Example sentences of "'d lost his " 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 | Those who could n't read the words made them up , and Tich , who 'd lost his glasses , settled for singing ‘ Widecombe Fair ’ instead , coughing , spluttering and relishing his last night out . |
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 | He was still quite active for his age , but his mental deterioration was the problem — he 'd lost his sense of direction . |
6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
7 | Going down the second fairway he told me he 'd lost his yardage book and asked me what I thought his second shot was . |
8 | OK , so he 'd lost his virginity ( well , almost ) . |
9 | After being the man who 'd sell his sister , he was about to become the man who 'd lost his wife . |
10 | The trouble was , he 'd lost his head . ’ |
11 | She also noticed that his brogue had thickened and he 'd lost his American accent . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | He 'd lost his freedom , his parents … |
14 | Told the women he was sharing a seat with that he 'd lost his money . |
15 | " You said he 'd lost his penknife . " |
16 | They said he 'd lost his head and started shooting — |
17 | A short film would be shown of a man who 'd lost his memory through a cerebral stroke at the age of twenty-three , and was learning to programme his life so he could live alone , and then I would speak about the day-to-day struggle of living with someone who is in no-man 's world without reference and without time . |
18 | I was a child who 'd lost his own mother , and was looking for affection . |
19 | Perhaps that would explain it , why he 'd lost his composure with Antonini , why he 'd reacted as he had to the woman . |
20 | Disappointment at Cheltenham , where rain stopped play in today 's County Championship … and where yesterday wicket-keeper Jack Russell heard he 'd lost his place in the England side for the Headingly Test . |
21 | Today he made a humiliating climb down in the Commons and demonstrated that he 'd lost his political touch — that he did n't realise how upset the voters would be if he put 30,000 — going on 100,000 — people out of work . |
22 | Well he , his own idea was he 'd lost his friend |