Example sentences of "were [adv] [verb] [to-vb] their own " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former did not invariably experience substantial development as commercial centres — some railway centres were better located than others — but were better placed to market their own products and to develop economically , even though Le Mans developed at the expense of Alençon , for example , and Orlèans , Besançon and Montpellier all lost some of their traditional importance in the wine trade , the last losing out to Béziers and Nîmes which were at junctions in the railway network . |
| 2 | Women were still expected to ‘ love , honour and obey ’ their husbands and were not allowed to decide their own destinies . |
| 3 | Letters from the sealed camp bore the R.A.F. censor 's stamp : clearly , after briefing , even the officers of the S.A.S. were not allowed to censor their own and their men 's letters . |
| 4 | Since the stonemasons were usually allowed to create their own designs , they were also given the freedom to crack good jokes . |
| 5 | During the interview , mothers and fathers were also asked to confirm their own names and dates of birth and about their own health and habits . |
| 6 | When gentle-folk rented horse-drawn transport from Mr Hobson , they were never allowed to select their own horse and carriage , but paid dearly for what Hobson deigned to provide ; hence the expression ‘ Hobson 's choice ’ , meaning no choice at all , but the necessity of making do with whatever was offered . |