Example sentences of "[adv] i [verb] [pron] own [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I collect my own granite gravel here in Devon , from an area where it contains a rather nice orange feldspar , and is thus a warm colour rather than the usual light grey of garden centre granite . |
| 2 | But I mean , a lot of people do n't glorify on the jobs they do , I mean Dinda she said you know , it 's awful being the one who 's getting all the all day long , kind of explained and help them with their problems , sympathise with , with something that does n't work she 'd much rather be outdoors than being a or looking after , but she said you know , it 's , it 's a secure job and these days I think well I 'm not I run my own car and they do n't really think that |
| 3 | He strode to her , eyes blazing , and shouted , ‘ Why did you specifically come to see me the minute you found out I had my own investment bank ? ’ |
| 4 | Well I kept me own present , I stayed in bed half a day did n't I ? |
| 5 | Six years ago I had my own head examined by the most distinguished of this country 's living phrenologists and was provided with a six-page report of quite startling accuracy . |
| 6 | And then ten years ago I started my own company er started in a very small way to begin with . |
| 7 | And I , I , it was when I had my own car and I drove there . |
| 8 | Yet I found my own conviction that the attempt would result in my death steadfast and stubborn . |
| 9 | That is why I created my own festival in Salzburg each Easter . |
| 10 | Previously I ran my own school of machine knitting and also taught machine knitting for the local Education Authority at a nearby college . |