Example sentences of "to lose their [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They held up posters rejecting the idea that their fathers were anything like the Gestapo , and calling for ‘ full social security ’ for Stasi officers expected to lose their posts in the process of trimming the service . |
| 2 | As it was , some 50,000 soldiers were to lose their lives during the next few months in fruitless attacks on Chunuk Bair . |
| 3 | So such trees have to lose their leaves in the autumn to prevent water loss . |
| 4 | It was thus with some caution that Labour Ministers — who stood to lose their salaries in the event of the party 's defeat — approached the question of the break-up of the coalition . |
| 5 | A hundred and fifty people look certain to lose their jobs with the closure of a weapons factory . |
| 6 | Two hundred and ninety people are to lose their jobs with the closure of one of the country 's leading leather manufacturers . |
| 7 | Over 300 white collar staff would be among the 3,000 workers throughout Europe to lose their jobs under the plan . |
| 8 | Will the Prime Minister now tell us whether he accepts that , in addition to the massive number of homes repossessed last year , a further 80,000 families are to lose their homes in the current year ? |