Example sentences of "he [adv] [verb] [adv prt] [pron] own " in BNC.
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1 | He went at such a headlong pace that he nearly knocked down his own jackal-tigers always have a jackal of their own to clear away the bones after they have finished eating . |
2 | He later set up his own business importing groceries from Europe , particularly from Spain . |
3 | In the end he boldly put down his own ideas , without any thought as to whether the examiners would find them palatable or not . |
4 | He immediately set up his own company , called Ashling , the Irish for A Dream , in recognition of his national roots . |
5 | He then holds up his own ideal , a calculated inversion which in a normal man might be the text for a denunciation of what Cicero called the treachery ‘ lurking under the false show of loyal service ’ : At this point , normally , the attack on evil would be made ; but Iago unconcernedly identifies himself with this group : ‘ These fellows have some soul , /And such a one do I profess myself ’ ( 53ff . ) . |