Example sentences of "and leave [pron] for " in BNC.

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1 That way we can put the donkey in a field at about 11am and leave him for about six hours while people have other entertainment . ’
2 If you have bought fresh livers , put them in a bowl of tepid , slightly salted water and leave them for about a couple of hours .
3 Put the containers in a warm place and leave them for a week .
4 ( iii ) After incubation in complement , transfer the embryos to fresh M2 + BSA and leave them for a further 20–30 min at 37 C during which time the outer cells should be seen to bleb and lyse .
5 He 'd just rob us and tie us up and leave us for the wolves , I expect . ’
6 And I have n't come across any notes from me to me , so obviously I 'm not going to go back into the past and leave anything for me to discover in the future , which is the present .
7 Like having a husband die and leave you for another woman at the same time .
8 All you do is add water and leave it for a month .
9 At this stage , it is a good idea to cover the picture with glass and leave it for a while .
10 Cover the pan with a cloth — to prevent steam from condensing on the cover of the pan and falling back on the curd — and the lid , and leave it for two to four hours , until the curd is fairly firm .
11 So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it .
12 sort of read through a bit about it and then when you 've read it , put the book away and leave it for half an hour or an hour or something and then try and draw a rough outline of some of the main points .
13 Place the stem of a stick of celery in some dyed water and leave it for a few hours .
14 And then when I get to school , I do , I have to pour all the water into the tank , and leave it for a couple of hours and at break time put the fish into the into the mix water
15 A 39-year-old man admitted kidnapping two 13-year-old schoolgirls , raping one and indecently assaulting the other , before stabbing them with a three-foot-long ceremonial sword and leaving them for dead in the forest .
16 After attacking Fiona and leaving her for dead , he later returned and repeatedly slashed her throat , ignoring her pleas for mercy .
17 By closing time the place was like an alcoholic Turkish bath , and leaving it for the trip over Stonesdale Moor in the lashing rain was a sore wrench indeed .
18 She was so proud of herself for getting that out , grinning wildly at the other woman , that Ruth could n't subject her to more and left them for the tennis courts while they unpacked the dusty Seat that seemed to be packed to the gunnels with baskets of clothes and packages .
19 ’ So I waltzed him across the road and put him in a doorway and left him for somebody else to find .
20 Three hundred Catholic miners marched in from Cleator Moor , four miles away , intercepted him outside the meeting-hall , beat him as hard as they could , and left him for dead .
21 She poured the coffee black , and left it for the three of them to add milk and sugar .
22 He fishes for oysters and leaves them for her lunch .
23 When the platoon is ambushed , Barnes shoots Elias and leaves him for dead .
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