Example sentences of "the course of [pron] lives " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many animals that do not inhabit the especially favoured areas all the time , none the less make use of them in the course of their lives . |
| 2 | Indeed , on average , each pair of cod produces only two offspring of opposite sexes that survive to breed in the course of their lives , for if it were not so , the population of cod would grow and grow , which it clearly does not . |
| 3 | Because the different zones of the sea are so interlinked — many creatures making use of several in the course of their lives — the ocean environment is far more vulnerable than it at first appears . |
| 4 | The matter is complicated by the fact that across the social spectrum some families changed their surnames as often as their surcoats , and individuals had , in the course of their lives , sometimes as many as three or four surnames , any of which could be adopted quite haphazardly by their progeny . |
| 5 | If one accepts such a theory , then it gives a reason to all that happens to us during the course of our lives . |
| 6 | IN THE course of our lives , events take place , with which the passage of time , we come to realise are like milestones ; they have pointed us in a new direction , often posing a challenge which in the providence of God , when accepted , leads us deeper into his life and service . |