Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also concurrent with this was the establishing of a mode , or even tradition , of working for feminist artists , which involved using their own bodies ( although with widely varying intentions and political positions ) — either producing images , or through performance or video . |
| 2 | I stopped writing my own poems . |
| 3 | In my book the only time a manager should consider resigning is when he starts believing his own programme notes . |
| 4 | He managed three points in 1976 driving his own Copersucar Ford , 11 in 1977 , 17 in 1978 , 1 in 1979 , 3 in 1980 and absolutely nothing in 1981 , the year when he finally stopped racing his own cars and quit F1 . |
| 5 | Have they considered cutting their own attendance allowances at the meetings ? |
| 6 | ‘ For sheer joy , however , nothing beats devising your own programs … ’ he says , and this is not hyperbole . |
| 7 | As for my hon. Friend 's other idea , I wonder whether she would enjoy having her own constituency split , with one half represented by a man called Billy and the other by a woman called Ricca . |
| 8 | WHICHEVER party you will be supporting on Thursday , I suggest giving your own party at home for friends to share the late-night vigil . |
| 9 | By the end of their jaunt on the high seas initially dubious visitors are often reluctant to return home and will consider taking their own clients on a similar event . |
| 10 | To add to this demoralising sense of isolation , the tenacious curtain of smoke from the bombardment meant that the front line frequently could not see the supporting troops behind ; nor , worse still , could their rockets of supplication asking for the artillery to bring down a barrage , or cease shelling their own positions , be seen at the rear . |
| 11 | Supply creating its own demand ? |
| 12 | No , fortunately the other companies are stand alone companies erm making erm you know making their own way , and they do n't have to fear erm Richard coming and stripping them of their hard earned earnings to put into the airline erm because erm you know because fortunately we 've got resources elsewhere to look after the airline and see its development through . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd quite like to try making my own dye , ’ said Betty . |
| 14 | Lieutenant Georges Gaudy described watching his own regiment return from the May fighting near Douaumont : |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't enjoy watching my own team . |
| 16 | I tried declaring my own sense of dissatisfaction to a few friends and found I 'd caught a tiger by the tail . |
| 17 | The news that the Collector had been seen doing his own laundry caused a mild sensation at first and was interpreted as the long-awaited collapse , particularly by those members of the garrison who had once belonged to the " bolting " party . |
| 18 | He wanted to help those who were ashamed to be seen washing their own clothes but could not afford the dhobis new prices … |
| 19 | They drove along , d'Urberville making conversation and Tess thinking her own thoughts . |
| 20 | Got cooking my own story about the Hillsborough Disaster . |
| 21 | Do n't forget that while third party software authors struggle to get to grips with OLE 2 , Microsoft has been demonstrating how prototypes will work using its own applications software . |
| 22 | Unveiling the new DPX/20 line of systems , currently just RS/6000s with a Bull badge on the front , the company revealed that it would begin adding its own design work to the systems by year-end . |
| 23 | This constituent has pointed out that , given house prices in Birkenhead , if she can begin buying her own house she could cut her housing costs by over half — to around £20 a week . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't mind getting my own meals while I 'm here , but I 'm not the dutiful little housewife any more , Julius . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ We face losing our own homes to help homeless ’ |
| 26 | Like you , I enjoy running my own business . ’ |
| 27 | Brenda reckons having her own bike has a few benefits . |
| 28 | But people do n't mind taking their own cup with them , do they ? |
| 29 | A. Look in the local newspapers and shops for advertisements and consider advertising your own needs . |
| 30 | So you 're very careful to avoid imposing your own values on the evaluation process ? |