Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] lose my [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I was going mad : my mum was swearing at me , I was swearing at her ; finally I just lost my temper and said .
2 ‘ No — no , I just lost my balance . ’
3 I had always imagined that when I finally lost my virginity , it would be for the same reason I smoked and drank , because it would have seemed unsophisticated not to .
4 A television play or four weeks away in repertory was OK , but I finally lost my agent when I turned down an interview for a job in June , ‘ because I 'll be picking the gooseberries ’ .
5 The ex-Police multi-millionaire issues new 45 ‘ If I Ever Lose My Faith In You ’ in January , followed by an as yet untitled album in February .
6 ‘ She was upset because I nearly lost my temper with her .
7 I nearly lost my life again , when a lady picked me up to put me in the boat .
8 I nearly lost my life .
9 ‘ Get up , Lizzy , now , before I really lose my rag !
10 She wiggled and I almost lost my train of thought .
11 In the end I completely lost my temper with it .
12 I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused .
13 I never lost my love of theatre , ’ said Roy , 57 , yesterday .
14 ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm .
15 ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm .
16 ‘ Ray told me never to lose my individuality , always to believe in what I did best .
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