were shining with pleasure . |
| 11 | [ PC. 2. ] commented as we left the scene , |
| 12 | They watched as he left the room then David turned to Rachel . |
| 13 | He thought that he left the church unnoticed , but Isobel saw him as she stepped out of her pew , and , as far as anything could penetrate to her at such a time , she was touched by his solicitude . |
| 14 | Adam insisted that they left the AmTrak Crescent at its penultimate stop in New Jersey . |
| 15 | computers and that and er he left it and he just carried on talking about this that and the other , and he says right I 'm going and he went and he left the game , he 'd brought it down for the kids , he did n't say , you know |
| 16 | My parents both died before I left the School of Italian Studies so I had heard nothing about my family for over ten years . |
| 17 | Nevil demanded as they left the meeting . |
| 18 | Would you tell me where you went when you left the Rugby Club about eight-fifteen last Saturday evening ? ’ |
| 19 | Richard Montague-Smith , who was 15 , took his brother 's Escort car without consent and died when it left the road at more than 70 miles an hour on the Birdlip bypass near Gloucester earlier this year . |
| 20 | Officers who found the youngsters ' bodies were horrified by the scene and some wept as they left the flat in Tottenham , North London . |
| 21 | The girls wept as they left the shop but soon they were eagerly planning to apply to one of the factories such as the Meccano which was now on war work . |
| 22 | DAWN KENNEDY bowed her head and wept as she left the dock of Court 18 at the Old Bailey yesterday . |
| 23 | There is nothing more frustrating than finding that you ca n't make your hair look the way it did when you left the salon . ’ |
| 24 | Sean smiled as he left the house . |
| 25 | ‘ Am I likely to forget ? ’ she retorted as they left the car and went towards the front door . |
| 26 | ‘ You said that you left the town when you were a child , yet you appear to know your way around . |
| 27 | " I thought you 'd like to see it , " he said as they left the yard . |
| 28 | I 'll see you in Disneyland , ’ the defendant said as he left the court . |
| 29 | ‘ You 'll bring me your canvases , then , ’ the imperious young dealer said as he left the café . |
| 30 | ‘ We are walking out because we feel we have not been given a hearing , ’ Inkatha negotiator Joe Matthews said as he left the talks . |