Example sentences of "have lost a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Majors , such as Land Securities and MEPC , have been hit severely and unjustly and Brixton Estate , a favourite in Armchair Investor , has lost a quarter of its value since this column recommended investors take profits at the end of August . |
| 2 | She feels she has lost a daughter all over again . |
| 3 | It has lost a great deal besides its guaranteed monopoly of power : its sense of purpose , its old dominance over the economy , many of its perks — these have gone , along with 1.8m members last year alone . |
| 4 | In Mexico , especially in rural areas , it operates as an important principle of social organisation while , in Chile , it has lost a lot of its formal and obligatory nature and is not very meaningful for many people . |
| 5 | ‘ This place has lost a lot of lustre . ’ |
| 6 | ANYONE WHO HAS LOST a finger in an accident will be painfully aware that the human species is incapable of regrowing lost appendages . |
| 7 | His master , Philip IV of France , would dearly love two things now Scotland has lost a strong king . |
| 8 | Perhaps the voice has lost a little of its silky sweetness but he 's used it in more varied and expressive ways since the clapalong Motown fun of ‘ Mickey 's Monkey ’ and ‘ Going To A Go-Go ’ . |
| 9 | The broken Mirror , with its tired old political bias , has lost a massive 158,970 circulation compared to this time last year . |
| 10 | Former health minister Edwina Currie said : ‘ The Government has lost a very valuable member . |
| 11 | Take the custom of mourning , for instance ; at the funeral itself , and traditionally for a much longer period , a woman who has lost a husband or close relative wears black , and can be thus almost anonymous in appearance . |
| 12 | the absence of any bereavement payment of £3,500 to persons other than a spouse or parent who has lost a child under 18 . |
| 13 | GrandMet has lost a lot of froth since giving two warnings in just a month of less than fizzing profits . |
| 14 | The second pitch of Syringe has lost a hold and is now 6a ( same E grade ) . |
| 15 | Last night heartbroken Sandy , who lived with Brian at Didsbury , Manchester , said : ‘ Everyone who knew him has lost a part of themselves through this tragedy . |
| 16 | It turns out that the Heston Club team has lost a title that it had held for the past few years . |
| 17 | Nintendo Co has lost a bid to keep competitors from selling devices that modify its video games after the US Supreme Court refused to hear its arguments against an appeals court ruling in favour of Lewis Galoob Toys Inc , which offers Game Genie , which plugs into the Nintendo Entertainment System and cartridges , enabling players to use a simple code to change up to three elements of a game at a time ; the appeals court wrote that because Game Genie does n't cause any permanent change to the Nintendo cartridges — and is dependent upon a cartridge and the Nintendo system in order to operate — it does not usurp Nintendo 's copyright ; Nintendo said Game Genie violates a copyright owner 's exclusive right under the Copyright Act of 1976 to authorise or prepare derivative works . |
| 18 | And in Italy opinion polls suggest the Socialist Party has lost a larger share of support since the election a year ago than any other party . |
| 19 | Fiat , which has lost a few employees in Italy 's corruption scandals , issued a ‘ code of business ethics ’ . |
| 20 | Every big party this year has lost a leader to some ( usually petty ) scandal . |
| 21 | It has lost a large part of its voice in the control of its own destiny . |
| 22 | The Thatcher Government has lost a vote only on rare occasions . |
| 23 | Long John Silver , he is called , and he has lost a leg fighting for his country . |
| 24 | By distinguishing too sharply between the divine Word and the divine Spirit the Church has lost a most important biblical perspective . |
| 25 | Julian has lost a good deal of weight . |
| 26 | Almost every family has lost a member : the war penetrates every area of the nation 's life . |
| 27 | Erm where it has lost a little bit of the quality of the lighting is round the base . |
| 28 | Old Mrs Rogers has lost a lot of her marbles but she 'd surely know if it was someone actually living along there . ’ |
| 29 | If the husband 's shirt has lost a button , he says , ’ Mary , Mary , why is my shirt without a button ’ , to the Black ’ girl ’ not to his wife . |
| 30 | By future I mean a couple of seasons from now , the current season although not a write off by any means has lost a lot of meaning the league appears once again to be going to the scum and we 're out of the League cup thingy . |