Example sentences of "[num] [prep] [art] children [unc] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social workers later discovered that one of the children 's grandmothers had offered to look after them , but was told other arrangements had been made . |
| 2 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 3 | Then in answer to Merrill 's raised eyebrows , ‘ They 're from one of the children 's homes . |
| 4 | Speaking to one of the workers in one of the children 's homes , said do you think that child prostitution in the children 's homes is something new because it 's on the front of the T and A ? |
| 5 | ‘ It was the day before my estimated delivery date , which also happened to be one of the children 's birthdays and half-term holidays , so I was very busy . |