Example sentences of "be lost over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pair of grey-backed crows — hooded crows — flew across the track , and then , as the Land-Rover topped the rise and started down into a narrowing glen , a buzzard soared up in leisurely circles , to be lost over the crest of the moor . |
| 2 | Clarke and Morrison report data on soil erosion , collected between 1978 and 1983 from a 5–8' slope at Seaqaqa , which show that between 15 and 20 cm of soil were lost over the site as a whole , which is equivalent to an annual overall loss of , and that the soil became more compacted with a loss of organic matter . |
| 3 | As I considered the contents of the squadron report , it seemed to me that the probability was that the bodies were those of aircrew from supply aircraft , for there was some suggestion in the report that a Liberator and a Halifax had been lost over the Morvan when ferrying supplies ; but the point is that no proper statement was ever made in regimental records . |
| 4 | A Bf110D night fighter of the newly arrived 1/NJG 3 was lost over the island on 17th but it is uncertain whether this fell to the A.A. guns or was shot down by Plt.Off . |
| 5 | A Ju88 of 7/KG 30 was lost over the island the same night , Uffz . |
| 6 | The general legend is that he took off from Twinwood 's airfield , flew over the channel and was lost over the channel ; his plane iced up . |