"But what about their regular dutiesTDidn't they resist leaving them?"

The tin/lead becomes the resist leaving the bare copper to be etched away.

Farii was sated enough not to resist leaving the carcass.

Beilis had difficulty making ends meet in Palestine, but for years he resisted leaving.

He finally insisted; but when the ambulance arrived, she resisted leaving.

They play a happily married couple whose grown children resist leaving the nest.

However, Rand resists leaving the planet, and the sand reveals itself to be sentient.

Yet he could not resist leaving one last message.

Kilmer resists leaving until the danger to Ken can be resolved.

Every time I've gotten you out of the house these last two weeks, you've used that same excuse to try to resist leaving your room.