Example sentences of "and her own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theodora recounted to Laura the phone call she had had from Gilbert Racy and her own finding of the wedding ring in the Dersingham chapel of St Benet Oldfield . |
| 2 | The constant upheaval of her life had parted her from any close friends and her own quiet , withdrawn manner kept most people at arm 's length . |
| 3 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 4 | She knew Eva 's worth , and her own brand of quiet determination was the perfect foil to Eva 's " get up and go " philosophy . |
| 5 | There is also the proximity of the proposed foster parents and her own siblings . |
| 6 | Dana was twenty-two and her own mistress , but this sounded serious . |
| 7 | It was n't the firemaking that had turned sour on her , it was the ravelled mesh of events and her own emotions . |
| 8 | Mrs Janet Postance , Landscore 's head , carries about with her a cardboard box which might once have held apples , now replaced with documents relating to the national curriculum , the Devon Education Authority curriculum and her own school curriculum . |
| 9 | Did n't he realize how much she wanted to tell him about Aunt Emily 's magical generosity and her own longing to have done more for her while she lived — ? |
| 10 | The census of June 1841 finds Elizabeth living in Uncle Sam 's house in Bermuda Street , together with her stepson Robert Edward , and her own daughter Selina . |
| 11 | One of Laura 's favourite psychological ploys , to pre-empt criticism , was telling people how like Bernard they were themselves ; Ari , Tim Clifford and her own daughter Jane , all came into this category but were , in reality , quite dissimilar . |
| 12 | In 1898 Emma , Lady Sherborne , converted the Lodge into her dower house , built two little lodges to herald its and her own grandeur and to house her staff , destroyed the staircase and made the two long rooms into four apartments . |
| 13 | Jess wondered uncomfortably whether she was expected to move out of the way and let the old ditherer through , or side with the Law and her own interests . |
| 14 | If she wants to do any or all of these things herself , though , she should be allowed to , and her own wishes in everything at this time should be respected . |
| 15 | " My contribution , " he said , perhaps anxiously , to his daughter , who found it almost impossible to kiss him across the barrier made by these objects and her own girth . |
| 16 | The sun shone over everything , sparkling on the water , and what with that and her own tears it seemed to Ruth that the sea was scattered with diamonds . |
| 17 | Obviously their kiss had been a mistake and a fiasco from the start , and her own wariness about her naïve feelings for him had rung warning bells in her mind since his first mention of a ‘ private nursing job ’ . |
| 18 | Aunt Lilian sent me accounts of local political meetings cut out from the Gazette , and her own analyses of the Labour Government 's foreign policy . |
| 19 | She too had been struck by the similarity between the kitten 's fur and her own hair , and Raphael would have been another subtle reminder for the future of Fen . |
| 20 | Then there were the photographs and her own story . |
| 21 | Perceptions may change — her body can feel as vast as a mountain , and her own breathing be heard as an urgent sound coming from a different person . |
| 22 | Scotland , meantime , had her own monarchs and her own parliament which , notwithstanding accession to the English throne by a king of Scotland in 1603 , continued to regulate the affairs of the Scottish kingdom according to its own laws and customs . |
| 23 | What would distress me would be if Scotland were not able in such a process to express democratically her own voice and her own vision of the European future and of the future of Scotland in Europe . |
| 24 | I put this down only because I have heard her daughter 's friends call her ‘ mannish ’ , and her own generation ‘ monstrous ’ . |
| 25 | She will gain confidence in communication and management skills , and her own knowledge will be tested . |
| 26 | Mary was spectacular to look at and her own knowledge that she was made her capricious and difficult , expecting the best of everything . |
| 27 | resources and her own houses in America , and I 've got the same thing here . |
| 28 | She even spoke of Honor West 's misery and her own guilt because she had let Mother Benedicta down . |
| 29 | Now Chesarynth 's throat worked — she had n't known it was going to , did n't know why it should — and her own voice scratched the poor air that smelt only of hospitals . |
| 30 | It was ridiculously easy to get away and her own skill brought a grin to her face . |