Example sentences of "[det] [vb base] [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some secrete their own granules . |
| 2 | If they want to watch television , they do that ; if they want to walk around , they walk around , some do their own thing like reading or games . |
| 3 | In yet others , the females build their individual nests close to one another but , after a few weeks , some abandon their own constructions and join others in building theirs . |
| 4 | Thus while most farm workers recognize that they are poorly paid , few blame their own employer for their poverty . |
| 5 | Rooms in both hotels have private facilities , and about half have their own balconies or open onto quiet terrace areas . |
| 6 | Some have their own lights for practising and stand out in their gardens to practise with an empty gun , not with shells otherwise half the police force in the district would come around wondering what is going on . |
| 7 | Some have their own libraries of archaeological books for use by their members , usually containing a much wider range than are held by public libraries or are available in bookshops . |
| 8 | A half own their own homes ( or are still buying them ) with the remainder renting mostly from local authorities . |
| 9 | More women than men use public transport world-wide ; fewer drive ; fewer own their own cars . |
| 10 | While retaining a determinative role for the former , he insists on the relative autonomy of the latter : these have their own modes of existence , their own inertia , their own time-scales , such that we have to speak of a ‘ necessary reciprocity ’ between economic/social and cultural/ideological levels . |
| 11 | The right video material can do this in a range of ways : its vivid presentation of settings and characters can be used to set the scene for roleplay ; it can present a case with such impact that it sparks off fierce debate ; we all make our own interpretations of what we see and so video can be a stimulus to genuine communication in the classroom by bringing out different opinions within the group . |
| 12 | The month of May holds lots in store for eager festival-goers , as Oxfordshire , Dorset and South Wales all host their own art extravaganzas . |
| 13 | The month of May holds lots in store for eager festival-goers , as Oxfordshire , Dorset and South Wales all host their own art extravaganzas . |
| 14 | All say their own tests showed no evidence of listeria . |
| 15 | The Conservative Party is not looking for experts , but it is looking for men and women who have a good working knowledge of contemporary politics and a proven track record of experience in the party , and who above all know their own minds . |
| 16 | Oh so they all do their own thing ? |
| 17 | I suggest we all do our own descriptions . |
| 18 | Many have their own mortgages , while for others their parents have bought their property . |
| 19 | Building societies and banks all have their own forms of report , but in case you need to prepare your own form base this on the printed forms of such bodies . |
| 20 | That is not the case , and while it is true that deaf people from different countries can converse with each other better than hearing folk , they all have their own signs and structure . |
| 21 | All have their own telephone , radio and mini bar . |
| 22 | Owers ’ place on the right side of midfield has been occupied recently by David Rush , Peter Davenport and Brian Mooney , who naturally all have their own Cup final aspirations . |
| 23 | All have their own bath , shower and loo . |
| 24 | So they all have their own niche of advertisers . |
| 25 | Each of these systems is based on its own particular view of human behaviour , and all have their own standards of morals . |
| 26 | Each hotel has a cosy bar , comfortable lounge and breakfast room and , with the exception of the Rembrandt they all have their own restaurants . |
| 27 | ‘ As I said , we all have our own views . |
| 28 | But we all have our own ideas about the answers to these big questions and it ought to be left to the discretion of class teachers to allow their pupils to learn about life 's problems in their own time and at their own pace . |
| 29 | As some old timers could not accept the hair rig when it first came out , maybe we all have our own point at which progress ( ? ) becomes unacceptable and remote boats maybe my watershed . |
| 30 | The final flourish in this humanizing of the natural landscape is given by an individual , as the thatcher in Ronald Blythe 's Akenfield explains : ‘ We all have our own pattern ; it is our signature you might say . |