Example sentences of "[vb infin] left [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disagreements in the church about the point at which one could not compromise left a legacy of schisms in the Nile valley and in North Africa , where the rancour of the Donatist schism persisted until the Muslim invasions swept them away four centuries later . |
| 2 | It is curious that a much-employed binder , as he obviously was , should have left no trace in the records . |
| 3 | These disagreements themselves make it clear that there can have been no dramatic recovery which compensated for the losses from the fourteenth-century plagues ; any such marked increase would have left no scope for argument . |
| 4 | Sigeric 's successor , Ælfric , recovered it , but N.P. Brooks has pointed out that other losses would have left no trace in the Canterbury records if they were not regained , and Thietmar of Merseburg says that Archbishop Ælfheah was unable to ransom himself in 1012 because of dire poverty . |
| 5 | Pre-agricultural man as a forest dweller would have left no trace , although , like D'Arcy Thompson , who argued that sacred groves , as revered in many tropical countries today , were the inspiration for columned buildings ( hence the Greek temple and all modern architecture ) , it has been entertainingly argued by Corner that traces of forest life are embedded in modern society . |
| 6 | By the look of him he might well have left a genuine World War Two leather bomber jacket in the bedroom . |
| 7 | Of course , Amy would have left a daughter . |
| 8 | Had his life been prolonged , the writer thought it probable that he would have left a deeper mark on the science of the profession . |
| 9 | And European planetary scientists believe that ESA 's advisers rejected the Kepler mission to Mars mainly because of its cost : at £300 million it was twice as much as ISO , and would have left a gap of four years before anything else could be funded . |
| 10 | Though ‘ Ebeneezer Goode ’ itself might have left a little to be desired , if was impossible not to enjoy the accompanying media panic . |
| 11 | We could n't have left a tap on , as we had taken the precaution of turning the water off at the mains , so where could it be coming from ? |
| 12 | Oswald and ( probably ) his brother , Oswiu , were the sons of Aethelfrith by Acha , sister of Eadwine ( HE III , 6 ) , and this may have facilitated acceptance of Oswald as king among the Deirans and the restoration of an overkingship , but the deaths of many of the Deiran royal family will have left a political vacuum at the heart of the Deiran kingdom which can not have been immediately filled by Aethelfrith 's sons . |
| 13 | ‘ Why , my lord , when we were left alone — and I think if they had not been in such haste to move on they would not have left a man of us alive to tell the tale — we first tended the worst hurt , and took counsel , and decided we must take the news on to Ramsey , and also back here to Shrewsbury . |
| 14 | The ship that had followed us would have left a record of its course , and ours . |
| 15 | Would the police have left a man at the Rectory in case Amy returned ? |
| 16 | By the end of January , most people will have left a trail of broken New Year Resolutions in their wake , resuming all of their bad habits within the space of a few weeks . |
| 17 | She might have left a cigarette lit . |
| 18 | Isabelle must have left a legacy of frightening bitterness behind her in this place in order to set off a reaction like that . |
| 19 | ‘ I must have left a hole somewhere , because one has slipped through — straight into my heart . ’ |
| 20 | But this would have left a great swath of territory to the west in Republican control . |
| 21 | Assuming Melanie 's aunt did move from Cherry Cottage , she may have left a forwarding address with the new owners . ’ |
| 22 | I admit I should have left a message , but I assumed I would be seeing you shortly , and — hell , I never expected you to mind . |
| 23 | The man got away but he may have left a vital clue . |
| 24 | A housing budget estimate for 1992/93 would have left a £643,000 deficit without an increase in rents . |
| 25 | But , while this would have brought the Tory rebels back on board , it would have left a big question mark over whether Mr Major could continue . |
| 26 | It 's , might have left a note on . |
| 27 | Despite an approaching typhoon which ordinarily would have left the streets deserted , the march attracted 40,000 people - the largest political demonstration locally for 20 years . |
| 28 | Had Mafart and Prieur simply abandoned the camper and boarded the flight they would have left the country undetected because at the time the police believed they were still driving around the country . |
| 29 | Frank Lindo replied that he could have left the cinema later than 5.30 , but he had definitely heard Drew in the theatre at 6.00 . |
| 30 | Well , the cleaners ought to be at work ; and they might have left the outer door open . |