Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] own " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shower and bath gels , face masks and deodorants bought by women are also favourites , although men are too lazy to shop for their own . |
| 2 | Some of these parents may also wish , through adoption , to protect children against the social order , but they are ‘ real ’ parents in that they are prepared to go beyond their own concerns and hold the child 's interests as their priority . |
| 3 | ‘ The man in the field must be prepared to work on his own and work conscientiously . |
| 4 | Members are free to work on their own chosen subject if they desire . |
| 5 | Members are free to work on their own chosen subject if they desire . |
| 6 | One thing parents ca n't afford — especially our sort of parent — is that the whisper might be put about that they had been willing to toy with their own children 's safety . |
| 7 | The stress , arousal , motor activity and so on inevitably associated with learning themselves result in biochemical and physiological changes in the brain at the same time as the animal is learning , and they are all important and interesting to study in their own right . |
| 8 | Primarily , I greatly respected the culture and customs of the people and , as a western woman , although free to dress in my own cultural fashion , I dressed respectfully for an Islamic country and covered my hair , arms and legs and wore loose fitting clothes , so I felt comfortable drawing and was protected from the heat of the sun . |
| 9 | Where there is no joint action , each member state is entirely free to act on its own . |
| 10 | erm I think it 's really encouraged by the fact that the erm gipsy sites which one sees around the County at the present moment because there is very little control over them , are most unsightly and do considerable damage to the countryside , and people do not wish this to happen in their own area . |
| 11 | The aim was to reach students in the Fourth to Sixth Form age group by setting up workshops and visits to the Hayward Gallery , persuading professional photographers to go to as many schools as possible to talk about their own work and the Magnum show , and encouraging ‘ young hopefuls ’ to shoot and print some of their own work . |
| 12 | But it must be the individual 's right to choose of his own free will to follow the darkness or the light within himself . |
| 13 | Their role is not so much to perform on their own as to lead and embellish the chants . |
| 14 | While it has greatly strengthened individual bishops , hitherto left very much to cope on their own , it has also decreased the scope for unilateral action on the part of an independent-minded bishop . |
| 15 | In this way the diet is easy to adjust to your own requirements . |
| 16 | Moscato Spumante , Frassino £3.99 A sweet white wine from Italy , it was described as having a low local alcohol content which makes it easy to drink on its own and as an aperitif . |
| 17 | Dent Town suffered its gradual loss of status passively and withdrew into its shell , content to look after its own affairs exclusively and be bypassed by a changing world . |
| 18 | It 's far too much to handle on your own . ’ |
| 19 | Wait near the toilet for any resident who is unsafe to leave on their own and help them back to their room . |
| 20 | Hopper 's direction of Easy Rider had much to do with his own appreciation of historical art and his painting skills . |
| 21 | I think the toughening and , if you like , the coarsening of his nature had much to do with his own insecurities , his fears , his shyness and his realization that he was somewhat out of place among the more gung-ho and simple-minded types who make up the bulk of racing drivers . |
| 22 | What does a course do for students that they would find difficult or impossible to do on their own ? |
| 23 | It is an opportunity given to few to lead in the creation of a new Department of State , especially one which has so much to contribute to your own vision of improving the quality of life in this country . |
| 24 | Impossible to live in his own house as things were . |
| 25 | During 1986 , when several of The Wedding Present 's contemporaries were signed to major deals , they told the press they were quite content to stay on their own label but , in reality , they wanted to sign with a major label too . |
| 26 | After three years it was possible to revert to your own name or to have another false one , thereby preserving the anonymity . |
| 27 | Yet for Labour to win on its own at the next general election would be a victory on a scale comparable with that achieved by Attlee in 1945 . |
| 28 | Yeah , he said we 're not supposed to go on our own ! |
| 29 | Producers are more likely to remain within their own national markets where they are familiar with the rules and standards to which their production facilities are adapted . |
| 30 | on same date because people are like , more likely to go to their own local pantomime are n't they ? |