Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] their own " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The clothes were fit to stand up on their own , they were that stiff with dust and grease . |
| 2 | Yet ambitious and confident consultants , especially those good at business development and successful at winning shootouts , are still able to branch out on their own , and it would not be healthy for the industry if this were otherwise . |
| 3 | Villa were quite unable to get out of their own half after the interval , with Whelan 's precise , perceptive passing aways likely to unhinge them . |
| 4 | Many people wish to be left alone to get on with their own lives and they must be allowed to do so , and there must also be opportunities for different degrees and different kinds of involvement . |
| 5 | In the first week after the birth , she can safely leave her litter of up to six cubs , though more usually three , hidden in the den and helpless to move around on their own , while she hunts . |
| 6 | Other firms are waiting in the wings , ready to step in with their own bids for Landsat . |