Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] at [pos pn] own " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present , everything that Hewlett-Packard is doing looks right : it has won itself a reputation of taking better care of its customers , an example being the way it is not forcing its MPE users to move to Unix , instead letting them migrate at their own pace . |
| 2 | In England older men could get contract work for hedging and ditching , maintaining public spaces , or minor building repairs , which allowed them to work at their own pace . |
| 3 | ‘ Why ca n't I look at my own work ? ’ he asked . |
| 4 | At a launch of a new diagnostic technique the Chief Executive of a hi-tech company in the medical field seeks your advice on two public relations programmes : I Aimed at his own company 's staff : 230 of them at two factories 65 miles apart and at an R and D facility with 38 senior staff . |
| 5 | At such times , I wonder at my own job and the meaningless sterility of the statistics which are my trade . |
| 6 | She was killed by PERSEUS when he held up his shield to her and she gazed at her own reflection . |
| 7 | Caterina knew this was the way things were done ; she glowed at her own craftiness at bringing it about . |
| 8 | The Amsterdam Travel Service Cycling Holiday allows you to explore at your own pace the colourful landscape in what is arguably the most beautiful area of the Netherlands — ‘ t Gooi en Vechtstreek or ‘ The Garden of Amsterdam ’ . |
| 9 | When she arrived at her own gate , she saw a large black Mercedes motor-car parked outside . |
| 10 | As Jenna stepped out of the car there was only silence and she frowned at her own stupidity . |
| 11 | She glanced at her own reflection in the mirror and the answer came with the suddenness of a hammer blow . |
| 12 | She laughed at her own joke . |
| 13 | She laughed at her own image . |
| 14 | She laughed at her own silliness . |
| 15 | She looked at her own body , and exposed its imperfections with both ruthlessness and affection . |
| 16 | Was she raped by James Hepburn , earl of Bothwell , and forced to marry him , or did she connive at her own abduction ? |
| 17 | She smiled at her own ingenuity , the smile fading as she realized the ploy would only work if Worsdale was actually in the gallery . |
| 18 | His eyes were still closed , and she smiled at her own foolishness . |
| 19 | Indeed thought you all had copies of that I know , cos I have a copy here , and I 'll leave you to digest at your own leisure . |
| 20 | Moving away from him to a place further along the deck , she grimaced at her own rudeness . |
| 21 | She wondered at her own weakness in craving for a man who had professed his love for her and made her with child , only to walk away without even a backward glance . |
| 22 | Predictably , he chortled at his own execrable pun . |
| 23 | And he wonders at his own sanity when he hears of the wealth of some of his rivals . |
| 24 | This was to see if there were any experiences that could be of use to the LEA as it looked at its own internal processes , particularly the support services it provides for its schools . |
| 25 | He laughed at his own naïvety , his gullibility . |
| 26 | He laughed at his own joke . |
| 27 | He laughed at his own wit . |
| 28 | It had been a fanciful idea , flying out of there , and he laughed at his own foolishness . |
| 29 | He laughed at his own pleasantry . |
| 30 | He laughed at his own joke . |