Example sentences of "of [noun] ' own " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a speaker S who speaks a particular variety V1 of a language L moves to an area where the local language is , in terms of speakers ' own assessments , a different variety of the same language L — in other words , a different dialect of L — say , V2 , it is usual for that individual 's speech to acquire some of the phonological and grammatical characteristics of V2 . |
| 2 | Ideally , an approach is required which will narrow the focus of the " act of identity " in such a way that individual choices like the one just mentioned can be seen as part of systematic behaviour patterns which are simultaneously typical of speakers ' own fictive speech communities and conditioned by the immediate context of the interaction in which they occur . |
| 3 | And the extension of reciprocal trading agreements with other brewers , together with extensive marketing , had the effect of producing a near 40pc growth in volumes of Marstons ' own brands , which include Pedigree , Low C and Owd Roger . |
| 4 | On another it is an exploration into how an abused child becomes an abuser — and the novel draws its painful resonance from the fact that this theme is part of Banks ' own experience : ‘ Alcoholism , domestic violence and abandonment , those are the three essential characteristics of my early family life , ’ he says . |
| 5 | Er , we 've flattened the one hand by the inclusion of Thames ' own cash of twenty seven million , but on a year and year comparison the erm , the dollar , the sterling value of our dollar debt was fifty two million pounds higher , so in fact we have reduced net debt on , at an operating level year on year . |
| 6 | Recognition of carers ' own personal needs . |
| 7 | ( b ) The development of retailer power , in which the relative advantage obtained from bulk buying , the use of retailers ' own brands " , and policy limitations on the range of items stocked have all combined to put the manufacturer or supplier at a disadvantage . |
| 8 | This is where the CA approach , requiring the analyst to display a " warrant " for all claims in the form of participants ' own responses , has an advantage . |
| 9 | Some of Poulantzas ' own claims seem prone to this sort of problem : the hegemonal position of a class , for instance , is a function of its economic , political and ideological roles , of the form of the state , of its relations with other classes and functions , and the state of the class struggle . |
| 10 | The other reason is the extent of teachers ' own knowledge about language . |
| 11 | The low rate is possible because loans are made out of members ' own savings . |
| 12 | The Progress Book gradually builds into a scrapbook of pupils ' own work , forming a personal and lasting record of what they have learned and achieved . |
| 13 | It began to prove its value when the members of pupils ' own groups helped each other and came not always to rely on the initiative or instruction of the teacher-tutor . |
| 14 | Not based upon any consensus of content , nor the expectation that teachers will do the same thing with all the class , this takes seriously the concept of the teacher as the manager of pupils ' own learning instead of a purveyor of information and ideas . |