Example sentences of "own [subord] of " in BNC.

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1 It is customary for a bride to be accompanied to the mikva , usually by her mother , but after the wedding , any future visits are on one 's own because of the principles of modesty .
2 Gandhi is unable to harbour the thought , even secretly , that another man 's faith is inferior to his own because of his belief that different faiths are God 's creation and thereby equally holy .
3 Some of the blame was undoubtedly her own because of her mindless response to his kiss at Ib 's Club .
4 So it 's by no means only er , arising from the erm , need to get on with the business of the council , some of the work that we 're facing at the present moment has been forced on us er , through no fault of our own because of Government action .
5 and I know la well some time when retirement was looking on the on the horizon I was saying to him you 're not alone but , you know , you 've got ta be looking towards being on your own because of course
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