Sentence examples for lost it before from inspiring English sources

"We've taken this land before and we've lost it before," Mr. Rahman said.

"Ohio Democrats have clearly lost it before they've lost it," said John McClelland, a spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party.

Fialkowska's tempo in the second "Scherzo" was so fast that she lost it before making an expert recovery.

Declarer now led a heart, but West won with her king and cashed the ace (or she would have lost it) before playing a club.

(Speaking Friday, she said she had her Off the Bus business card in hand moments before meeting Mr. Clinton, but somehow lost it before she could give it to him).

The Knicks (3-9) built a double-digit lead — amazingly, their first of the season — then lost it before surging again down the stretch to hold off Chicago (2-9).

"But most people lose it before play even starts.

And less time to raise the livestock means less danger of losing it before it can go to auction.

This is a land of opportunity, and since 9/11/01, I don't want to lose it, do you?" We didn't want to lose it before.

Federer takes the first advantage, but then insists on hitting to Gulbis' backhand and loses it, before another unforced error, on the backhand side, gifts break point.

Seemingly the weakest of the eight teams to make the playoffs, they nonetheless advanced to the World Series against the Texas Rangers and twice came within a strike of losing it before finally triumphing.