Example sentences of "on my own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | of it er but I 'd rather be viewed on my own merits on my own worth er be willing to take a few risks in life erm and know that I 've got the rewards at the end of it for making a success . |
| 2 | I 'm keen to make my mark on my own merits , not because I happen to be the chairman 's daughter ! ’ |
| 3 | Since completing this book I have been able to obtain a cutting of rue and test its effect on my own cat . |
| 4 | By then I had been released to the Toko-ru on my own recognisance , that is an abject willingness to betray my comrades and help the malais in every way . |
| 5 | There were no decent men on my own horizons and I already feared that I would be spending my life alone . |
| 6 | Some of the items on my own agenda for spiritual direction over the past two or three years have been : lifestyle — being overbusy and needing to rediscover a rhythm where prayer finds its right place alongside a full teaching and pastoral ministry ; bereavement and particular aspects of my mother 's death ; reading ; pain in prayer ; spiritual warfare ; a major decision . |
| 7 | It was irritation , doubtless the result of some ill doing or extravagance on my own part , making me hate to see its image elsewhere . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , I keep everything at home — I file them there , on my own system , ’ said Mr Kronweiser eagerly . |
| 9 | We were originally going to do weekly measurements , but I found on my own monitoring that you wo n't get much variation . |
| 10 | When I am fishing on my own I only weigh them straight away if they appear to be over 9lb , and leave the weighing until I pack in if they appear to be less . |
| 11 | ‘ To be honest if I 'd been on my own I would n't have gone ahead with it , ’ says Avril . |
| 12 | If I had been on my own I probably would not have done it . ’ |
| 13 | If I was on my own I would n't have done it but when there are other guys there you ca n't say no . |
| 14 | After so many years of being on my own I really do n't want to settle down and commit myself to a relationship . |
| 15 | When I was on my own I 'd take a breath |
| 16 | When I was on my own I would feel sad and would not eat properly . |
| 17 | If I was on my own I 'd turn round now , to walk straight into anyone on my tail . |
| 18 | The gundogs were primarily for picking up at pheasant shoots and for work on my own shoot , but one of them , a Springer spaniel , was also used for hunting out rough-lying rabbits and also for retrieving shot rabbits from difficult situations . |
| 19 | I believe in coil-tapping because I like single coil-type sounds , but all this parallel/series switching is something I 'd probably avoid on my own guitar . |
| 20 | Give me a bit of credit for knowing how to act on my own turf . ’ |
| 21 | It was good to be on my own territory again . |
| 22 | Depending on how I was , on my own mood , he could be very funny . ’ |
| 23 | My happiness and progress and education could depend on my own activity — as long as it was the right activity at the right time . |
| 24 | One of the men he approached was Spurgeon who gave him this characteristic response : ‘ I sit on my own gate , and whistle my own tunes , and am quite content . ’ |
| 25 | You know I 'm I 'm spending money and time on him that really I suppose in theory I would be spending on my own grandchildren . |
| 26 | Everything I 've said here is merely my informed opinion based on my own experience against a limited selection of foes . |
| 27 | To report on my own experience , I have found a surprising number of English people outside the academic world who have lived with the Sonnets , have taken them into their own experience , can quote with ease ‘ To me , fair friend , you never can be old ’ , or ‘ Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day ? ’ , or ‘ When , in disgrace with Fortune and men 's eyes ’ , or ‘ Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediment ’ . |
| 28 | In the rest of this chapter I shall describe how I tried to do this , drawing on my own experience and developing mathematical interests and understanding . |
| 29 | I shall then draw on my own experience to explore which of these two approaches seems to offer the best way forward , and consider what the implications might be for any future evaluation . |
| 30 | Now I 've dwelt for a moment on my own experience because I think it epitomizes that of the Labour Party as a whole from to John , the G M B has been a tower of strength always there to assist not only with money and resources , but also with advice and support and on behalf of my parliamentary colleagues , I want to thank the union for all it is , it has done for the Labour Party . |