Example sentences of "[conj] for [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where God has spoken and spoken clearly , rationality comes into its own ; where God has not spoken , or for his own reasons has not spoken clearly , there is the area of mystery . |
| 2 | For the sake of his usefulness he might , or for his own honour he might , but if I were de Guichet I 'd never feel sure of it . |
| 3 | The general cargo ship was empty except for its own fuel oil when it hit the island , lying between Orkney and the Scottish mainland , in the early hours of Saturday . |
| 4 | He listened , but there was no sound from upstairs except for his own bedroom door banging . |
| 5 | Okay well I 'll asterisk that for my own benefit as well the four weeks bit . |
| 6 | They must exercise their powers in the interests of the exchange , rather than for their own benefit . |
| 7 | Those in work are paying for the pensions of those past retirement age at the current time , rather than for their own pensions in the future . |
| 8 | General practitioners ' threshold for visiting is probably lower for patients on lists that they cover than for their own patients . |
| 9 | It is possible that one of the epitaphs Leapor wrote was for Mary Freemantle , rather than for her own mother as first seems likely [ ML , 1 , 263 ] . |
| 10 | I suspected the question was meant for my amusement rather than for his own enlightenment . |
| 11 | And although for my own part it would be my ruin , yet so great is my veneration for you , so entire my reliance on providence upon so just an occasion that I should think myself but too happy if I might be accepted . |
| 12 | ‘ Bad luck , ’ I said although for my own sake I was glad that he had failed . |
| 13 | take proceedings at its own expense and for its own benefit , but in your name , or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy , to recover any payment it has made under this policy |
| 14 | take proceedings at its own expense and for its own benefit , but in your name , or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy , to recover any payment it has made under this policy |
| 15 | But the fact that each group came into existence in its own time and for its own reasons , and found its own identity and direction , means that we need have no fear about it losing its autonomy vis-à-vis the other groups . |
| 16 | In the second place , possession is not merely evidence of ownership , but ( subject to the rights of the owner ) is itself and for its own sake entitled to legal protection . |
| 17 | Studying the history of other societies from their own perspectives and for their own sake counteracts tendencies to insularity , without devaluing British achievements , values and traditions ; vi ) to train the mind by means of disciplined study . |
| 18 | She had brought a case for legal compensation for her dead children 's lives and for her own suffering and one of her few recorded public utterances was to call the first offer of compensation " pitiful " . |
| 19 | It was n't fair to leave him in a fool 's paradise , and for her own peace of mind she wanted to have everything settled . |
| 20 | My aunt , the last survivor of my mother 's family , had lost her sister the previous year , and I helped her to arrange for the sale of most of the contents of her house , and for her own establishment in a club . |
| 21 | It is interesting to note that when an epergne stood on the table , there were no creams , jellies , or syllabubs in glasses mentioned in the dessert course , but Lady Grisell herself did not possess such an ornament and for her own dinners still served " sweetmeats and jelly and sillibubs " , curds and cream , pears and apples , " pistaches and scorcht almonds , Bisket round the milk " in the old way in separate dishes , in glasses on footed salvers , and in sweetmeat glasses . |
| 22 | Unfortunately confidence in this practice was somewhat sapped when the House of Lords decided that , if the officer of the company who certified the transfer did so fraudulently and for his own purposes when sufficient share certificates had not in fact been lodged , the company was not liable . |
| 23 | These junior institutions are the preparatory schools of the prisons , not because they train criminals , but because they train youngsters to cope with a regime which denies tenderness , warmth and the right to weep with and for your own pain . |
| 24 | Because I 'm already vulnerable enough where you 're concerned and for my own sake I have to hold on to some degree of control . |
| 25 | All that happened at Bourani was in the nature of a private masque ; and no doubt the passage was a hint to me that I should , both out of politeness and for my own pleasure , not poke my nose behind the scenes . |
| 26 | take proceedings at our own expense and for our own benefit to recover any payment we have made under this policy . |
| 27 | take proceedings at our own expense and for our own benefit to recover any payment we have made under this policy . |
| 28 | take proceedings at our own expense and for our own benefit to recover any payment we have made under this policy . |
| 29 | take proceedings at our own expense and for our own benefit to recover any payment we have made under this policy . |
| 30 | Homi Bhabha , in a significant essay arguing the urgent need to re-engage with Fanon in and for our own time , shows why . |