Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] their own " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps hardly surprising then that , faced with this kind of system in operation , councillors in Derbyshire and elsewhere should fight back with their own Realpolitik and hit where they think the effect will be most controversial . |
| 2 | ‘ They 'll return back to their own world once they 've had their fun . |
| 3 | Now that the ex-cadets were initiated Scouts , they could speak out of their own accord . |
| 4 | Lead in : Pupils could look back on their own experience of learning to read and write , and discuss why literacy is so important in our society . |
| 5 | Just as it was our duty , we felt , to shower two or three times a day and keep ourselves wrapped in a permanent cloud of Charlie perfume , so , it seemed , it was the male imperative to cultivate mossy teeth and socks that could stand up on their own . |
| 6 | The one I 'd considered earlier , but they refuse single people because they would rattle around on their own . |
| 7 | While these , of course , are unique to each school , other schools , by using similar methods , would come up with their own action plans , secure in the knowledge that those most involved with the school have had a chance to pull together to ensure that appropriate learning , with support , is taking place . |
| 8 | In case anyone thinks this was unnecessarily drastic , I did in fact leave them for a couple of hours to see if they would come out of their own accord — but they did n't , and I was concerned that they might starve if left to their own devices . |
| 9 | What finance officers will not know until much later is how these broad intentions will work out for their own authority , given the complex and changing allocations formula in the revenue support grant . |
| 10 | In the harsh climate in which we live it is perhaps too much to hope that editors , no doubt feeling themselves lucky to employed at all , will rise up against their own management to resist this dictate . |
| 11 | These vary in that some are video-led whereas others are based on a collection of written materials which teachers can work through on their own or in a group . |
| 12 | Too large a party , and groups of guests who know each other can split off on their own . |
| 13 | It has an open referral system , so girls can be recommended by their schools , educational welfare officers , maternity hospitals , and a variety of other sources , or they can come along on their own initiative . |
| 14 | Now whether Derry — and what looks like being a weakened Derry side , into the bargain — can overcome Down in their own back yard with so much at stake is another matter altogether . |