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• simply: Friends may seem to have ' lost the plot ' whilst you simply mislay key pieces of paper.

Object

• luggage: A few years ago, Sabena Airline mislaid the hold luggage of a pair from Holland.

• document: To date, we have had only one case where the Home Office have mislaid an original document.

• email: I have mislaid the email in which you explained what I need to do with this money.

• key: Clarke was unable to explain to Bowden how the government expects people to prove they have forgotten or mislaid encryption keys.

• device: If you have mislaid a device, were there any ramifications of losing your device?

Used with why or when

• when: Critical marbles are easily mislaid when it comes to the loved one - be they Japanese conceptual artist or German piercing artist.

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• temporarily: It may well have been temporarily mislaid, like the original College Order Book, in 1639.

• then: If you have mislaid then we can provide copies on your behalf although a charge will be made.

• often: A range of stacked collar boxes and cards of collar studs so often mislaid by our grandfathers.

• not: The Ombudsman found that Mr R's claim and the accompanying certificates which he submitted were dealt with appropriately and were not mislaid.

• unfortunately: I was most impressed but unfortunately mislaid my copies.

Preposition: in

• post: This will ensure that you will receive a full refund even if your goods are mislaid in the post.