Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The provincial landscape of factions and fractions — localities squalling in impotence , absurdly competing for crumbs of resources , with no incentive to collaborate — is of course its own creation . |
| 2 | Then I 'm ashamed of the cliche : plenty of Somervillians know the thick of things , the Principals for starters : Miss Pestell and Lady Park at the F. O. , Mrs Craig with the British Council , and of course our own DameJanet , at the end of that last war … . |
| 3 | It had the glamour that attaches to other people 's privileges ; Barbara did not resent the lack of advantages her own parents had given her , but she wanted those advantages for her own children . |
| 4 | If we acted unilaterally , we should end up putting out of business our own egg producers just to be flooded with eggs produced under the very system that we had banned . |
| 5 | Even as there is a movement among women towards women-controlling our own sexuality and reproduction , childbirth , and a return to midwifery principles , the new reproductive and genetic technologies are asserting a model for scientific control of reproduction , and one that is industrial : these methods are big money-makers for the biotechnology industry , the old and new pharmaceutical and medical supply companies . |
| 6 | Lane had been assisted by a woman police officer , Detective -Sergeant Phyllis Henley , a thickset girl , whom he had called in because she was an old friend or enemy of Roxie whose own life had not been without criminal excitements . |
| 7 | ‘ You will have a lot of children your own age to play with , ’ said the inspector , leaning too close . |
| 8 | At Sheriff Hutton , as at Middleham , the core of the affinity consisted of men whose own estates lay close to the castle and it is among these that continuity is likely to have been strongest . |
| 9 | At Sheriff Hutton , as at Middleham , the core of the affinity consisted of men whose own estates lay close to the castle and it is among these that continuity is likely to have been strongest . |
| 10 | In consequence he became , in Liddie 's eyes , the kind of mother her own mother had been — one who disabled her by taking over . |
| 11 | Against landowners whose own fathers had had to flee from the Crown 's killers in ‘ Forty-six ? |
| 12 | The man could both paint and name a chair , and bring into play his own terrors and hopes , and behind it , the culture of Europe , north and south , the Church itself . |
| 13 | In the course of defending Creole against Shane 's objections , Chris actually begins to use Creole , distancing his own talk from that of Shane and putting into practice his own belief that " if you want them to know your culture you have to chat it " . |
| 14 | His experience had led him to become a teacher at training sessions , but that prevented him from putting into practice his own form of calculated waging of war . |
| 15 | It 's only natural she should want to be with kids her own age . ’ |
| 16 | If he looked bored and cold and ready to quit in Swansea the other night , he 'll carry on running into places his own brain ca n't conceive until his genius leaves him . |
| 17 | Novices will enjoy being with people their own standard , getting all-day tuition with English mother-tongue instructors in small groups . |
| 18 | The Amarilis is Club 18–30 at its best — a place to meet friends , relax and enjoy yourself with people your own age . |
| 19 | You must also take into consideration your own comfort . |
| 20 | His many enthusiasms extended to owning a couple of elderly Rolls-Royces , attempting to restart a School of Architecture at the RA , submitting with success his own drawings to the Summer Exhibition and vigorously supporting home-town local causes , including the Malvern Arts Club . |
| 21 | You hardly ever see them bothering with guys their own age . |
| 22 | If we are required to make a decision which has consequences for other people , and if we wish to treat them properly , then it is vital that we take into account their own views on the matter . |
| 23 | This young girl enjoyed mixing with others her own age , as she had not done so before now . |
| 24 | It misses the point that being an effective teacher , leading students to a measure of intellectual and professional independence such that they are able to articulate with others their own viewpoint , is a major achievement . |
| 25 | I started relationships with women my own age , but found I could n't take to them because I could n't forget the woman I had married . |
| 26 | Team appraisal thus involves sharing with colleagues your own strengths and weaknesses and what you and they think could or should be done about them . |
| 27 | He reminded everyone that good often comes out of change dictated by environmental considerations , for example his own company became involved in titanium dioxide extraction when looking for an alternative to white lead . |
| 28 | All in case his own knight came a cropper and he had to change horses in mid stream . |
| 29 | But in practice his own research had proved that IMF austerity programmes force Third World countries deeper into debt . |
| 30 | And it is men and women , people on low income and children , you know your , so bear in mind your own children and grandchildren , if they have n't got income up to three four four five , tell them to watch this deduction of tax from banks or building societies . |