1.   A good director of middle-brow comedy, he loses his composure when matters turn serious.

2.   And in the face of a challenge far greater than athletic competition, she never lost her composure.

3.   Gwendolen loses her composure and huddles in terror.

4.   He has lost his composure under the pressure of the situation.

5.   They lose their composure so easily.

6.   For once Dimbleby lost his composure.

7.   It was all he could do to stop tears of mirth falling down his cheeks.

8.   De Gaulle, however, did not lose his composure.

9.   All this was enough to make Astacio, a Dodger until last month, lose his composure.