Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adv] own " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the old market square was still there , the ferry to North Shields ; Ocean Road , the Town Hall , the Library , Trow Rocks , the sands , the pier … . ft was on the pier that I made my first stumbling attempts to start writing poetry on my own again ; my very own poetry : |
| 2 | Certainly there is little danger of a minister having to share the pulpit with a dog , although I must confess that my very own canine friend has pretensions to being a biped . |
| 3 | When we got home , Dad came to the rescue , with the necessary bob ( as a shilling was called ) and so , on the following day , I became the proud owner of my very own tool set . |
| 4 | I was my very own would-be killer . |
| 5 | Dear Newsagent , I would be Judith-Chalmers-ly indebted to your good suntan if you could find it in your deckchair to reserve me my very own monthly copy of that phew-missus-it's-a-scorcher gamesplaying bible , ZZAP ! 64 , starting with the July issue , on sale Thursday 25 June . |
| 6 | ‘ This is my very own Monza , ’ Rust said , extending his arms . |
| 7 | My very own tender trap . ’ |
| 8 | Can I have it for my very own ? |
| 9 | ‘ And so I 've got his precious kids all for my very own , have n't I ? |
| 10 | It is hard to describe the feeling I had as I persuaded her scaly old feet on to my finger and gave her a dose of my very own medicine . |
| 11 | I have seen it all in my very own Camden often enough , but it is new to me somehow . |
| 12 | Because next week 's the October school holiday we 're making an extra special effort for those of more tender years — the highlights include the return for one week only of my very own Video Games Test and , of course , an exciting competition to go with that . |
| 13 | In the future I 'd like to have my very own normal house with a husband and two children . |
| 14 | In the future I 'd like to have my very own no very own normal house , husband and two children . |
| 15 | Stresa has its very own zoo , worth visiting for an afternoon trip that 's slightly different ! |
| 16 | Each generation of angry youth demands its very own chronicler . |
| 17 | Today 's stickers cover his wins in Germany and that historic day Silverstone saluted its very own British champion . |
| 18 | From Cookham the route heads via the John Lewis Golf Course and some lane walking , to Cookham Dean with its very own village green and welcoming pubs . |
| 19 | What could be more sensible than the suggestion that the best way of evaluating a thing for its very own self , and not for its effects or its contribution to the value of larger wholes , is to consider what value it would possess if it existed in complete isolation ? |
| 20 | Solbourne patron Matsushita announced its very own colour lCD Sparc portable in Japan ; The unit , no battery and rather hefty , is bound to show up on Solbourne 's plate later this year . |
| 21 | It has its very own North-South divide , with the axes of housing , schooling , employment , and consequently wealth , class and politics all reliably reflecting this division . |
| 22 | As everyone knows , the insurance industry 's recent experience of its very own crisis scenario has led to , if a particular line of cover has not been among those withdrawn because of poor claims records , dramatic increases in premiums . |
| 23 | Because the centre can boast its very own igloo — although admittedly it 's made out of bricks and not ice ! |
| 24 | After the disappointment of Ballpark closing down nearly 2 years ago , some of the girls here in Canterbury were more than enthusiastic to have the opportunity to once again , ‘ do the Institute proud ’ by re-launching its very own Netball Team and entering the Country Cricket Grounds Netball League . |
| 25 | KNAPTON maltings held its very own barley identification course in January , organised and run by our friend ( retired from the National Institute of Agricultural Botany ) . |
| 26 | The T&A has its very own Leeds United reporter would you believe . |
| 27 | If cricket 's not your thing how about American football … a new season is underway and making a name for themselves already are the Oxford Saints … they 're the first club in the country with its very own gridiron pitch . |
| 28 | Oxford 's Eddie Jordan finished his motor racing season by winning his first point of the year in Australia … but the gold medal tonight goes to the Laser boat building firm of Banbury their craft will be sailing in the the next Olympics in a class of its very own |
| 29 | The first model appeared on the catwalk , looking so glamorous , so unbelievably chic , that Sally could scarcely believe that her very own sister could be a part of this glittering performance . |
| 30 | So she agreed to that bargain , and for a few days more kept the secret to herself , still hopeful that she might be mistaken , and yet at the same time aware of a feeling of inner triumph at the knowledge that she had her very own baby growing inside her womb . |