Example sentences of "be [adj] have [pron] own " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course , you 're entitled to have your own legal representative present , if you wish to be really formal about things . |
| 2 | There is something puzzling here , since Mrs Moore , though an unbeliever , had been happy to have her own daughter confirmed , and there is a steady succession of references in Jack 's letters and diaries , during the years 1919–1931 , of attendance at church with Minto . |
| 3 | Until very recently housing associations have been able to have their own policies as to whom they can house , as well as housing a certain proportion of people from the housing waiting-list as part of their financial agreement with the local authority . |
| 4 | Wo n't it be wonderful to have our own home at last ? ’ |
| 5 | Casteleyn observed that ‘ Smaller libraries may not need a full-time training officer but may be able to benefit from the advice of a training officer employed to develop training centrally for the whole organisation ’ , and suggested that ‘ smaller authorities who were unlikely to have their own training officers should look to their authority 's training department for support ’ but it seems that in practice , smaller libraries are least likely to have an existing strong centre of training expertise to turn to . |
| 6 | Each new kind of medium is likely to have its own built in obsolescence whether deficiencies these are inherent or merely the result of replacement by newer and more efficient technologies . |
| 7 | Each database will cover a specific topic and is likely to have its own set of potential uses . |
| 8 | Each child is likely to have his own particular patterns , but it 's not necessary , or desirable , or possible , to analyse each child 's errors as thoroughly as these examples do . |
| 9 | At just 17 she is privileged to have her own flat and sports car both courtesy of her celebrity father who also provides her with £200 per week pocket money . |
| 10 | We ca n't get a large plane in there of course , but it 's useful having our own field sometimes . ’ |
| 11 | Public transport is pretty thin on the ground so it is advisable to have your own . |
| 12 | Joseph was overjoyed to have his own cassowary . |