Example sentences of "own [conj] [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The loco , on loan from the S.V.R. , operated on its own and piloted by the two class 14s in turn , giving visitors plenty of choice , particularly when 11 departures per day were on offer with trains running every 45 minutes . |
| 2 | She watched him warily as he dropped his briefcase on to the chair next to her own and perched on the arm , stretching out long legs , and running his fingers through his hair . |
| 3 | Hullabaloo had ideas of his own and put in a short one . |
| 4 | And this press was there to be read because under a range of pressures from open repression to financial disadvantage some men took initiatives to use the technology for their own as opposed to the dominant social purposes . |
| 5 | Atolls , coral reefs and palm fringed beaches have a beauty of their own when seen from the unaccustomed vantage point offered by flight ( figure XX ) . |
| 6 | During the day , take your pick of anything from a pizza to a sizzling steak served at the poolside barbecue grill — and afternoon coffee takes on a flavour all of its own when enjoyed with a fresh pastry cooked before your eyes . |