Example sentences of "[noun sg] lost [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They begged Rytasha for reimbursement , but none was forthcoming , and for the want of a few hundred pounds the village lost its crop for the year . |
| 2 | In the event , the most important repercussion of the appointment was to deprive Kent of the championship , for it proved such a traumatic time for Cowdrey that his team lost their way for a few weeks , and missed the title by just one agonizing point . |
| 3 | A CARE assistant last night lost her claim for unfair dismissal against Europe 's biggest private nursing home . |
| 4 | A DARLINGTON man lost his fight for life five days after his wife died suddenly in hospital . |
| 5 | They were so unhappy that life lost its perspective for them . ’ |
| 6 | The weekend lost its appeal for me when it came to the fundamental rebirthing philosophy . |
| 7 | But when they moved on the school lost its reason for being . |
| 8 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 9 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |