Example sentences of "children might [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against marriage Darwin chiefly noted aspects concerned with the lack of one 's independence and the financial hardships that a wife and several children might bring : ‘ … forced to visit relatives … the expense and anxiety of children … |
| 2 | As well as printing circles , the children might discover that it is possible to print a pattern of concentric circles , or print in sets of each size , or even make ordered sequences . |
| 3 | First , children might refrain from reporting or at least giving evidence if they know that a substantial prison sentence for a member of their family is the probable outcome . |
| 4 | The possible solutions will depend on the severity of the handicap , but parents should be encouraged to consider ways in which their children might remain creatively active , thus continuing the process of education rather than allowing the person to retrogress . |
| 5 | Older children might prefer the pirate 's treasure chest brimming over with stolen loot , or the sophisticated speed cruiser and space rocket . |
| 6 | It may be that one of my children might want one or two of them , but nobody these days has the houses to hang pictures in the way Bunny and I have done , and I 've always known that the public will eventually enjoy them . |
| 7 | Uncertain how the children might react , I thought it would perhaps come in handy if I needed to defend myself . |
| 8 | Interestingly , in our Hemingway passage , there are no definite articles conditioned by previous mention — although the mention of a father and six children might justify the use of the family . |
| 9 | ) Traditional stories , or more recent ones like Mrs Mopple 's Washing Line or the Topsy and Tim series , contain many ideas that children might choose for their Home Corner play . |
| 10 | There are many other areas and themes of play which the children might choose to develop that have not been mentioned here . |
| 11 | She had been told that having children might present problems , but nothing that could not be managed . |
| 12 | They asked me to come along and I thought I would because I thought children might respond more to me because they recognise me from television . |
| 13 | His aunt had always kept the door locked , fearing that children might venture into the mill and hurt themselves by tumbling down the ladders . |
| 14 | Parents agonising over names for their children might consider the pitfalls of choosing a unisex name such as Lesley/Leslie , Beverley or Vivian , or whether a name can be shortened into an undesirable nickname . |
| 15 | There are parked cars to your left so look out for moving feet — children might dash out . |
| 16 | Naughty children might find a whip in their shoe . |
| 17 | However , the teacher was still alert to the possibility that some children might use collaboration as a cover . |
| 18 | The bridge though sturdy was not very wide , and one did not desire , on this of all days , an accident in which innocent children might come to harm . |
| 19 | In the example above , so that children might imagine what it is like to be blind , the teacher invites them to deprive themselves temporarily of their sight . |
| 20 | One of the children might say , ‘ Coo , in n it good . |
| 21 | ‘ My children might say that they do n't want to live with me because I send them to bed early . |
| 22 | Some children might say " the sound of footsteps " , but others will begin constructing a story — a prisoner being taken to his cell , perhaps , Mum or Dad coming upstairs to say goodnight or a murderer walking along the landing . |
| 23 | Malatie and her husband were prepared to make sacrifices so that their children might get a decent education : they were paying for two of them to attend a special boarding school for Harijans . |
| 24 | Junk material Children might like to make rooms and furniture for themselves out of junk material . |
| 25 | Children might recognise similarities between the house or flat in which they live and one illustrated in a book or noticed on a visit . |
| 26 | How far laymen would have disapproved of his behaviour is another matter , for concubinage of a type whereby a married man could also have a relationship with a woman who had a recognised position and whose children might share in the inheritance had been common among Germanic peoples , and may still have existed in England in Cnut 's day . |
| 27 | The children might have made a collection of shiny things or things made of metal , and be invited to think of things that they use at home which are shiny or made of metal . |
| 28 | No reasons were given as to the lack of information the social workers had gathered about the children ; why they did n't know about one child 's asthma , another 's forthcoming dental treatment , or that Jewish children might have special dietary requirements . |
| 29 | I realise your main worry is that she or the children might have been infected with the AIDS virus . |
| 30 | Of course , these children might have been interpreted according to overly lax canons — compare our discussion of chimp gesture above . |