Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb base] [pron] own " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the goods are described to you as seconds , shopsoiled , slightly imperfect , if any phrase like that is used I think your own commonsense should tell you there 's something wrong with these goods and that presumably is the reason why they 're reduced in price . |
| 2 | and you maybe miss something , from this you have your own , that 's right and its somebody else teaches you another angle then there 's possibility for ex , ex , expanding possibility |
| 3 | Squatters in Oxford have been so organised they have their own so called estate agency . |
| 4 | Need I say how much I admire your own work ? |
| 5 | But the bonding between an infant and his or her family is so strong that within a few days , as in the case of Marie and her partner Peter , you are convinced you know your own baby from any other in the world . |
| 6 | Such personalized luxury is still available only to the gargantuanly rich who have their own yachts and jets in which to make journeys . |
| 7 | That 's why I 'm glad I do my own work : I do n't have to be dependent on the whims of Hollywood . |
| 8 | For example , it would be foolish to open a DIY hypermarket in a town where 90% of inhabitants were old-age pensioners and 75% of the population lived in rented accommodation ( older people in rented housing clearly do n't carry out as many home repairs or alterations as people , say , in their 30s and 40s who own their own homes ) . |
| 9 | I 'm sure you have your own routine , but do try these basic rules which are well worth applying . |
| 10 | When addressing your parcels , make sure you include your own name and address , and remember to include the postcode in both cases . |
| 11 | This survey asks workers to categorise their job as " permanent " or " temporary " , but again there is nothing to stop those who regard their own availability for a job as short-term from categorising themselves as temporary workers . |
| 12 | Those who deny their own prejudice and racism will need this image , for their protestations of rationality depend upon a contrast with irrationality . |
| 13 | The right to self-determination might realistically be extended to cover those who desire their own death but lack the resources or the strength to accomplish it : this is a strong argument for a mercy-killing defence or offence . |
| 14 | For there are those who determine their own shape , their own direction , and the mere existence of them demonstrates Kao Tzu 's claim to be a misrepresentation . ’ |
| 15 | For those who grow their own tomatoes or can buy from the market when the fruit is cheap , here it is : |
| 16 | Has anybody else got their own you have your own . |
| 17 | But , even though in 1983 we have our own depression and the shadow of the bomb hangs over us , we seem to want to believe in astral goodies , cuddly ETs who , when we have close encounters with them , make us deeper , more meaningful beings through imbibing their goodness and wisdom . |