Example sentences of "[pers pn] lose a lot " in BNC.

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1 I lost a lot of pictures , but it opened up the night-time for me and I felt that the mood came out .
2 I lost a lot of time [ lost remission as a punishment for breaking the rules ] , what with the bairn and everything .
3 The bullet was deep in my arm , and I lost a lot of blood .
4 I lost a lot of blood .
5 Obviously , I lost a lot of time there and when I came out I really did n't find the new tyres as much of an advantage as I had hoped .
6 That 's better than letting it drag and drag ; you lose a lot of the vibe that way .
7 I did n't want to use flash ; I think you lose a lot with flash .
8 Smooth yarns are advisable as , with fancy textured yarns , you lose a lot of the close-up detail .
9 You lose a lot of friends , though , when you 're on opiates .
10 If you miss their childhood , you lose a lot of memories .
11 I do n't know , she did n't half change , she had her hair permed , after she lost a lot of weight
12 We lose a lot of credibility when this happens .
13 " Well , " he said , " we think we lose a lot of aircraft , because we have been monitoring quite a — few they just disappear from the radar screen 50 miles off the coast , sometimes more , sometimes halfway across the sea if they are making a dash far Flamborough Head .
14 When we stopped serving white meat and seafood to become totally vegetarian there is no doubt we lost a lot of customers but you have to stick to your guns .
15 Paul Jukes , general manager of Owen Owen , said : ‘ As with everybody else we did not open until 3pm and so we lost a lot of trade . ’
16 ‘ Because of all the waiting for the team to happen , we lost a lot of time getting ready for the new season .
17 It was a thriving thing and , but when electric supply in nineteen forty eight went nationalized , we lost a lot of members and er , we did try to carry it on , just Ipswich Borough Transport .
18 We lost a lot of men .
19 We lost a lot of custom that night , especially as we have built up quite a good reputation . ’
20 The they lose a lot of customers er to , to other people that sometimes charge them more .
21 wee you see that they , they lost a lot of
22 Losing him meant that they lost a lot of revenue .
23 It 's made me lose a lot of self-confidence in myself
24 then it loses a lot of it 's values , yes .
25 He lost a lot of weight and the purple-black lesions on his skin ( a tell-tale symptom of AIDS ) began to spread .
26 When the subsequent television programme was broadcast , he lost a lot of business from his Protestant customers as they thought he was receiving funds from the IFI .
27 A lot of activity or exercise during very hot weather makes us lose a lot of salt through perspiration .
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