Example sentences of "you [vb base] [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is a bloody business here , not a bloody knocking shop where you pick your own hours … ’ |
| 2 | In effect they will be assessing you in much the same way that you make your own self-assessment and then trying to match you to jobs in the way that you should do when applying for jobs directly . |
| 3 | As Mr Howe said : ‘ People say you make your own luck but you can not legislate for something like that . ’ |
| 4 | She claims she has been ‘ very lucky ’ , though concedes that ‘ to a certain extent you make your own luck ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I have been lucky when it has come to the crunch but in life you make your own luck . |
| 6 | You make your own mind up pet nobody does it for you . |
| 7 | It is far better that you make your own tapes and choose your own images . |
| 8 | But there 's one thing I 'll hold to , I 'll have my own bed tomorrow night and you make your own arrangements for next door . |
| 9 | Burton 's amours were widely touted ‘ with this guy you bring your own mattress ’ , a well-used crack but at Burton , well aimed . |
| 10 | How should you respond when there are squabbles and arguments ; when you want your own way and no one wants to give it to you ? |
| 11 | So you want your own thing . |
| 12 | You have a view on a public loo then give us a ring , rather seedy unfriendly dirty smelling of urine places if you want my own public opinion . |
| 13 | If you provide your own car , business mileage costs could be reimbursed using the Fixed Profit Car Scheme . |
| 14 | Ease of access to the garden , especially if you grow your own herbs , vegetables and fruit , is also important , as is minimising the time you spend answering the front and back doors . |
| 15 | If you grow your own onions from seed , dust the seedling with something like Gamma-BHC powder when you plant them . |
| 16 | ‘ You forget your own history , Li Shai Tung . |
| 17 | Do not think you walk your own road , you walk down a telephone |
| 18 | On the other hand , while it is impossible to keep values out of research , the more you let your own values and feelings ‘ take over ’ , the more you will write about your own values and reactions , and the less you will see of what is going on around you . |
| 19 | What we offer here is a guide for you to follow when you list your own goals . |
| 20 | What is it , she put you on , he , you cut your own bread do you ? |
| 21 | You cut your own throat already when you wrote the script for Connie 's disappearance . ’ |
| 22 | Coaxing is another and sycophancy is another — you put your own interpretation on it but if it gets a good show , then it 's all a matter of semantics . |
| 23 | Er so you put your own stamp on |
| 24 | there were dishes of chopped up spring onion and all like that and you put your own mixture int middle and then rolled it up . |
| 25 | That 's the guideline , you put your own phraseology and |
| 26 | Mums and toddlers you stayed and you supervise your own child . |
| 27 | Just because you have no conscience about how you conduct your own affairs — ’ |
| 28 | The result is that should you strive for the tops , you plot your own route and live with the consequences . |
| 29 | ‘ Surely , you recall your own sentiments . ’ |
| 30 | If you run your own cab , you 're your own man , you can choose your own hours , plan your holidays . |