Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [prep] [art] child [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , this means that the placement with a parent , relative , friend or person connected with the child should be considered as a first option unless this would not be reasonably practicable or consistent with the child 's welfare ( s23(6) ) . |
| 2 | Under the Children Act of 1948 the local authorities were given a duty to place a child in foster care unless this was not practicable or desirable in the child 's best interests . |
| 3 | The landscape is as simple , naive and charming as a child 's painting . |
| 4 | He was a big man of about forty , with dark hair flopping over his forehead ; his eyes were dark too , strangely wide and clear like a child 's ; and his face was as familiar to her as Adam 's . |
| 5 | Her mouth was clumsy and awkward like a child 's good night , and when she spoke the words vibrated inside my mouth . |
| 6 | Wise and loving training will help the growing child to foster tendencies and characteristics which are beneficial to society and helpful to the child 's development . |