Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [pron] own " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Cash more and Troyna , the editors of the volume in which Rex 's paper appeared , were widely criticized for their own collapse into a cultural essentialism which accused ‘ black youth ’ of being ‘ arrogant , rumbustious and contemptuous ’ and having ‘ a certain fascination for violence ’ ( 1982 , pp. 18 , 33 ) . ) |
| 2 | The Countess of Scarborough was rapidly captured by one of Jones 's squadrons and a two-ship duel developed between his own flagship , the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis . |
| 3 | The SFO had alleged that they secretly arranged for their own companies to buy shares , thereby raising the take-up level announced to other investors . |
| 4 | A deep sense of another 's ingratitude invaded her — she found this foolish light-minded bird quite detestable in her desertion , in her stupidity and folly , in her lack of recognition of the comfort and safety arranged for her own good , contrived and given with heartfelt care and love . |
| 5 | Her ostensible motive was that one of the defendants , not content with court security , had arranged for his own — an off-duty policeman , packing two police-issue revolvers and , said the judge , ‘ enough ammunition to send to Sarajevo ’ . |
| 6 | She leaned back against the seat , her hands pressed between her own legs . |
| 7 | Another reason given for his own preference was the ability of his favourite novel to ‘ allow pupils to be drawn into the emotional climate of the book . ’ |
| 8 | There was nothing to spare unless he used the rupee that he had been given for his own food . |
| 9 | He will be enmeshed for his own good in the electric wires which bring with them life-giving energy to make the farm fertile . |
| 10 | They will replace a hotchpotch of weapons that these countries have in the past developed for their own use or bought from abroad . |
| 11 | Work in the vineyards continued , with women and children dying while servicing the vineyards that the soldiers on both sides manipulated for their own strategic purposes . |
| 12 | At best , it is a tour de force , a piece of self-conscious " theatre " manipulated for his own purpose . |
| 13 | The title ‘ Head of the Commonwealth ’ , against which from the government benches I registered a lone protest upon the second reading of the Royal Titles Bill in March 1953 , enshrines a paradox which thirty years ago two countries in particular conspired for their own purposes to ignore : India , in order to become a republic while forfeiting none of the privileges which allegiance had conferred , and Britain , in order to feed its delusion that the Empire was being transformed into something brighter and better still . |
| 14 | If he wins a subsequent bout also by disqualification , then he must be withdrawn for his own safety , since it is obvious that , in this tournament at least , he is not protecting himself adequately . |
| 15 | Should comparison be undertaken for its own sake simply out of intrinsic interest or intellectual challenge , or should it be directed towards some more closely-defined objective ? |
| 16 | STYLISTICS , simply defined as the ( linguistic ) study of style , is rarely undertaken for its own sake , simply as an exercise in describing what use is made of language . |
| 17 | A related problem with copying other people 's arguments can be seen by comparing an excerpt from a plagiarised text ( a ) with the essay version derived from it ( b ) : ( a ) Stylistics , simply defined as the ( linguistic ) study of style , is rarely undertaken for its own sake , simply as an exercise in describing what use is made of language . |
| 18 | Postmasters could , and did , ensure that priority was given to the letter advising of these developments which was intended for their own particular political friend in London , and that his enemies ' letters would be delayed until the next post . |
| 19 | In so far as there is surveillance of us , we tend to feel it is largely intended for our own good , to avoid us getting into difficult situations , etc … |
| 20 | In 1155 , the customs confirmed by Louis VII for Lorris on the royal demesne established that no parishioner should have to pay taxes on food intended for his own consumption or on grain grown by his own labour ; he should be exempt from tolls when he took his produce to the neighbouring towns of Etampes , Orléans , Milly , or Melun ; if required for a chevauchée , he must be allowed to return home at the end of the day ; the only labour service he owed his lord was in carrying seigneurial wine to Orléans twice a year ; and the burgesses of Lorris as a whole were exempted from seigneurial tailles . |
| 21 | Each cylinder head ( ‘ pot ’ ) is individually cleaned and is readied for its own route through the system . |
| 22 | Certainly Americans and Australians could play sport for more of the year but they did so in a more positive , meritocratic context where success was admired and recognized for its own sake . |
| 23 | And now we 've all managed to carve out or own identities , and to be recognized for our own distinctive bodies of work . ’ |
| 24 | " It is strange " , said The Times , " how obstinate men can be in face of measures designed for their own good " . |
| 25 | Iago only ever talks about destroying Othello and Desdemona , has even forgotten about his own career , and Othello takes over his obsessions . |
| 26 | Ian was someone who 'd succeeded through his own efforts . |
| 27 | Like the rest of his peers , Newton 's signings have come through his own personal network . |
| 28 | Now for the first time she was face to face with fragmented suggestions of reality , distorted perhaps , like the sun glancing on water , but hinting at something very different from the fairy tale princess the child Harriet had claimed as her own . |
| 29 | The denial of ageism can go further , with older people often being blamed for their own situation . |
| 30 | The poor , however , are often blamed for their own poverty , accused of budgeting badly or living beyond their means . |