lose consciousness of

Example Sentences

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It seemed a pity to go to sleep and lose consciousness of a thing like that.

From The Camerons of Highboro by Gilchrist, Beth Bradford

And his thoughts drifted away, and he seemed to lose consciousness of everything, until he was awakened by the butler bringing back her reply.

From Sister Teresa by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Apparently an abattoir was languishing nearby, discouraged in its yearning to lose consciousness of self in the world's oblivion.

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph

Certainly, therefore, the problem of the dramatist is, in this respect, more difficult than that of the novelist, for he must make his audience lose consciousness of itself in the consciousness of his play.

From The Theory of the Theatre by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker

Yvonne had settled herself in a corner of the tap-room on a bench and had tried to lose consciousness of her surroundings.

From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness