Example sentences of "having [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , barn owls are reckoned to be one of the hardest breeds to hand-rear and train , and they are n't recommended for beginners — though I did n't know that then , What I did know was that I 'd probably lost the battle with this owl before I 'd started : I suspected he would be impossible to train , but I was so hooked on the idea of having my own bird that I could hardly drag myself away when I was looking at him . |
| 2 | ‘ Appreciate all offers , ’ said Joe , ‘ but I 'll be having my own breakfast in a little while . ’ |
| 3 | Now , I 'm enjoying having my own home and own bedroom . |
| 4 | I was happy that I was having my own baby but sometimes I used to cry for nothing and I was easily upset . |
| 5 | I was told that my chances now have been greatly reduced of ever having my own family . |
| 6 | Usually I dream about having my own house . |
| 7 | As for my hon. Friend 's other idea , I wonder whether she would enjoy having her own constituency split , with one half represented by a man called Billy and the other by a woman called Ricca . |
| 8 | She was also a young person well accustomed to having her own way — there was no doubt of that . |
| 9 | Brenda reckons having her own bike has a few benefits . |
| 10 | In the autumn she could return to Vancouver and begin doing locums — substituting for doctors going on holidays or trips or to take courses — until the day she had repaid her loans and could begin to look at having her own practice . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's about everyone having their own Everest to climb . |
| 12 | BRC frequently relay wrong information ( primarily because they receive wrong information ) , and wider societal divisions ensure that the main mode of transport in Easton , as elsewhere , is reinforced Land Rovers in order to afford occupants some protection from attack , although policemen and women see them as having their own vulnerabilities . |
| 13 | resenting the other person having their own friends |
| 14 | British writers , he believes , responded to the element as the dangerous and challenging wilderness that surrounded them , whereas the Americans , having their own wilderness inland , were less in awe . |
| 15 | Though , doubtless , man has always been a jackdaw , a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles , the recognition of ephemera as a legitimate and respectable sphere of collecting is a comparatively modern phenomenon , its devotees now having their own Society and special sales organised by reputable auctioneers who not long ago would have looked down their noses at the trivia they are now , in the name of Mammon , glad to catalogue . |
| 16 | They did n't want to leave but the prospect of having their own home seemed remote , until now . |
| 17 | Just as the dominions of Canada , Australia and New Zealand were able to conduct their own economic policies while belonging to the sterling area — having their own Chancellors of the Exchequer operating their own fiscal policies , and raising their own tax revenues — so Britain will retain a wide freedom of action , while enjoying the benefit of belonging to a currency and economy underpinned by what will undoubtedly be the strongest currency in the world . |
| 18 | As the principals were all noblemen and their ladies , each used to having their own way in their own time , organising them was almost impossible . |
| 19 | I myself work for a newspaper ( Gulp ! — IM ) and believe in individuals having their own opinions ( Why work for a newspaper then ? — IM ) . |
| 20 | They are more able to relax and enjoy the time with their baby when they have had a break from the everyday routine at home ; others find that having their own income gives them independence — and fewer money worries . |
| 21 | Do they mean the navy or having their own fishing-boat ? ’ |
| 22 | because , you know , erm , most kids these days , especially by the time they 're nine or ten , they 're used to having their own pocket money , and then you , and they say they ca n't do any maths at all , and you say well , if you had a fifty pence and you bought something for twenty four , how much change ? |
| 23 | A platoon from B Company were having their own shooting competition with the Canadians and Germans . |
| 24 | Ruach and nephesh can be thought of as each having their own circle of meaning . |
| 25 | One approach — more like traders in financial services — is where they work almost independently , having their own cluster of clients and work with only a secretary . |
| 26 | Factors precipitating a search for birth parents include : adolescence — traditionally a time of role confusion when self-identity can come to the fore ; being unable to complete forms about family medical history and changes in personal status such as getting married , having their own children or adoptive parents dying . |
| 27 | There 's one other point that 's important to make about the contribution that companies can make about having their own house in order , and it rather echoes some of the questions which are coming up in a , in a question session . |
| 28 | With the increase in the number of people having their own transport , those who have left the area are able to return for the show . |
| 29 | Although more expensive than the normal range of tartan carpets , an increasing number of people are having their own tartans designed . |
| 30 | The property itself is a good size family semi with the advantage of having its own driveway and an attached garage . |