Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] lost " in BNC.
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| 1 | You got badly lost in the dinner party scene . ’ |
| 2 | The child seemed so lost in thought she hardly looked where she was walking , and when they reached the gate of Matilda 's home , Miss Honey said , ‘ You had better forget everything I told you this afternoon . ’ |
| 3 | I put ads in the dog press , and a chap from the Isle of Wight showed interest as he 'd just lost his . |
| 4 | ‘ I would n't be if I 'd just lost twenty million , ’ Plummer said humourlessly . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd have heard him all over the shop , ’ he said , ‘ and he came off the phone complaining that he 'd just lost 40,000 . |
| 6 | and it was dark green oh it it 's not bad but you know I 'd just lost ten pounds to the taxi driver to him giving me the wrong change so I was feeling in a very frugal mood an and this the green of this candlestick holder you know what I call the old fashioned dark green , of some china ? |
| 7 | He 'd already lost any respect or hope he 'd once had for Changez . |
| 8 | Her little squad had survived one firefight , but she 'd already lost a quarter of her manpower and she was sure that the enemy had plenty of reserves They needed rest and medication , that was the first priority . |
| 9 | Er well whe er when I first went to I 'd already lost two children and er the girls knew that I worked with the t last two children . |
| 10 | But , as she trailed after him into their own bedroom , leaning against the door while he quickly packed his case , she realised that she 'd already lost him . |
| 11 | Agnes seemed momentarily lost ; Maxim did nothing except sit still and watch as Agnes had told him to . |
| 12 | I 'd momentarily lost sight of what a fast worker you are . ’ |
| 13 | Another recruit , Hugh Murray , who 'd also lost his previous job . |
| 14 | In fact , barn owls are reckoned to be one of the hardest breeds to hand-rear and train , and they are n't recommended for beginners — though I did n't know that then , What I did know was that I 'd probably lost the battle with this owl before I 'd started : I suspected he would be impossible to train , but I was so hooked on the idea of having my own bird that I could hardly drag myself away when I was looking at him . |
| 15 | Or perhaps he 'd simply lost interest in the diversions of aesthetes . |
| 16 | She 'd almost lost her garden of paradise in heat and haste and desire . |
| 17 | ‘ It was heart-breaking — she looked so frail , I felt as if I 'd almost lost her , ’ says her mum . |
| 18 | This had been a fact of Lucy 's life for so long now that she 'd almost lost her sense of its shock value , but Josie was hit by it head-on and without warning . |
| 19 | For the closing phrases , by which time she 'd completely lost it and was just plain screaming , we all fell silent , because it was awesome ; and then when she had finished the victim of her fury slowly exited right on cue in complete silence , complete silence except for Madame 's heavy breathing and the sound of Gary playing recitative on the piano , for he had been playing along under her rage all the time , as if to support it , as if this really was music to our ears . |
| 20 | So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was . |
| 21 | It 's a , it 's a fascinating report and having been involved in the Food Forum discussion , when we , it was reported to us that we 'd actually lost a community nutritionist , I read this with great interest to see just how now the professional was seen through sections . |
| 22 | I got slightly lost . |
| 23 | I was trying to find the way back to my hotel , but I got hopelessly lost . ’ |
| 24 | The half-boiled storyline could have been poached from a hundred different games : Dizzy and Daisy were in the Enchanted Forest collecting cherries when they became hopelessly lost . |
| 25 | ‘ We got severely lost and it took us all day to get back . |
| 26 | I cried my eyes out , I felt so lost and lonely , he could n't do this to me , not after all he 'd said . |
| 27 | ‘ And sometimes I 've wondered if it was my fault … after my mother died I felt so lost , it was as if I needed someone to fill the void she left . |
| 28 | I thought he looked so lost and unhappy that I just wanted to comfort him at first , and Chris says he just thought I was kind . |
| 29 | You felt totally lost . |
| 30 | ‘ Be careful , he looked quite lost when you left him . ’ |