Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [art] child be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I wanted a word with you when the child was n't there . ’ |
| 2 | His instincts told him that a child was more likely to keep something dark than an adult — a child has no tiresome misgivings about deceiving even his loved ones — but he was not sure that he dare trust his instincts . |
| 3 | 538 , 1891 ) or by the father of an illegitimate child to pay the mother an allowance if she proves to him that the child is well looked after and happy ( below , p. 224 ) . |
| 4 | The trust fund Chambers administered for her and the children was now worth less than half the thousands that had gone into it . |
| 5 | Was it that the child was too refined and showing up her own shortcomings ? |