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Meanings of own pockets in inglés

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Usage of own pockets in inglés
1
During the past fourteen years, everyone worked to line his own pockets.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
2
You have sacrificed the nation for your own pockets, families, and friends.
The South African
3
All that these men earn is that much in their own pockets.
The Cruise of the Snark
4
He would put all these pieces of iron into his own pockets.
The End of the Tether
5
Parents should not have to dig into their own pockets, she says.
Radio NZ
6
Mechanically I felt in my own pockets; it was not there.
The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
7
I notice many turkeys in politics stuffing taxpayer money in their own pockets.
The South African
8
Will prices also rise, forcing patients to pay more from their own pockets?
The Guardian
9
Here are some ideas for protecting what's in your own pockets right now.
Reuters
10
His friend patted his own pockets and heard a comforting jingle of metal.
The sherlockian
11
People will have to pay any additional costs out of their own pockets.
BBC
12
There are a lot of lawyers with their hands in their own pockets.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z
13
He meant to line his own pockets at the public expense.
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
14
He put his hands in his own pockets against the chill.
The Hyperion Cantos
15
I got the gloves and stuffed them into my own pockets.
The whole world: a novel
16
Spade put the pistols in his own pockets and grinned derisively.
The maltese falcon
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Own pockets through the time
Own pockets across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common