Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [art] [noun pl] ' own " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems of temperature control are a result of the engineers ' own success . |
| 2 | The accident began with an experiment , to see if power could be supplied to the reactors ' cooling pumps using only the momentum of the stations ' own turbines . |
| 3 | The unions have steadfastly tried to improve the lot of their members , often , it sometimes seems , at the expense of the workers ' own industries . |
| 4 | The departure of a ‘ special ’ child may be particularly problematic because he or she may have invoked part of the parents ' own history , or because the child performed a vital role in the family such as ‘ go-between ’ or communicator . |
| 5 | This would take pedagogic advantage of the learners ' own experience , and would help to ensure that the tasks were independently purposeful — a crucial design feature if the tasks are to induce language processing consistent with natural use . |
| 6 | The plaintiff must be the ‘ target ’ of the combination but if he is , on this view , the advancement of the defendants ' own interests does not justify the use of unlawful means . |
| 7 | Here they are directed at the benefit of the teachers ' own understanding of their craft . |
| 8 | Authenticity of the learners ' own interpretations of such texts . |
| 9 | Verbal narrative , as distinct from narrative which includes an element of performance and visual images , has two basic modes of representation : the report of characters ' actions by a narrator , and the presentation of the characters ' own speech in dialogue . |
| 10 | Second , the author provides structure and clear analysis which highlights the issues without compromising the centrality of the users ' own words . |