Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] own " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we leave him , he is blurredly registering clumps and layers of passing foliage , his lower lip moist and hanging out slightly , with an uncomfortable draught agitating up his trouser legs from the hole that was his very own creation . |
| 2 | If you already own shares — say , for instance , in companies privatised by the Government — you can swap them for investment trust shares . |
| 3 | If you already own a jigsaw and circular saw , the Cut Saw is probably not for you . |
| 4 | This looks particularly good in eyelet lace and if you already own a ‘ lace ’ machine you will probably find one in your patterns with your machine . |
| 5 | If you already own an Action Replay cart , David , we 'll always take it back and swap it for summit or other . |
| 6 | If you already own a personal computer , communications software and a modem will let you access Prestel on it , and often store and manipulate the information you get on the service . |
| 7 | So if you already own land you would end up with a larger unit than if you owned no land before . |
| 8 | I think that it is going to have a good effect on improving trading for the better parks and attractions in this country and as you know I think , Alton Towers is the leading er , park of its kind in this country , Chessington which we also own is the second er , leading park , one and a half million visitors a year , Alton Towers approximately two million visitors a year in this country . |
| 9 | The Suffolk and Norfolk Trusts are anxious to protect the remaining precious heath land , of such particular interest to naturalists ; they already own a number of reserves and want to acquire more . |
| 10 | Parents with an existing mortgage are eligible , so long as they still own a large enough chunk of the equity . |
| 11 | Many of those who call themselves farmers because they still own land derive the major part of their incomes from non-agricultural occupations . |
| 12 | Rene/ Descartes , the I7th century French philosopher , gave the world the expression Cogito , ergo sum ( I think therefore I am ) and endowed the French with an invincible confidence in they very own way of looking at the world . |
| 13 | In a world where so much was staged artificially it was like a breath of fresh air and Harriet experienced her very own glow of excitement and triumph . |
| 14 | For the first time in years Harriet was overwhelmed by a wave of homesickness , and not now for New York , but for the haven of her London flat , the bolt-hole she had made her very own . |
| 15 | Perfectly groomed from head to toe and with all that assurance , she was ready to take on the world , Arlene thought with satisfaction , for she looked on Paula as her very own creation . |
| 16 | A mother penguin can find her very own youngster in a colony of several thousand , even after many days at sea , having left the young one to mill around on the ice with thousand of others which to us appear to be identical . |
| 17 | Lucinda brooded , of her very own ; a dainty diamond cluster she and Charlie had chosen together . |
| 18 | It 's no coincidence that there are consistent rumours that Madonna is interested in talking to women like Courtney Love and Katie Jane Garside as she starts to build a roster of acts for her very own record empire . |
| 19 | I goofishly hovered at the edges of her very own unique drama . |
| 20 | Aunt Margaret wanted babies so much , she wanted Victoria for her very own . |
| 21 | This Brownie Guide doll comes complete with her very own mix and match uniform . |
| 22 | She missed her so dreadfully when she was away , as though a part of her very own body was missing . |