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take leave

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take your leave
to go away from a gathering. Barlow could only manage a few brief words before taking his leave of this group of happy supporters.
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take leave
to use time permitted to be away from work. For the first time fathers are allowed to take leave to care for new babies or for seriously ill children. Employees must tell employers ahead of time that they plan to take a leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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The king will grant it very readily, and the knight will courteously kiss his hands for the favour done to him; and that night he will take leave of his lady the princess at the grating of the chamber where she sleeps, which looks upon a garden, and at which he has already many times conversed with her, the go-between and confidante in the matter being a damsel much trusted by the princess.
Our history shall follow the example of Lady Bellaston, and take leave of the present company, which was now reduced to two persons; between whom, as nothing passed, which in the least concerns us or our reader, we shall not suffer ourselves to be diverted by it from matters which must seem of more consequence to all those who are at all interested in the affairs of our heroe.
 
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