Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only works if you realise that your own extension number is going to be vacant at the time , if somebody 's using it then it wo n't work , alright , so if you try and transfer a call , then you must make sure that the extension number you 're accessing is free . |
| 2 | Many women say that their own mother 's attitude also had a big effect on them . |
| 3 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 4 | I hope that my own account will encourage other people to reflect on their own perceptions of mathematics and the way it is taught , especially to pupils with learning difficulties . |
| 5 | As possible alternatives to the " title plus sub-title " pattern , consider whether your own title could be a phrase or sentence . |
| 6 | The first requirement must be love of and pride in one 's country , which can grow only in men and women who genuinely feel they have a stake in it , however small ; men and women who know that their own initiative , ingenuity , and hard work will improve that stake and make fuller and more secure lives for their families . |
| 7 | Oh these courses mainly I 've been on is being opening the Guild you know , how to open a Guild , how to open you know , a Guild erm and er I 've been on consumer courses erm such as like that paper they just sent this week on what 's on , I mean that is nothing new they 've sent out in today 's Co-op news you know that our own label and all the nutr because the nutriment , I can remember er being at Stanford Hall on , on a consumer course for a week and you see I was on the er when I was know , know longer an employee , I was on member relations you see , representing the Guild and you 'd go through there sometimes and that would probably be a consumer task . |
| 8 | There is a sort of agony in loving a man from a distance , especially as if you know that your own twin sister is as good as promised to him . |
| 9 | In practice , the platform becomes a place for people who want to be seen , those who believe that their own importance is such that the presentation of the programme is secondary to their right to be seen beside the programme participants . |
| 10 | In particular , they believe that their own writings can create a popular opinion which will vote against this powerful complex . |
| 11 | I believe that my own children have rebelled properly and decently , and found their own paths . |
| 12 | When teachers ask what librarians can offer in pupil.guidance , chartered librarians often retort that their own knowledge of children 's literature greatly exceeds that of the average teacher ( usually strikingly untutored in such matters ) , and when self-styled educational technologists wonder what a librarian can tell a student about a filmstrip , the retort in recent years has been prompt , and along the same lines . |
| 13 | But even where a case is tried summarily , magistrates still have the power to commit a convicted defendant to the Crown Court for sentence where they feel that their own powers are inadequate . |
| 14 | In many working-class communities , particularly in the Northeast , women were never offered much in the way of waged work anyway and the girls feel that their own mothers gave birth when they were teenagers , so what 's the difference ? |
| 15 | Repeat the effort until you feel that your own speech is as clear as his — and , if possible , as musical ! |
| 16 | We generally think that our own civilization does , but this belief is barely matched by governmental investment in the overall effort . |
| 17 | people probably realize that their own circle of acquaintances is too narrow to provide a reasonable basis for estimating party chances and so they must rely on a combination of personal contacts , media comments , and especially published opinion polls . |
| 18 | See that your own things and Anna 's are packed , Ruth . ’ |
| 19 | All that the Europeans had to do was defeat the existing ruler and proclaim that their own ruler had filled the vacant throne . |
| 20 | After making each man check that his own line was securely attached , he moved them to the far end of the cage and sat them down on the wooden bench . |
| 21 | Check that your own name , the name of your tutor , the title of the essay and the course are displayed clearly and prominently at the top of page one . |
| 22 | ( b ) Trainees ca n't make a connection between what they see and their own teaching environment . |