Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] lose [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you do not take these precautions , you may eventually lose some irreplaceable programs or data . |
| 2 | The new directors will probably be pleased to sell their incentive shares for such a quick profit , so you should only lose ten per cent of your present holding . |
| 3 | Oh I must n't lose that , my grandson bought me that in Greece Cos I 'm a pipe smoker and er , but it 's not a Zippo , and he got it very cheap English you see , but I 've knackered him you see , because I , he thinks I 've still got that , but I , I , I bought a Zippo one , and it 's , it 's the hippo , the Zippo one that 's in there the other one was fucking useless , well , it lasted for a couple of months , a few months , but er |
| 4 | You must n't lose that Jonathan . |
| 5 | Oh , Milord must n't lose one precious minute of his time or attention when he has better things to do . |
| 6 | ‘ You must n't lose any more beauty sleep , ’ said Lili , and I thought she spoke to me . |
| 7 | But she must n't lose this moment , she knew that she must not . |
| 8 | Daddy 's note book ooh I should n't lose that ! |
| 9 | This effectively prevents water-loss by evaporation through the skin , though the animal must doubtless lose some moisture by breathing , which it is able to do through tiny tubes attached to its nostrils and opening through the membrane . |
| 10 | there is an issue and clearly if we are not in the sixteen double O four six eight O seven business we are going to lose share , we may not lose total volume , I am confused about that , but do n't try and sort it out now , but those are the issues that need to be tackled , and you need to produce between you some sort of projection paper which lays out the way that you see this bit of the steering business going in the future , and recommends what we should be doing , and what the volumes are to support that , and what the volumes are likely to be . |
| 11 | Despite these adaptations , when the surrounding soil dries out during the long dry season , the toads may still lose considerable amounts of body water . |
| 12 | We 'd rather lose some riders than have any dissatisfied because they chose the wrong holiday . |
| 13 | For example , the Mikado in Japan could not lose any hair or nails for he was so holy , nor could he move unduly as this would mean there would be a flood , or invasion , or some other calamity in his empire . |
| 14 | Although you have to be offered the deal , Sun could still lose some valuable people . |
| 15 | You 'd probably lose more than that . |
| 16 | An Irish government campaign had emphasized the economic benefits of participating in economic and monetary union ( EMU ) and warned that the country could lose as much as I£6,000 million over the next five years if the Treaty were rejected and could also lose foreign industrial investment . |
| 17 | They say they could now lose thousands of pounds without expert advice on their crops . |
| 18 | If the treaty is not ratified Mr Wilson suggests there will be no extra money in the budget and Clwyd could well lose Euro grants . |
| 19 | It could well lose this at the state election due in the autumn of 1994 . |
| 20 | But you need n't lose any sleep over it , I promise — scout 's honour . ’ |
| 21 | To add to their guilt at this lack of self-control , some books say that from 36 weeks , pregnant women are n't likely to gain any more weight and that from 38 weeks they may even lose some ! |
| 22 | Politically its another matter of course … pretty much the same as if Wales suddenly became independant — politically it would nt be UK , but I do nt think they would suddenly lose that British sense of humour . |
| 23 | The sacrilege of committing a murder on holy ground would obviously lose any Papal support Bruce might have hoped for , and alienate other European monarchs . |
| 24 | Pessimists had been saying that the war could last between four and seven years , and that Britain , which had never lost a war , would not lose this one either . |
| 25 | However , they did state that , in a united Ireland , Northern protestants would not lose any ‘ civil and religious rights ’ ( New Ireland Forum 1983–4 : xii . |
| 26 | They would probably lose some money , power . |
| 27 | At least if she fell off she would n't lose all her skin — |
| 28 | Interestingly , under these conditions A has an effect on certain quantum-mechanical phenomena.t It would be unfair both to the vector potential and to quantum mechanics to say that none of those formulations have engineering applications ( in fact the most sensitive magnetometer built to date is based on that kind of theory ) , but by and large engineers would n't lose much sleep if the use of A were banned with immediate effect . |
| 29 | Well they 'd basically do what the British troops would do but they would n't lose much hate against them would they ? |
| 30 | I thought big brother would n't lose any time in making you welcome at Rocamar , Sarella . ’ |