ours

Modifies a noun

• cannot: But a wealthy country like ours cannot and should not carry on kidding itself that older people can be looked after on the cheap.
• one: Tax credits are of obvious benefit to a firm like ours â one that's involved in R&D.
• site: All ours sites are search engine friendly and are designed in house.
• yours: We also studied the use of " any " , possessives and possessive pronouns ( ours, yours, mine, etc.

Modifying Another Word

• rightfully: But since Holly's mother was born in Southampton, we are only getting back what is rightfully ours.
• entirely: All bold, underline and capital emphasis will be entirely ours.
• not: These things happen in gods time, not ours.
• even: Looking at gleaming equipment on showroom shelves ( even ours!
• really: It is also a yearly reminder of the fact that what we earn and what we have is not really ours.
• still: The ultimate standard is still ours, not theirs.

Infinitive complement

• keep: Words are few, Thoughts are deep, Memories of you, Brian, Are ours to keep.
• take: The land is ours to take care of, not to own.
• make: We shall fill the coming year with our daily living; it is ours to make or mar.
• dispose: I remind you again that the wildlife of today is not ours to dispose of as we please.
• remember: You're not just a memory or part of the past, You're ours to remember as long as life lasts.

Used with adjective complement

have: We, two market traders, had ours within 24 hours, they were still waiting for theirs.

Preposition: for

• taking: Opinion is left far behind, and the experience of knowing, or Gnosis, is ours for the taking.
• year: Charles II has ruled this island of ours for 25 years.

Preposition: by

right: No more, no more, shall ye Dance upon the Mazer's brim, This land is ours by right of birth.