Example sentences of "lose [pron] [noun pl] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Regrettably , too many people lose their lives in the construction industry which , as is well known , is one of the most hazardous industries . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 ? |
| 6 | Mrs Grundy , who lives in Whitby Way , Darlington , decided to launch the group after she lost her twins in the 24th week of her pregnancy . |
| 7 | At the end of WWII , the Beverley , East Yorks firm of Richard Hodgson 's Tannery had a Memorial to those employees who lost their lives in the two world wars displayed on the outside wall of their social club . |
| 8 | Chris Garnham was one of the 51 people who lost their lives in the Marchioness disaster last year . |
| 9 | Hundreds of clergy and laity , both Roman Catholic and Protestant , lost their lives in the Germany of the Third Reich . |
| 10 | Some of these died in captivity while being brought to the coast from the African homeland , and even more lost their lives in the brutal conditions on board the slave ships during the notorious Atlantic crossing or ‘ Middle Passage ’ . |
| 11 | D N A testing is to be used to provide positive identification of the Britons who lost their lives in the Waco cult siege . |
| 12 | At least ninety-three people lost their lives in the first days of fighting . |
| 13 | It alienated world opinion , particularly in the Third World ; it was very expensive ( according to figures made public in 1989 , the cost was about 5 billion rubles annually ) ; and it was very costly in terms of human life ( according to figures again made public in 1989 , nearly 14,000 Soviet servicemen lost their lives in the course of the war , more than 11,000 of them in combat ) . |
| 14 | I am sure that the House joins me , the hon. Member for Leyton and my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge ( Mr. Shersby ) in expressing deepest sympathy to the families of the officers who so tragically lost their lives in the course of duty . |
| 15 | Regrettably and tragically , there was no direct evidence in the Piper Alpha case because little equipment was recovered and many of the key people involved tragically lost their lives in the accident . |
| 16 | No fewer than 39,000 members of the Merchant Service lost their lives in the Second World War , many of them in the Western Approaches , yet they are invariably overshadowed by their more glamorous allies in the Royal Navy . |
| 17 | residents of the village who lost their lives in the nineteen fourteen eighteen war is n't it ? |
| 18 | Most of them lost their families in the concentration camps . |
| 19 | Many families lost their homes in the fighting and the fires which followed . |
| 20 | ‘ They both lost their husbands in the war . |
| 21 | Both women lost their husbands in the war . |
| 22 | Those smallholders who were not directly excluded by the awards lost their shares in the common indirectly , since they were unable to pay the prohibitive legal and fencing costs of securing their small allotments . |
| 23 | Marie Burch , who back in the old days jumped ship from the forerunner of Unix System Laboratories Inc to join the then-enemy Open Software Foundation as director , business area management , was one of those that lost their jobs in the Foundation 's recent reshuffle . |
| 24 | What message has he for the 2,000 television staff who lost their jobs in the run-up to the franchise round , and the similar number who will now be put out of work ? |
| 25 | As a result , 170,000 men lost their jobs in the mining industry during those years . |
| 26 | That is a round figure subject to the hazards of forecasting , but no one should doubt that , among the quarter of a million people who lost their jobs in the recession , there will be many craftsmen and trainees , who will be permanently lost to the industry . |
| 27 | The Earl lost his men in the mist and the smoke , and mistakenly appealed to those near him — not only Cumberland 's soldiers , but Scots Fusiliers , who took him prisoner . |
| 28 | Startled , and by now more than a little frightened , Patrick headed for Foyles , hoping to lose his followers in the bookshop 's maze of nooks and corners . |
| 29 | Among Mr Clarke 's supporters , there was a recognition that if he did not improve his current standing then he would lose their votes in the shadow cabinet elections . |
| 30 | Is the Chief Secretary aware that today 900 of our fellow citizens in Derby , Crewe and York will lose their jobs in the manufacturing sector ? |