Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] a child " in BNC.

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1 This progress occurs regardless of whether a child shows emotional and behavioural disturbance .
2 The sitting-room was long , and looked as if a child had been let loose with buckets of primary colours .
3 You can just imagine what it would be like if a child was actually wearing this at the time of ignition .
4 After all , teachers are not generally too concerned with whether a child learns exactly what the average length of a brontosaurus was , or exactly how wide apart railway lines are , but they should be concerned that the child has the skills necessary to find out that information should it be required .
5 The case was concerned with whether a child under the age of 16 years could be given contraceptive advice without the consent of her parents .
6 1973 ) which emphasized the damaging effects of ‘ drift ’ in care , they came to constitute a formidable ‘ Permanence Movement ’ , campaigning for early decision-making over whether a child entering care was to return to parents or be placed in permanent substitute care .
7 But there is no real decision which has to be made about whether a child should live or die , for nobody has the right to make such a decision .
8 There are a lot of herbs for when a child falls ill .
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