Example sentences of "losing some [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inevitably , this will entail losing some of the irreplaceable character of this unique building . |
| 2 | This has the effect of rounding the contours and losing some of the austerity of the unadorned triads . |
| 3 | ‘ We always end up losing some of the group during the factory tour because they are off chatting to old friends . ’ |
| 4 | Gillespie Park is currently being expanded to include some rail sidings , losing some of the original park in the process , but saving the most interesting of the wildlife habitats . |
| 5 | But on the whole the ex-slaves did acquire some land ( though not the '40 acres and a mule' of which they dreamed ) and the ex-serfs , though losing some of the land to the lords , especially in the regions of expanding commercial agriculture , remained peasants . |