Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a child " in BNC.

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1 Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) .
2 Special childrens offers are available for the following departures for a child sharing a room with two full fare-paying passengers .
3 For example , in the educational dimension , the aims for a child aged 3–4 are that s/he is provided with opportunities for intellectual growth and pre-school learning and is well-prepared for starting school .
4 School attendance officers were disliked for failing to take account of the need of some poor families for a child 's income .
5 Ways of explaining to a child or showing things for a child , or showing a child how to do things .
6 Although the European Court of Human Rights had declared that it would be a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for a child to be given corporal punishment against the philosophical or religious convictions of his/her parent , it was felt that the ruling did not revoke the teacher 's independent authority to administer punishment .
7 It is believed , as already mentioned , that one of the greatest pleasures for a child comes from the security it feels when it knows that it is loved , and it is the ability to withhold manifestations of that love for a little while , or threaten so to do , that provides a non-violent means of securing acquiescence when it is required .
8 Overall , parents spent an average of £90 a year on toys for a child , £59 at Christmas .
9 There were small hands for a child ,
10 My five-month-old son is wearing suits to fit a 12–18-month-old , while my four-year-old is wearing clothes for a child aged six to seven years , and my seven-year-old fits garments sized eight to nine years !
11 DIG a small hole in the ground , fill it with sand and you have fulfilled many designers ' criteria for a child 's garden .
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