Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elsewhere , I have criticized functionalism as a myth of the division of labour by sex to which ethology and anthropology make their own contributions . |
| 2 | Into these debates , therefore , the issues surrounding women and religion introduce their own questions and analyses . |
| 3 | If he went against this young man sitting opposite him , he would in effect dig his own grave . |
| 4 | Professor Tetley likes the regulated status of this United States version of a waybill and contrasts it with waybills in the United Kingdom and Canada , which , being unfettered by a particular statute stipulate their own terms and conditions often to the detriment of certainty and fairness . |
| 5 | The synthesis of bile acids is regulated by a homeostatic mechanism in which bile acids returning to the liver from the intestine inhibit their own synthesis . |
| 6 | All the animals on the ark have their own ideas . |
| 7 | All the animals on the ark have their own ideas . |
| 8 | A criticism levelled at these fish is that they are not too attractive — but I feel an active male and female pair in the well-planted tank under optimum light have their own beauty . |
| 9 | Arnie turns into a pile of bones , while the enemy perform their own version of the ‘ dying fly ’ dance ( made famous by a certain Saturday morning kids show ) . |
| 10 | Thriving troops of Scouts , Guides , Brownies , Cubs and Beavers meet in their own purpose-built building in the playing field grounds , and the Youth Club have their own hall in the school grounds . |
| 11 | Those airlines with an independent safety branch conduct their own research into safety problems or commission universities or specialist organisations , both private and governmental , to research particular aspects of safety in the air . |
| 12 | While it would be imprudent to press distinctions too far , since the practical demands of the work impose their own priorities , field officers themselves are aware that there are virtually two generations of staff , each with a characteristic view about pollution control work . |
| 13 | The pictures in the Squadron museum tell their own story . |
| 14 | Whatever the syllabus says , the teacher and the school to some degree choose their own language medium . |
| 15 | Potiphar 's wife , likewise , had made an article of clothing serve her own purpose , in that case to convince her husband that Joseph had tried to seduce her . |
| 16 | And , like , you go home ad see your own kids . |
| 17 | This process and this work represent my own attempts to acknowledge my position as a feminist artist and seriously to consider my responsibility and accountability as such . |
| 18 | In other words , there will always be diesel and petrol , however much the proponents of each fuel push their own products . |
| 19 | Consideration of threats — ; what is the competition doing , are some markets closing ? — and opportunities — are new components now available , can a new product create its own market ? — together with company capabilities , result in an R&D strategy and plan which corresponds to the 3 , 4 , 5 loop in the company strategic plan . |
| 20 | Most airlines of any consequence have their own flight safety sections or air safety officials or officers ; indeed , in many States the regulating authorities require these before they permit the operator to operate public transport services . |
| 21 | The butler and housekeeper have their own rooms , but these must be open ( by invitation ) to visiting partners of the same rank , ‘ not including , however , any persons of the lower grade , which is thus very clearly marked ’ . |
| 22 | It 's clear , Lord Mayor , that the Labour Group have their own priorities . |
| 23 | Both Royal Life International and the Danish Hafnia group have their own schemes , which work slightly differently . |
| 24 | Explosives , most radio active waste , mine and quarry waste , and waste discharged under a valid trade effluent consent have their own regulations . |
| 25 | On the other hand if I am in a drama experience my own actions and things about me may trap me into believing I am in an actual event . |
| 26 | A cradle a ladle a pot supply your own adjective or a pen . |
| 27 | Mandy was peering through the binoculars with the intensity of an army scout who had just discovered the enemy , and with a defeated sigh Charity let her own gaze drift in the same direction . |
| 28 | As a result , both husband and wife enjoy their own capital gains tax exemption ( £5,800 in the 1992/93 tax year ) and their own exemption from inheritance tax ( £150,000 in the 1992/93 tax year ) . |
| 29 | Social institutions of long standing sustain their own value systems . |
| 30 | ‘ Would n't your … your wife do her own cooking ? ’ |