Example sentences of "be that parent [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Examples of these unwritten rules are that parents should play with their children , or that one should respond in the appropriate manner to a ‘ good morning ’ greeting . |
| 2 | You know , about the crime statistics ; really what she 's saying is that parents ought to do a better job for their children , and I 'm sure we all agree with that but I think that that 's a very superficial response to what is er an enormous question of parents just being too poor and having nothing to give their children in the way of just basic food , basic medicines , to keep them alive . |
| 3 | The view taken here is that parents may not be able to cope , and certainly they will feel this when they first discover that their child is handicapped . |
| 4 | Undoubtedly one of the underlying trends among public opinion about mental handicap is that parents should decide ; whether to have the child , whether to keep it once it is born . |
| 5 | The third proposal is that parents should have absolute rights to choose the school that their children should attend . |
| 6 | The reply by the minister was a direct echo of Mary Carpenter : ‘ The principle behind this provision in the bill is that parents should be required — if their means so permit — to pay for their child 's board and lodging , so that they are in no way better off as a result of the child 's being in care . ’ |