Example sentences of "[subord] [art] [noun pl] ' own " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most recorded ‘ adoptions ’ , the new fry were smaller than the parents ' own offspring . |
| 2 | It is now possible for a GIS to incorporate databases from many sources , while in the near future developments in networks will mean that remote access to databases at institutions other than the users ' own will become possible . |
| 3 | Another influence was The Girls ' Own Paper , which he liked much better than the Boys ' Own version . |
| 4 | To investigate this pattern , the researchers transferred fry in the study stream to 25 pairs and , sure enough , only fry the same size or smaller than the pairs ' own offspring were accepted into the fold , while larger fry were eaten or driven away . |
| 5 | By this time Gordon Sloan , a Reporter from Strathclyde Region , had been brought in to do the work in Orkney , as the islands ' own Reporter , Mrs Katherine Kemp , was still under suspension , and the details of her case were lying on the Secretary of State 's desk in Edinburgh . |