Example sentences of "[noun] a child 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her voice was soft and low ; her complexion a child 's . |
| 2 | At that moment a child 's bone snapped . |
| 3 | In this case a child 's shortest distance to school along public thoroughfares was just less than 3 miles . |
| 4 | By contrast a child 's bedroom seems safe . |
| 5 | ’ Killer Bombs ’ The sirns waled , The sirne ecoed through the streets as the planes ( zoomed ) across the sky Droaned there was a quick burst of ack Ack fire Then a whistling of Bombs all around Suddenly here was silence Then a rumble , Then a boom getting louder like a volcano The sky filled smoke and flames Black Bright orange leeping through the air across the sky in the middle of the noise a child 's crying Then the shouting of people trapped in the rubble House in flames all around The loud ringing of fire engines rushing to the fire More and more voices ( shouting ) for help screaming Body lieing all around . |
| 6 | Of course a child 's comments need not always be explored but are of themselves tremendously important in giving an indication of his stage of thinking . |
| 7 | Against my nightdress a child 's foot , burning |
| 8 | A social worker may , for example , repeat to the court a child 's account of sexual abuse by a parent . |
| 9 | In such a way a child 's promptness might save a soul from the long blankness of Limbo , or a child 's inattention or failure of nerve condemn it to years of the deadliest waiting until the day of Judgement , held still in the amber of the centuries . |