But recent events may have left him with some regrets.

But events leave little time for us to make the right decisions, so have we shot our bolt?

The events of the past few hours had left him baffled.

These periods and events left their marks upon the town's development.

The events as I had heard them left me with no place to turn.

The events left the people in a state of confusion.

Those events had left a profound mark on his life.

The event leaves him pretty much as he was before.

The war and the events that followed left a deep impact on the city.

Each event, which may have taken a short or long time to accomplish, leaves a context.