Example sentences of "[conj] in [pos pn] own [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1988 , he told an Iranian living on social security , found guilty of using a forged rent book and inflicting grievous bodily harm , that in his own country he would have had an arm chopped off ‘ or something similarly spectacular . ’ |
| 2 | Roberts suggests that in his own way he 's as obsessed as the people he 's observing . |
| 3 | She realised that in his own way he was being considerate , for by refusing to talk she was laying herself open to torture . |
| 4 | I can only say that in your own experience you must know it 's not that easy to stop loving someone . |
| 5 | So can we just develop that one says that in our own department they put it up on the wall so people complete it themselves . |
| 6 | If on my time you prepare that waste wood into bundles such as any man could store at home , and if in your own time you will carry those bundles around the town and distribute them free , to rich and poor alike — but not to any man who was landlord to any among us — we may together teach them — ’ The rest of his words were drowned in a universal roar of delight . |
| 7 | While the Danzig Poles were not keen for the city to come under Polish rule , they were nevertheless determined that they should not be penalised for being Polish , and in their own way they were proud of their identity — even if it did not quite amount to ‘ nationality ’ in a conventional sense . |
| 8 | I think in any marriage or in any family the father and the mother both play different parts , and in my own life I can remember things my mother did and things my father did and together it made for a happy home . |
| 9 | Sheringham , who hit 24 goals last season and scored Forest 's winner in their televised 1-0 clash against Liverpool at the City Ground on Sunday , says : ‘ I had virtually concluded negotiations over personal terms with Tottenham 's Terry Venables and in my own mind I had already joined Spurs . ’ |
| 10 | Jonathan Cowap with the final hour of Tuesday morning 's breakfast programme your opportunity to have your say on just about everything as long as it 's legal and decent and honest and in your own opinion you can call me now on York six four one six four one . |
| 11 | And in his own character he 'd found out what he wanted to know . |
| 12 | He did not keep a watch on her ; there was no necessity , and in his own mind he was almost convinced that nothing would happen . |
| 13 | Archie may not have been fastidious , but in his own way he was cultivated . |
| 14 | Outgoings will vary but in my own case I already know that for gas , water and the poll tax I shall need an extra £132 . |
| 15 | Well it may be incredible , Eva , but in your own budget you have removed you reduced the fixed cost element by fifty percent for sixth forms . |
| 16 | This is more remarkable since in his own lifetime he had but few enthusiastic followers , nor did a school grow up around him to carry on his work . |
| 17 | Brought on to lowland pastures in kinder climates , it gains considerably in size though in its own environment it is almost the smallest breed in Britain : only the Shetland and the Dexter of Ireland are shorter . |