Example sentences of "child get " in BNC.

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1 If the experimenter found it then he kept it , and if he did not find it the child got the chocolate .
2 A child got no father .
3 The researcher found that there was a rapid decrease in outbursts as the child got older after the peak age of eighteen months .
4 Parents gave in immediately and the child got exactly what she wanted !
5 My next-door neighbour Elsie Dobson told me Clara Orchard took the baby out in the fog and the child got a terrible cough .
6 This one was bodged together from old planks and doors from wrecked houses , intended as little more than a defence in court for the demolition company when some child got through and broke his neck amongst the rubble .
7 Ianthe was glad when the woman and her child got out at the next station , for not only did she find the conversation embarrassing but she also wanted to think about the moments before her unexpected meeting with Agnes Dalby — moments which she had so far had no chance of reliving or considering .
8 And how is that this child got eighteen ?
9 What kept her from coming down to bathe and witness the enjoyment her child got out of being on the seashore ?
10 Remove any glue or solvents and make sure that your child gets plenty of fresh air .
11 It is not meant as a criticism but as a frank report of how we think your child gets along at camp as an individual and as part of a group .
12 When a child gets out of line in assembly and the teacher shouts ‘ Do n't you understand English or are you just stupid ’ , or when Indian parents who do come to speak to teachers are laughed at or rebuffed , children both black and white learn just how Indians are thought of by people who matter .
13 ‘ If you change your mind or your child gets a scholarship , for example , there is a stiff surrender penalty on top of which a tax penalty could be incurred . ’
14 • if you buy , get good quality to ensure the child gets a good sound
15 As the child gets older , the undirected or unfocused displays of emotional excitement ( crying or screaming ) become more rare , and aggression that is retaliatory more frequent .
16 Self-control obviously enters the picture as the child gets older .
17 If the child gets better when certain foods are excluded , then they should be reintroduced to check that they were the source of the trouble .
18 Make sure your child gets enough exercise , so that he or she Is fit and not overweight .
19 They have a back rest as well as a base cushion , and often the back rest can be removed as the child gets older .
20 This way , when you come to cut up the cake every child gets a piece with his or her name on it .
21 What if the child gets bored with the reward ?
22 The child gets hot and blotchy , sweating and distressed , sometimes tearful .
23 Child gets up at 5.30am every morning and switches on the electric fire and all the cooker rings .
24 A chain command where a series of requests is made altogether so that the child gets information overload , e.g. ‘ Put your toys away , tidy up your bed , and put those shoes in the box ’ .
25 Ah yes ; likely it is from the mother that the child gets that air she possesses …
26 As the child gets older and time orientations lengthen , the reward may be delayed ; gratification may occur days , weeks , months or even years later , and this may result in a ‘ work ethic ’ style in which persistence becomes a sub-goal in itself .
27 As the child gets older , other agencies get in on the act .
28 Although the emphasis gradually changes , as the child gets older , from learning the language system to using language as a resource to learn about other things , there is no reason to believe that there is an abrupt change at the point of entry to school in the learning strategies that the child employs , or in the characteristics of adult behaviour that provide the most help .
29 ii Delinquent or scape goat : This child gets his or her status from identification with similar " delinquent " children in other families .
30 So if a child gets spoken to in a fairly direct way by imagine a female child by her father and the same female child gets spoken to in a not so direct way be her mother , then even of this The child is likely to both version , she 'll grow up using female variety because she 's she can affiliate herself with her mother and I mean she knows that is the variety she 's expected to use .
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