Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] child " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could see the back of Hillmarden House where her child lay sleeping and where no doubt Miss Maynard was sitting with her supper tray , watching Wogan . |
| 2 | Julia followed her to the private bed-sitting room , where her child was happily playing in his cot . |
| 3 | A mother always knows best where her children are concerned and there is too much interference at state level regarding bringing up children . |
| 4 | The colonel ran out into the road , blocked the animal 's path and guided it into his own yard , where his children calmed it . ’ |
| 5 | And he had to put on a brave face as he manned the tombola stall at a primary school Christmas bazaar where his children Adam , seven , and five-year-old Amber were among the revellers . |
| 6 | WHERE YOUR CHILD IS |
| 7 | Whatever type of school you are looking for , it is worth taking time to find the right one — where your children 's education is concerned , no compromise is acceptable . |
| 8 | That 's including Chippingfield if you had seen it as we saw it when we came here you would recognise how much work has gone into building the town because I was on the the council then I was asked if I would stand for the council which was then only a parish council there was no urban district council that was n't formed for four or five years afterwards and of course , we had to fight for lights everything that , er that we needed we had to fight for because there was no lighting on Netteswell Road where our children were going to school , and there were little ones . |
| 9 | To take a trivial example , it is a cost rather than a benefit for me to pay my children to clean my car rather than to take it to the automatic car wash , even if the car wash charges more than my children . |
| 10 | Although her children could appreciate her anxieties , they realised the importance of her participation . |
| 11 | At that age the law considers them to be dead , so their children inherit their houses and money . |
| 12 | After all , they know more , and have experienced more than their children ; they have a legal and moral responsibility to control and care for their offspring . |
| 13 | They ask for more stimulus than their children provide and for the opportunity to give expression to their other creative and intellectual drives . |
| 14 | Parents give to their children , and continue to give more than their children ever give them in most cases , although one situation in which this flow often is reversed is where children have migrated to a more affluent country , and expect to send money back to their parents ( see for example , Thorogood , 1987 ) . |
| 15 | His mother is less than willing to be involved , ignoring him in favour of the in-flight mag — an in-depth article on drainage ditch construction in the Middle East is far more interesting to her than her child 's welfare . |
| 16 | Carol , who went to see Jungle Book , has a daughter , so her child is not David , who ate the popcorn . |
| 17 | Employees who opt for the scheme will be expected to revert to their former employment contract once their children reach 14 . |
| 18 | Both lone parents and married mothers are more likely to work once their children have reached school age — 55 per cent and 68 per cent respectively ; compared to 20 per cent of lone mothers and 34 per cent of married mothers with pre-school age children . |
| 19 | The government could also be tougher on benefits for invalidity and long-term sickness , whose claimants have multiplied even though national health has improved , and on payments to lone parents , who have too little incentive to look for work once their children reach school age . |
| 20 | However , they increasingly returned to work in both the public and private sectors once their children were in school , but tended to do so part-time ( see Manley and Sawbridge , 1980 ) . |
| 21 | Once their children are old enough they migrate to town and with their savings start up businesses , often forming a syndicate with other women . |
| 22 | What role can parents play once their children are in class ? |
| 23 | Although their child will not be characterised by a recognisable physical appearance , the child will still often behave in what might be termed an abnormal fashion . |
| 24 | She could never accept that her God is more concerned with his apples than his children . ’ |
| 25 | Formula feeds commonly contain maize ( corn ) and tapioca , as well as cow 's milk , so your child may have become sensitive to these . |
| 26 | The large text is easy to read , so your child need n't sit too close to the screen , and the language used is simple so younger users should be able to learn with a little encouragement from an adult . |
| 27 | We 'll be offering you activity books , so your children can get involved , developing a whole range of skills as they amuse themselves . |
| 28 | We should be fighting to hold on to the playgrounds we have , so our children have a safe environment in which to play . |
| 29 | Bear in mind that once your child has this information , he or she will also need to understand exactly who they can safely talk to about it . |
| 30 | Look for healthier versions of foods your children like — reduced-fat sausages , burgers and chips , wholemeal bread instead of white , reduced-sugar jams , semi-skimmed milk ( once your child is two ) . |