Example sentences of "[adv prt] on lost " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next two days had settled into a daily routine of cleaning weapons and trying to catch up on lost sleep as every night was disturbed by the constant shelling . |
| 2 | Its cause is uncertain — it is also found even if we do not eat then — but it means that it is often possible to catch up on lost sleep by taking a nap at this time . |
| 3 | At other times , the demands of his body clock and society coincided but then much of his time would be spent catching up on lost sleep . |
| 4 | During this spare time you can catch up on lost sleep ( as long as your naps do not prevent a full night 's sleep ) , relax after the stresses of the journey , adjust drinking and eating habits , and generally adapt to your new surroundings . |
| 5 | Of those that did turn up at their parish churches , a good number behaved in a manner that was anything but reverential : talking , joking , spitting , arguing , and catching up on lost sleep . |
| 6 | The latter is a very slow growing starter and is happier without peat at planting time — in fact , it grows best for me in builder 's rubble and when it does get going soon catches up on lost time . |