Example sentences of "on [pron] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you see with me living on my own for such a long time now , erm it seems er it seemed to get in the way , you had the television and |
| 2 | Having lived on my own for four years , I 've found ways of doing things that I like , on my own , without having to bother about anyone else , and now I 've met this man , it means shaking everything up . |
| 3 | He left me to wander about on my own for twenty minutes before returning to lock up . |
| 4 | Also , I 've been on my own for 30 years and I 'm rather set in my ways . |
| 5 | Anyway , it 's been in my mind to step out on my own for some time now . |
| 6 | You must anticipate some damage around the home at this stage , especially if you leave your pet on its own for any length of time . |
| 7 | Gemma , 11 , found fending for herself in her west London home while her mother , 31 , was on holiday in Spain , was taken in by Hammersmith Council on February 1 after complaints that she had been on her own for two days . |
| 8 | But it emerged that it was unlikely the child was on her own for more than a day , as neighbours volunteered to look after her . |
| 9 | On the part-time farm the woman often assumed a crucial role , having to cope on her own for most of the day . |
| 10 | But you see you the of Nick is , you see , he worked on his own for this twelve months . |
| 11 | One example is a deafened Link guest who in 1974 went home with a TL and practised with it on his own for 1¼ hours every evening after supper as a regular routine . |
| 12 | He looked up and his eyes were dark , and we were both embarrassed in a way that we would n't have been if we 'd been close together , but it was better that we should stand on our own for this . |
| 13 | sit the exams , on about twenty fifth of June we 'll be going on holiday , for a week , then shall go and see , well hope I should say , then I 'll probably go and see U Two , hopefully , then I 'll get to go on holiday on me own for two weeks |
| 14 | With me on me own for five hours . |
| 15 | After a few reasonable take-offs and landings , said those dreaded words feared by all trainee pilots , ‘ Do you think you can manage on your own for one circuit ? ’ , and promptly got out of the plane , leaving me to do the usual pre take-off checks , taxi to the beginning of the runway and nervously accelerate down the runway to do a fair take-off . |