Example sentences of "on [pron] own [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What a dreadful day that was , and I was on my own because Uncle had to go away to attend to business matters . |
| 2 | If she was going to qualify for Wembley , she was going to have to do it on her own and Midnight just had to be good enough . |
| 3 | First , had proportional representation been in force in 1983 , then the Conservatives would not have been able to form a government on their own and coalition would have forced a moderation of policies . |
| 4 | The blow was almost as great for John , who had begun to enjoy a family background after years of being on his own or part of a split family . |
| 5 | he started up on his own when father stopped . |
| 6 | Indeed even if you are faithful to the gospel that 's the time that you often go off on your own and experiment with this and that , different type of Church , different type of fellowship , something that 's perhaps not particularly Christ centred at all . |