Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] ' own " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another interesting point in biographical/historical work is the use made by later writers of their subjects ' own diaries and records . |
| 2 | Both Taylor and Seymour-Jones tend to believe their subjects ' own accounts . |
| 3 | I shall give pointers to these , which readers ' own experience and understanding can fill out . |
| 4 | She now works for herself part-time as a mobile hairdresser , undertaking work at home or in her clients ' own homes . |
| 5 | Woods has outlined some of the constraints that appear to induce survival-based patterns of teaching in the secondary school system — the raising of the school-leaving age ( to which we would now add growing youth unemployment ) , which encourages staying-on among those not otherwise especially enamoured of their school experience ; the persistence and extension of 16+ examinations against which teachers ' own success will be judged ( more of this later ) ; continuing high levels of class size and teacher-pupil ratios that make individualized treatment and small-group work difficult ; and declining levels of resources , which make experimentation and adjustment of learning tasks to individual needs problematic and leave teachers in the position of having to rely on their own personal resources for managing the class . |
| 6 | Continuing NT 's back pain campaign , we examine practical ways in which nurses ' own awareness of the problem can be raised . |
| 7 | " From below " , provincial churchmen in the various kingdoms from time to time demanded authoritative rulings , arbitration , and leadership , to maintain their churches ' own new-won institutional integrity , or to fight more particular battles involving the interests of ecclesiastical individuals or groups ; and lay persons sought the pope 's protection . |
| 8 | Surely not too much to ask of a model that , by its makers ' own assertion , is aimed at ‘ performance and handling enthusiasts ’ . |
| 9 | It is easy to fall into the trap of looking for causal relations between what we ( the education community ) do and what pupils achieve , and forget to take into account our pupils ' own efforts , perceptions and experiences . |