Example sentences of "[vb base] that the child is " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you suspect that the child is showing a delay in development then a more formal assessment may be required ; this should be discussed fully with the parents and their permission sought . |
| 2 | Since for each item there is a 50 per cent chance of a correct response simply by guessing , children with scores of 8 or less on any set are regarded as in need of retesting , while very low scores ( 0–1 ) indicate that the child is systematically misunderstanding the meanings to be derived from word order . |
| 3 | Meals that last longer than twenty minutes indicate that the child is gaining more from the parent interaction than from the food . |
| 4 | Suppose that the child is at the stage at which he produces so-called ‘ telegraphic speech ’ , that is , a series of content words without grammatical elements . |
| 5 | This inappropriate behaviour can indicate the level of distress or anger that the child is feeling and extensive investigations into family functioning are indicated . |