Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was even harder to bear than his own self-criticism . |
| 2 | In July 1922 , the Company enquired whether either of the other two companies had any covered top cars to spare , which they could borrow , to see if their own cars could be fitted with top covers . |
| 3 | If a group claiming to speak on behalf of elderly people had failed to deliver because its own interests were at variance with those of its wider public , the absence of any promotional or representative body during the following decade rendered the pensioners ' position still more hazardous . |
| 4 | And it was impossible to tell whether her own gaze held anything more than the bewildered gratitude and regret that were clearly there . |
| 5 | It was not pretty to watch , with the ball often being held up and played back to Cann , but it was effective , and Farnham were ready to strike when their own chance came along . |