Example sentences of "he 'd lose " in BNC.
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| 1 | A regular in wellington boots plastered with cow dung ordered a pint , took off his overcoat and hung it up , unaware that he 'd lost his trousers somewhere en route . |
| 2 | His line was that he 'd lost contact with Malcolm because he could only stand to be with him for so long at a stretch . |
| 3 | He found that he could n't go out with the lads anymore , and he felt he 'd lost his happy-go-lucky side . |
| 4 | I asked him why he 'd lost his own teeth and he said the cause had been pyorrhea . |
| 5 | The drum disappeared beneath him and Marie thought he 'd lost it but as it shot to the surface Gazzer yelled : ‘ It 's pulling him free ! ’ |
| 6 | Although he knew very well he 'd lost the battle , he still felt a need to justify . |
| 7 | He was still quite active for his age , but his mental deterioration was the problem — he 'd lost his sense of direction . |
| 8 | ‘ When he came out they said he 'd lost his mind so he went off to look for it and has n't been seen since . ’ |
| 9 | And he 'd lost her . |
| 10 | O 's whole way of making love was strange ; he worked on your body until you could n't stand it , but it was impersonal somehow , as if he was digging inside you to find someone else , something else , something he 'd lost or wanted but could n't find words to ask you for . |
| 11 | Going down the second fairway he told me he 'd lost his yardage book and asked me what I thought his second shot was . |
| 12 | Suddenly he 'd lost the taste for it . |
| 13 | He said later that he 'd lost them . |
| 14 | OK , so he 'd lost his virginity ( well , almost ) . |
| 15 | A hapless stage hand said , ‘ He went nuts , you 'd think he 'd lost one of his kids . |
| 16 | The trouble was , he 'd lost his head . ’ |
| 17 | She also noticed that his brogue had thickened and he 'd lost his American accent . |
| 18 | ANGLER Arthur Davis cast his line off Dover pier in Kent — and hooked the wig he 'd lost in the sea a week earlier . |
| 19 | Now he 'd lost track of what he 'd been thinking of completely . |
| 20 | What 's more , I knew people like a one-armed inside half — he 'd lost an arm in the First World War — who played with murderous brilliance for Caernarvon for years when I was a boy . |
| 21 | The route to the door of the sanctum was as familiar to him as the limbs he 'd lost . |
| 22 | He regained in two heart-beats the hardness he 'd lost . |
| 23 | He cursed softly , knowing he 'd lost him . |
| 24 | William 's grandad had fought a lonely war against the priesthood — and the grandmothers and mothers and aunts who were allied to it-but he 'd lost every battle so far . |
| 25 | He knew he should have fired when he had the chance ; by leaving it too late , he 'd lost the advantage . |
| 26 | Twice he 'd lost sight of them and been obliged to put on speed or else run the risk of failing to see them as they took some minor road or turn-off . |
| 27 | Even after he 'd lost sight of her , Ellwood retained the image of power . |
| 28 | Chris had already been given a severe ticking-off when he 'd admitted to the box-office that he 'd lost count of the number of tickets and cheques he 'd stuffed into all his suit pockets . |
| 29 | Major Hope left him the business when he died ; he 'd lost his only son through drugs , I think , and he more or less adopted my father . |
| 30 | He 'd lost his freedom , his parents … |