Example sentences of "own [noun pl] and [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them have managed their own homes and catered for their families efficiently for many years , and even elderly men know a little more about cooking than their fathers did . |
| 2 | All the parents ignored their own youngsters and yelled for Kelly . |
| 3 | For anyone who is thinking of planting I would suggest visiting a local nursery which grows its own plants and asking for advice about planting times . |
| 4 | So , in essence , in order that the partnership can really start working emotionally for both partners , they must jointly seek to develop within the male partner the ability to nurture , and within the female the ability to recognise her own needs and to ask for them to be satisfied . |
| 5 | America will win , it is thought , and win handily enough that it will not want to withdraw from Asia : so China , Japan , whoever , should pursue its own interests and wait for things to return to normal . |
| 6 | Processes of hiving-off , privatization and contracting out are all based on the belief that ‘ public ’ services will be provided more efficiently if those providing them have control of their own budgets and compete for contracts . |
| 7 | Issues like food additives do concern me but I 'm just not sure whether it 's worth worrying — I usually end up following my own instincts and hoping for the best . ’ |