Example sentences of "[be] left [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two mixes of ‘ House Of Usher ’ finish off the EP , and you 're left fearful of turning out the lights at night . |
| 2 | He really gets steamed up if they 're left open , you 'd think somebody was going to run off with the timber mill . ’ |
| 3 | Now he 's gone — we 're left grieving , |
| 4 | There is a real danger in only doing the classical things — you 're OK with it for a time , but then you 're left high and dry when fashion moves on . ’ |
| 5 | Frequently the tower had to be left unfinished or left on the drawing-board , awaiting more funds . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 1 metre can be left bare against crop to control weed ( 2 metres in the case of seed crops ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It is essential to use proper secure fittings especially if the unit is to be left unattended . |
| 12 | Their farms could not be left unattended at this crucial time . |
| 13 | Furthermore , if necessary they can be left unattended . |
| 14 | This is extremely useful if the office has to be left unattended for any period of time . |
| 15 | Wards smell of urine and faeces , incontinent patients may be left unattended for hours — even fed while sitting in their excrement . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Whenever your computer is going to be left unattended for some time simply run Blaze . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Nails can be left proud by adjusting dial to alter force of striker . |
| 22 | Other fish are best not fed at this time , as the food may be left uneaten . |
| 23 | You got all th the place has got ta be left tidy as er , if you 'd come there in the morning . |
| 24 | She knew them all ; she was devastated for them and their families , who would be left husbandless and fatherless . |
| 25 | The intention is that ‘ good ’ schools , even if comprehensive , will be chosen by parents , ‘ bad ’ schools will be left unchosen . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Both enjoy heavy soil and dappled shade and can be left undisturbed for some years before lifting , dividing and replanting |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Dressings generally should be left undisturbed until it is time for suture removal unless : |