Example sentences of "they have lost a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they look after them when they 've lost a lot of weight , you know . |
| 2 | er They 've lost most of their goods , er they 've had to leave enormous amounts of , of , of their personal belongings in , in Kuwait , they 're , they 're not physically in bad shape , but mentally they 're , they 're very anxious and , and they know they 've lost a lot of belongings . |
| 3 | That very morning , it appeared , they had lost a couple of turns — one of which had been two sisters : a singing and dancing act . |
| 4 | It was not just that they had lost a friend through death , but the death that Jesus had suffered was long and cruel , and above all it was unjust . |
| 5 | Venture capital giant 3i had not used executive search at all in the past four years but mentioned that they had lost a number of people through headhunters . |
| 6 | Some people feel they have lost a space of time and , like other members of the panel , I would be cautious in the use of sedatives in this situation . |
| 7 | In the past year they have lost a bishop in a love-child affair but over the past few days they had more faith in prayer than in their politicians when it came to saving the Digital computer plant . |