Example sentences of "[vb infin] left a " 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 | By the look of him he might well have left a genuine World War Two leather bomber jacket in the bedroom . |
| 3 | Of course , Amy would have left a daughter . |
| 4 | Had his life been prolonged , the writer thought it probable that he would have left a deeper mark on the science of the profession . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Though ‘ Ebeneezer Goode ’ itself might have left a little to be desired , if was impossible not to enjoy the accompanying media panic . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | The ship that had followed us would have left a record of its course , and ours . |
| 11 | Would the police have left a man at the Rectory in case Amy returned ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She might have left a cigarette lit . |
| 14 | Isabelle must have left a legacy of frightening bitterness behind her in this place in order to set off a reaction like that . |
| 15 | ‘ I must have left a hole somewhere , because one has slipped through — straight into my heart . ’ |
| 16 | But this would have left a great swath of territory to the west in Republican control . |
| 17 | Assuming Melanie 's aunt did move from Cherry Cottage , she may have left a forwarding address with the new owners . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The man got away but he may have left a vital clue . |
| 20 | A housing budget estimate for 1992/93 would have left a £643,000 deficit without an increase in rents . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It 's , might have left a note on . |