Example sentences of "lost a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I had not seen you for over six months , ma'am , it was merely surprise that you have lost a little colour … ’ |
2 | She 'd lost a few stone since the last time he 'd seen her and put on about half a ton of make-up . |
3 | I 'm afraid I 've lost a few friends and challenged a few others . |
4 | By week 3 , you should have lost a few pounds — at least four , possibly as many as eight — and you may notice a number of minor health problems have begun to improve . |
5 | She 'd never had a weight problem , of course , but she must have lost a few pounds over the past few days , because the waistband of the shorts she was wearing this morning — which she had purchased in New York only last Saturday — was already far looser than it had been . |
6 | but I 've lost a few pounds since last week . |
7 | Fiat , which has lost a few employees in Italy 's corruption scandals , issued a ‘ code of business ethics ’ . |
8 | ‘ They think only about saving the guy 's life , so they chop the leg off by guillotine , even if he 's only lost a few toes . ’ |