Example sentences of "have [adv] missed out on " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I was in Switzerland on a pre-season tour and I had just missed out on sign ing Dean Saunders , ’ he said .
2 Manly-Warringah had earlier missed out on signing All Black no.8 Zinzan Brooke and were desperate to gain Ofahengaue .
3 Bite Three : ‘ A Prime Minister and a Cabinet so busy trying to recreate the present in the image of the past that they have entirely missed out on the opportunities for the future . ’
4 Savers have also missed out on an equity market which delivered average annual returns , including reinvested dividends , of 20 per cent during the Thatcher years .
5 I see what they mean when they say the Mediterranean countries have never missed out on a female god .
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