Example sentences of "just lost a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ To do a deal with the Liberal Democrats would be to help put in power a party which has just lost a share of its vote , ’ said one source . |
| 2 | Although surgery was a mutilation , and I had just lost a kidney , that seemed nothing compared with the loss of a beautiful head of hair . |
| 3 | In a similar way , ‘ mat ’ might be a neutral word for you — unless , perhaps , you are a member of the Islamic faith when it may be associated with your religious observances , or ( at a lower level ) you may have just lost a great deal of money in an investment in floor coverings ! |
| 4 | A few days later , Grace McNeil , who had just lost a much-loved Rough Collie and had been sent to us by her vet , came and took the young male , Robbie . |
| 5 | A marriage between foreign nationals from different countries and of different religions would have been difficult enough in settled times , but it was rendered much more complicated now by the fact that whatever my family 's record might have been with regard to the Fascist party , my mother , my father and I were enemy aliens who had just lost a war . |
| 6 | ‘ Damn ! ’ she said , like a tennis player who has just lost a point . |