Example sentences of "[conj] child ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is being argued that children 's explanations will be at their best in situations which conform to the normal rules of discourse . |
| 32 | An initial study showed that children 's understanding of emotion changes considerably between 6 and 11 years . |
| 33 | I ca n't see that children 's perception of women is going to change until there are as many dads as mums waiting in the rain and , frankly , I think hell is likely to freeze over first . |
| 34 | It was suggested in Chapter 1 that children 's utterances are frequently characterised by novel combinations of morphemes and words which are not found in normal adult speech . |
| 35 | Also many teachers of English succumbed to a kind of vitalism , a muddled belief that children 's acquisition of language skills depends not on craft and knowledge , but upon a living , spontaneous response to their reading and to their own experiences . |
| 36 | It is quite correct that children 's application for membership should be taken seriously ; once accepted there is no turning back , resignation is not an option . |
| 37 | Thus it has been observed that ‘ it remains unclear whether the abolition of corporal punishment in schools results from a spread of child-centred views or not : references to parents ' rather than children 's rights to decide school policies make such interpretation doubtful ’ . |
| 38 | He sees childhood as a fairly modern invention designed to fit adult rather than children 's needs , and an oppressive invention at that . |
| 39 | ‘ But it is my wife and child 's lives at stake ! ’ |
| 40 | Gradually bits are assembled and child 's behaviour is ‘ shaped up ’ . |
| 41 | While the WFS statistics show that maternal age and child 's birth order influence child mortality , the effect is not such that confining these traits to desirable limits would reduce infant mortality to the extent that , say , mother 's education would , although important improvements could be effected . |
| 42 | If I am correct — and the statement is also seen in some measure as a form of protection of the parents ' and child 's rights in this matter — it is surely anomalous that this statement appears largely to have become a passport to special schooling . |
| 43 | Call 0839 900091 before June 14 with your name , address and child 's age ( from 6 months to 2 years ) . |
| 44 | If children 's anxiety in the transition to a new school can be eased by minimising the changes between class groups and between teachers at no extra cost , and no loss of educational effectiveness , it obviously makes sense to do so . |
| 45 | Visit the dairy , lamb flock , hop picking , children 's playground and new theatre and children 's holiday club . |
| 46 | Collection points can be found at Essex Radio in Duke Street , Chelmsford , and Children 's Society shops in Braintree and Clacton . |
| 47 | Butterworth is a regional tertiary care hospital as well as a women 's and children 's centre in Grand Rapids , Michigan . |
| 48 | Women factory inspectors agreed that the less work women did in factories the better it would be for their home life and children 's welfare , but they were also forced to admit that working women usually needed their earnings . |
| 49 | Nursery provision would also play an important part in women 's and children 's lives . |
| 50 | Chairman Tim Dewhirst said last October 's £14m acquisition of Slimma , an M&S womenswear supplier , had gone ‘ extremely well ’ and the group was now a major presence in women 's , men 's and children 's clothing . |
| 51 | Britain , Ireland and Portugal are the only EC countries to zero-rate necessities like food , fuel , and children 's clothing . |
| 52 | Necessities , such as food and children 's clothing would be exempt . |
| 53 | Income tax in peacetime was not introduced in the UK until the 1840s , and VAT — a general tax on goods and services ( with a few specified exemptions such as good and children 's clothing ) — was not introduced until the 1970s . |
| 54 | The most effective and therefore the most likely would be an increase in VAT or widening the scope of the tax to cover books and newspapers or even food and children 's clothing . |
| 55 | This is one of twenty-one country parks established between 1977 and 1980 in which there are more than 440 recreational sites where facilities such as barbecues and children 's play apparatus are provided . |
| 56 | Farm walks and children 's play area . |
| 57 | Outside there is a beautiful English County Garden with a refreshment kiosk , picnic area and Children 's play area . |
| 58 | The village has bought its own playing field and children 's play equipment . |
| 59 | In a large park , however , well away from any paths and children 's play areas , it will not be so serious if your dog relieves itself . |
| 60 | This is a new hotel in a quiet yet rural spot , with restaurant , bar , swimming pool , tennis court and children 's play park . |