leave **
leave of absence

He had been on leave because of health problems since 2000.

When his leave was over, he did not go home.

He was on medical leave at the time of his death.

He'd given up hope of having her leave with them.

They did a full day's work and then took their leave.

After you come back here, I can think about leave.

Or perhaps he would go as she had done, without leave.

Could she not have special leave for a couple of weeks or so?

I should have heard or seen her leave last night.

He and his wife had gone home on three months' leave.

He saw us, as we took leave of each other.

He takes a leave from work to try to find her.

They can start their leave on any day of the week.

But now was not the time to ask for home leave.

We will take our leave and thank you now for your help.

Nothing they could do was going to make her leave.

She had taken leave of her Mother for the night.

He was on military leave with his wife and son.

More children whose parents can take family and medical leave to care for them.

Staff members on leave have been told not to return.

She is on leave through the end of this year.

His first experience with men came when he was home on leave at age 21.

She needs the leave of the House to speak again.

The two men quickly took their leave with many thanks.

But it was time for me to take my leave.

If you need a break, try to get a leave of absence.

He took a leave of absence and never had time to return.

I'm on a leave of absence from school for a little while.

"Do you know the real reason why I took the leave of absence?"

He has taken a leave of absence from the campaign.

She took a leave of absence in 1984 to have her first child.

In the early 2000s, he took a leave of absence from the industry.

Earlier this month George began a medical leave of absence.

You've been here six weeks, and you want a leave of absence?

Robert is asked to take a leave of absence from the school.

They'd been very patient with her little leave of absence.

Put the two men I need on leaves of absence too.

"I put in for a leave of absence without pay."

"You took a leave of absence over a year ago."

To run for city council she had to take a leave of absence from her job.

He took a leave of absence from the city council to run for Congress in 2012.

He took a leave of absence, and spent the 1909-1910 school year in Europe.

"I may have to take a leave of absence from medical school to do so," she said.

So, in a way, I am still on that leave of absence.

They're telling people that she's away on a leave of absence.

Me, I've taken leaves of absence for years at a time.

He'd accepted the position and taken a leave of absence.

I took a leave of absence to follow him into the army.

He had been on a medical leave of absence since November 6, 2012.

Instead, though, he decided to take a year's leave of absence.