Example sentences of "other [subord] [pron] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , it was for a very long time the only kind of popular medical and natural science handbook which was available to laypeople , who possessed little knowledge of such matters other than their own experiences and the tales of other .
2 Egyptians usually spoke badly of anywhere other than their own village and district .
3 The soldiers in a termite colony respond aggressively to anything other than their own colony members entering the nest , so when a chimpanzee pushes a grass stem into the nest , they bite it .
4 However , it is inefficient from a user 's point of view to leave course assessment to suppliers ( who will not necessarily be assessing the same thing as users ) , and inappropriate to expect individual users to be able to evaluate courses within any framework other than their own needs .
5 How many of our colleagues follow a perspective which involves the promotion of languages other than their own mother tongue ?
6 However problems can arise even for intelligent people with an extensive vocabulary , for example when they are communicating with someone on a subject other than their own speciality .
7 So easily did the rational fear of not being able to exchange their products so advantageously merge , for a whole generation , into the absurdity of supposing that they could somehow have access to a source of wealth other than their own production .
8 After the previous evening , too many conflicting emotions seemed to be crowding in on her , and she was n't sure she knew how to deal with them , or indeed , she thought , stepping out of her jogging pants and T-shirt to reveal the figure-hugging jade-green swimsuit beneath , whether there was anything to deal with , other than her own imagination .
9 However , at this distance from the monster , she could see that it was none other than her own tabby cat , which for some reason had grown to the size of a mammoth .
10 It is not all of the bottle of wine , or any individual property of it other than its own property of weighing two pounds , that is an instance of the general property of weighing two pounds .
11 The baby who is picked up or fed whenever he cries soon becomes a veritable tyrant , and gives his mother no peace when awake ; while , on the other hand , the infant who is fed regularly , put to sleep , and played with at definite times soon finds that appeals bring no response , and so learns that most useful of all lessons , self-control , and the recognition of an authority other than his own wishes .
12 The petition must state : ( i ) the debtor 's name , address and occupation ( if any ) ; ( ii ) the name in which the debtor carried on business if other than his own name and if the business is carried on jointly with others ; ( iii ) the nature and address of the debtor 's business ; ( iv ) the name in which the debtor carried on business when the debt was incurred ; ( v ) the address at which the debtor resided or carried on business at or after that time and the nature of that business .
13 He had neither the patience nor method to understand properly how they worked and he would not bow to any instruction other than his own perusal of certain manuals and textbooks .
14 Alexei thought that if the phrasing of the observation suggested that Burun was anything other than his own master , it was surely an accident .
15 And I believe his motivations would have encompassed things other than his own predicament .
16 Besides the particular passions or impulses directed at objects other than pleasure , a human being has ; more general desire that he should enjoy as much pleasure or happiness as possible , during his life as a whole , which is as much as to say , a desire that the totality of his impulse ; directed at objects other than his own pleasure should receive as much satisfaction as possible .
17 For there in front of him were six lookalikes , and one of them was none other than our own Chris Stocks , provisions manager at Farlington .
18 If you prefer to get advice from a GP about contraception , you may choose to see a GP other than your own family doctor , if that GP is willing to accept you .
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