Example sentences of "children [vb base] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When children injure themselves , it is important that you know how to give the right first aid treatment , quickly , quietly and with lots of reassurance to the child . |
| 2 | There 's another greenhouse which the children run themselves . |
| 3 | Successful learning often takes place when young children enjoy themselves in role-playing , which can make an important contribution to their oral and aural experience . |
| 4 | More often , they are indulgently amused by the cute tangles children get themselves into when they try to explain something , or to define abstract notions or emotionally laden terms . |
| 5 | In the end , the children get themselves into trouble with the police simply because they are bored . |
| 6 | There is also frequent movement as groups of children rearrange themselves for some fresh topic or activity . |
| 7 | The children amuse themselves for much of the time , with the local swimming pool proving a favourite treat . |
| 8 | In sum , compared with homes , schools provide a significantly reduced opportunity for children to learn through talk with an adult , and in those conversations that do occur , children find themselves forced into the respondent role , their contributions for the most part only being valued if they contribute to the teacher 's predetermined line of thought . |
| 9 | The younger children are kept out of harm 's way in a hammock slung between two of the mango trees and the older children entertain themselves in the grounds . |
| 10 | The best we can do is raise our own children differently ( a project that will fail , ironically , to the extent that children model themselves on the unreconstructed adults they encounter ! ) |
| 11 | Self-worth motivated children protect themselves from the risk of failure on a high status task ; they maintain that they could succeed , but see no point in making the effort . |
| 12 | Children cram themselves into the doorway and cling to the window , like moths to light , hoping to catch a glimpse of the possessed dhāmi . |
| 13 | The major reasons for a care order are that the children have themselves committed an offence , they are in need of care , protection and control , or they or another child of the same family have been victims of an offence or are in the same household as a person convicted of a serious offence such as manslaughter , cruelty or suchlike . |