Example sentences of "have lose [pron] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A nurse , who claims her life has been ruined after her knee-cap was shattered in a fall at a superstore , has lost her fight for compensation . |
| 2 | A solicitor who became paralysed after a routine jaw operation has lost her fight for compensation . |
| 3 | I 'm afraid she has lost her ear for baby-talk , though . |
| 4 | Scotland 's last remaining independent whisky firm , Invergorden , has lost its battle for survival . |
| 5 | A man severely brain damaged in an operation more than twenty-five years ago , has lost his fight for compensation . |
| 6 | Stepps played with great courage throughout but they appear to have lost their fight for survival in the division . |
| 7 | Mrs Roggson , by contrast , although a widow of only sixty , seemed to have lost her energy for life . |
| 8 | The three-room cottage where she had been born had lost its interest for Eve as her dislike of the Westwards had grown . |
| 9 | By this time , I believe Lineker had lost his respect for Taylor . |
| 10 | Do n't tell me you 've lost your taste for nightclubs and fancy restaurants . ’ |
| 11 | And here at home I mean to stay , for I 've lost my taste for travelling , after that mêlée , I can tell you . ’ |
| 12 | And Tony Dorigo and Brian Deane have lost their race for fitness for England 's assignment . |
| 13 | A retired couple whose home has been blighted by a by-pass scheme have lost their battle for compensation . |
| 14 | A retired couple who claim their home has been blighted by plans to build a by-pass have lost their battle for compensation . |