Example sentences of "[verb] lose " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For some reason I hate to lose , ’ said Chang , ‘ and that makes me more of a fighter . |
| 2 | They have to come to terms with the fact that there is a rival in the camp , a rival they would both love to remove but hate to lose because of his separate contributions to home life . |
| 3 | ‘ I hate to lose you , but we 'll meet again soon , ’ she said . |
| 4 | Cooke said : ‘ You hate to lose a game like that , especially when it is so tight and when two decisions go against you in that manner . ’ |
| 5 | I got to lose weight . |
| 6 | First , there must be evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control and kill . |
| 7 | D is not required to prove any of this : in a murder trial , if there is sufficient evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control , the judge is bound to leave provocation to the jury , and the burden of disproving it beyond reasonable doubt lies upon the prosecution . |
| 8 | The first requirement of the qualified defence of provocation is predominantly subjective — evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control and kill . |
| 9 | Should a court be prevented from hearing and acting on evidence that , despite the lapse of a few hours , a defendant 's temperament was such that it is fair to say that he or she was provoked to lose self-control , and that it was not calculated revenge ? |
| 10 | The Homicide Act requires evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control : this is wide enough to include things said or done by persons other than the deceased , and acts done against persons other than D ( e.g. where D is provoked to kill someone who has just committed a sexual offence upon D 's son , daughter , wife , etc . ) . |
| 11 | Once the court is satisfied that there is evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control , it must go on to consider the second requirement : was the provocation enough to make a reasonable man do as D did ? |
| 12 | But traces of it remain , since a jury must still be asked not merely whether the reasonable man would be provoked to lose self-control , but also ‘ whether he would react to the provocation as the accused did ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ I would prefer to lose none , Commander . |
| 14 | Eisenhower commented in June that the British were so incensed by this question that he felt they would prefer to lose the oil , even to the USSR , rather than admit defeat . |
| 15 | Some drivers , however , say they ca n't live on less money and would prefer to lose their jobs rather than accept a cut . |
| 16 | Kohl party expected to lose again |
| 17 | They held up posters rejecting the idea that their fathers were anything like the Gestapo , and calling for ‘ full social security ’ for Stasi officers expected to lose their posts in the process of trimming the service . |
| 18 | A total of 62% of firms said they expected to lose clients through business failures over the next 12 months , the largest area of concern ; 54% named cash flow as an area of concern , while 47% named staff overheads and 38% property overheads . |
| 19 | FRAUD SLASHED — THANKS TO PHOTOCARDS What the Bank expected to lose ! |
| 20 | He gambled at a time when the Mob ran gaming , and he never expected to lose . |
| 21 | Cos you just lose lose concentration . |
| 22 | He pulled away , but Ruth 's hand closed desperately , not daring to lose him again . |
| 23 | You do n't want to lose what you have worked so long to achieve , so beware of hard-sell techniques . |
| 24 | If you enjoy your food and do n't want to eat less , but do want to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease , this is for you . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't really believe in marriage , but I did n't want to lose my husband either , so I gave in , ’ she explains . |
| 26 | ‘ Of course we do n't want to lose him . |
| 27 | ‘ We do n't want to lose him . |
| 28 | ‘ We do n't want to lose you but we know you want to go . ’ |
| 29 | ( I recently watched a more formal version of this technique where a class of adolescents was invited to direct the teacher in how to appear as a King of a small Greek State in classical times who had lost his power to a conquering neighbouring state but who did not want to lose his dignity . |
| 30 | Would n't want to lose you so early on . ’ |