Example sentences of "lose [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I see now that finally , critically , and most insidiously of all , I had started to lose my self-respect . |
| 2 | I tried to lose my self in you as well . |
| 3 | To lose my self … |
| 4 | I am about to lose my way . |
| 5 | Grace commented , ‘ Robbie is a lovely dog and I could n't give him up now , but I would never have dreamt that rescuing a dog could cause me to lose my home . |
| 6 | I 'm not going to lose my head and try and rush out at the first chance . |
| 7 | ‘ I am not going to lose my credibility on this train by being caught coming out of the help 's bedroom . ’ |
| 8 | We were now climbing fairly steeply into the mountains and silence was impossible if I were not to lose my quarry . |
| 9 | I 'd hate to lose my reputation . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Living out in the sticks , I ca n't afford to lose my licence . ’ |
| 11 | She would never say so , and I probably would n't think such a thing if I were n't pregnant , but pregnant — me thinks : she 's keeping something of me , something of the child I was , in those trunks down there , so as not to lose me entirely , so as not to lose my childhood completely . |
| 12 | I 'd pretended to lose my temper and he spotted it . ’ |
| 13 | Little hand cutters are OK , I tend to lose my temper with them , but pro-type jigs will give a much neater result . |
| 14 | Little hand cutters are OK , I tend to lose my temper with them , but pro-type jigs will give a much neater result . |
| 15 | Then I began to lose my temper — ’ |
| 16 | I had to lose my temper . |
| 17 | She said I 'm trying to lose my temper ! |
| 18 | I think I 'm going to lose my virginity again for the jubilee . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't really believe in marriage , but I did n't want to lose my husband either , so I gave in , ’ she explains . |
| 20 | I just do n't want to lose my grandson , that 's all . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I have lost my daughter , ’ she told Judge John Rutter , ‘ I can not bear to lose my niece as well . |
| 22 | Basically I 'm er going to lose my job because I ca n't afford to go there . |
| 23 | ‘ Ray told me never to lose my individuality , always to believe in what I did best . |
| 24 | I do n't want to lose my baby … ’ |
| 25 | ‘ When I 'm tense I lose my appetite . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But I lose my appetite when there are crowds around . ’ |
| 27 | I lose my heart and my common sense . |
| 28 | And there are the future situations I sit on the bed here and think about : my utter love for some man ; I know I ca n't do things like love by halves , I know I have love pent up in me , I shall throw myself away , lose my heart and my body and my mind and soul to some cad like G.P. Who 'll betray me . |
| 29 | In London in January I lose my heart . |
| 30 | He has a patience and a calmness , I lose my temper and shout and scream . |