11.   I then walked across to the photographers and lost my temper, lost my head.

12.   It is blaming the victim to ask the woman what she does that makes her husband lose his temper and hit her.

13.   It was hot and I was beginning to lose my temper.

14.   Mr Gorman lost his temper and accused Travis of luring away his daughter.

15.   Never-absolutely never in my experience-did President Reagan really lose his temper or utter a rude or unkind word.

16.   Once the door is closed, Mami loses her temper.

17.   Only this time she would not lose her temper, she promised herself.

18.   Quite sparky, she copes well under pressure, but it is not unknown for her to lose her temper.