Example sentences of "in [pos pn] own [noun sg] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my own case it is by self-denial , by acting against my own inclination , that self-control is confirmed and strengthened . |
| 2 | In my own case it was not that I was considered pastorally unsuitable , or academically unable , which led to my being refused ordination . |
| 3 | I think when you 're a carer , caring for a disabled person , in my own case it 's child , you 're not just erm it 's not just a disabled child , you 've got a disabled family , because the whole family 's disabled because of what holds you back with this one child . |
| 4 | In my own opinion it was largely the former . ) |
| 5 | In my own study it seemed that young women are becoming more critical of ‘ traditional ’ gender roles , but young men are not . |
| 6 | Brought on to lowland pastures in kinder climates , it gains considerably in size though in its own environment it is almost the smallest breed in Britain : only the Shetland and the Dexter of Ireland are shorter . |
| 7 | However engaging the film sequence is in its own right it remains Henry Fonda in a 1930s thriller , a captivating spectre , but a spectre nevertheless . |
| 8 | Apart from representing a valuable resource in its own right it is important to note that water is paid for twice — in terms of metered supply and the effluent charge . |
| 9 | In his own life it had always been he who was the supplicant , telephoning Diana from call boxes on his rounds in the hope of closing some nagging gap of intimacy left at breakfast , and always having to hide the agony of dread that her casualness could cause him for fear of the danger of irritating her . |
| 10 | In our own time it has been only fascists , racists and their ilk who ha–e felt the urge to slaughter vast numbers of people whom they have regarded as different from themselves . |