Example sentences of "[subord] he [adv] [verb] [pron] own " in BNC.

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1 His philosophy took a long time to be appreciated , partly because he never pushed his own work , which was subsequently overshadowed by that of Wittgenstein .
2 The advantages of an exchange rather than a sale , says Mr Nunn ( who set up the business after he successfully swapped his own home ) , are : no chain of buyers and sellers to fall through , stamp duty is payable only on any difference in price between the two properties , and agents ' fees are less .
3 Now that virtue could be acknowledged in the toddler as he freely followed his own natural pursuits and interests — not excluding the exploration of his own body-the ground was finally prepared for an acceptance of babies ' desires as needs in themselves : ‘ Babies want attention ; they probably need plenty of it ’ ( Children 's Bureau , 1945 ) .
4 He seemed quite unperturbed by her behaviour , by being walloped across the face , and she watched in amazement as he calmly took his own glass and sat in the chair opposite .
5 The coroner met both attackers , catching their weapons in a whirling arc of steel as he nimbly spun his own in self-defence .
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