Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] own time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we survey the reception of Darwinism ( chapter 8 ) , we shall have to beware of the temptation to assume that the success of the selection theory in the twentieth century was built upon foundations established in Darwin 's own time . |
| 2 | But in Darwin 's own time , natural selection remained controversial and was supplemented by a range of alternative theories including Lamarck 's ‘ inheritance of acquired characteristics ’ and an appeal to saltations or sudden evolutionary leaps . |
| 3 | It is possible both versions may have circulated as productions in Marlowe 's own time , as well as in the later 1590s and throughout the early seventeenth century . |
| 4 | Sarah 's death is vital to the machines as she is to become the mother of John Connor , the charismatic leader of the remaining pockets of human resistance in the Terminator 's own time . |
| 5 | one paper completed in the student 's own time ( open book ) which will carry 40% of the total marks |
| 6 | Practically the whole of Ata'i 's work , on the other hand , is concerned with scholars who lived in a period of relatively rapid elaboration of the hierarchical structure ; and well before Ata'i 's own time the development was nearly complete . |
| 7 | Of course , the same applies to fine art , where the resources involved are usually the artist 's own time and materials , though in the case of a commission the parallel is exact . |