Example sentences of "[pos pn] own [noun pl] do [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm going to make sure my own kids do n't make the same mistakes that I did ’ |
| 2 | Those who were nervous and struggling with their own feelings did not want to expose their gayness in the way that I had done . |
| 3 | When the Dark Elves first split from the rest of Ulthuan many from their own lands did not join them but were still caught in the terrible war that followed , culminating in the destruction of their land by the magics unleashed by the Dark Elf sorcerers . |
| 4 | When the Dark Elves first split from the rest of Ulthuan many from their own lands did not join them but were still caught in the terrible war that followed , culminating in the destruction of their land by the magic unleashed by Dark Elf sorcerers . |
| 5 | Low-paid white-collar couples who are buying their own homes did not claim because they did not realise they were eligible . |
| 6 | Here , they use the common-sense idea of sabotage as a ‘ spanner in the works ’ , yet several of their own examples do not fit readily into such a definition . |
| 7 | Rates of progress are , though , difficult to compare without a common yardstick ; obviously , evaluation of a country 's progress towards its own goals does not aid international comparison , given the differing priorities placed on residential safety and environmental quality by different governments and , indeed , by different local authorities . |
| 8 | At present what we need to note is the recognition of the validity of a description in its own terms does not commit us to acknowledge its pedagogic relevance in principle . |
| 9 | She affiliated herself more with the opposing camp of Impressionism — when a female caller at her studio who hoped to have a portrait done told Walker that she was regarded as having a ‘ Burne-Jones-face ’ Walker replied , ‘ what a damn sickly sort of face to have ! ’ 20 However , despite this aversion and the fact that her own women do not resemble the Pre-Raphaelite type , in her attitude towards her women there is much that is similar . |
| 10 | He was attracted to her , as any red-blooded male would be to any presentable woman in these circumstances , but that was as far as it went and it was up to her to make sure her own feelings did n't betray her . |
| 11 | Now frankly , an admiral who does n't pick his own bombing targets and a broker who ca n't choose his own investments do n't seem as oppressed to me as a clerk who is n't allowed to press her own return key . |
| 12 | you might think Ah there was a good point now put it down in your own words do n't copy |