Example sentences of "lost [pos pn] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BBMF had lost its first aircraft , but not its first pilot . |
| 2 | Yes , it has lost its fourth successive election . |
| 3 | Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown said : ‘ The Government has lost its last remaining friend . ’ |
| 4 | Without the guidance of the nuns , Tilda seemed to have lost her last vestige of moral sense . |
| 5 | Matey had told her that Rose had not returned home until the small hours , and the housekeeper there , Mrs Parker , a middle-aged widow , had almost turned her away , but had relented , although Rose had lost her next three half-days off as a punishment . |
| 6 | Both teams have lost their first game so a win tomorrow is vital if they want to have a realistic chance of making the play-offs . |
| 7 | But after they had lost their first five wickets with only 134 on the board , Rutherford and Blain swung the balance back in their favour in the last 45 minutes , adding 34 runs to take their side agonisingly close to squaring the series after a humiliating innings and 60-run defeat in Christchurch . |
| 8 | For about four centuries the rulers of England had been trying to conquer and rule France , Scotland , and Ireland , but they had just lost their last foothold in France at Calais , their position in Ireland was as insecure as it had ever been , and the Scottish problem had taken an altogether new turn because Mary the Queen of Scotland could present a good claim to the English throne . |
| 9 | England then had lost their last seven wickets for 58 in the first innings and eight for 67 in the second . |
| 10 | Losing is becoming a depressing habit and under-pressure Gooch now with 15 one-day innings without a fifty behind him will need no reminding that England have also lost their last five Tests . |
| 11 | Cheltenham had lost their last five games and despite creating some excellent chances , looked as if they might lose their sixth . |
| 12 | No Swindon fan likes looking at the league table just now but the Hammers have lost their last two and let in seven goals |
| 13 | Sunderland have lost their last five League matches , and there is a growing danger that the FA Cup finalists might find themselves in deep relegation trouble if they do no concentrate on the matter in hand Second Division survival . |
| 14 | The ewes have lost their last three League games . |
| 15 | With the leashing Trent had lost his last hope of escape . |
| 16 | ‘ So you 've finally lost your last marble ’ a voice said from the far end of the room . |