Sentence examples for took to leaving from inspiring English sources

He took to leaving his paintings outdoors through the brutal Norwegian winters — to "kill or cure" them, he said.

Personal hygiene is also memory-dependent, and one of Molaison's caretakers took to leaving notes around the place to remind him to raise the toilet seat.

The older followers of Mr. Derwish, including the men now accused of belonging to Al Qaeda, took to leaving their beards long and untrimmed.

Ms. Pisam and Mr. Ron did not know how to care for her and took to leaving her with Mr. Ron's mother, Vivian Yaakov.

I felt so embarrassed about this inequality – not realising that maternity leave could turn you into a sort of Lady Muck – that I took to leaving her alone to clean while I walked the streets of Manhattan.

(These 10- to 12-year-olds reacted to the Olivier-directed film version this way: "Slim loathed Olivier. He took to leaving the room whenever Sir Laurence appeared on-screen.

I had taken to leaving a light on in the living room.

It is only in the past few years that Finlay has taken to leaving Stonypath.

Sophie lives in a park, but she has taken to leaving her pond and cruising around the city.

We know what it will take to leave a mark.

The longer it takes to leave, the greater the disaster when that leaving finally happens.