Example sentences of "talking [prep] the child " in BNC.
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| 1 | That hateful , arrogant old woman , with her superior airs and her chilly snobbishness , patting her bloody dog and talking about the child she was carrying as ‘ splendid news ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Are you talking about the children ? ’ |
| 3 | I mean even I understand you were talking about the children sort of being out in the dark on their own erm even just something as simple as that . |
| 4 | To establish genuine intimacy , it is crucial that a couple learn to communicate with each other not just gossiping about friends , talking about the children or discussing world events but expressing their feelings , their fears , hopes , secrets , dreams , vulnerabilities , reactions , joys , irritations and depressions . |
| 5 | They wanted to mention the extension of nursery activities into the home , the importance of talking with the child , of playing together and sharing what has been learnt at nursery — also that staff are willing to listen to what parents have to say about happenings at home , and welcome comment and suggestions from parents . |
| 6 | Talking to the child and explaining what is naughty and what is good helps the child understand and learn what is expected . |
| 7 | Talking to the children about each other , explaining feelings and actions and emphasizing the importance of not hurting each other will help foster harmonious relationships . |
| 8 | Mr Major just grinned and continued talking to the children , from Dulwich College , south London . |
| 9 | When I use a well-known television series as a starting point I start by talking to the children about what we 're going to do and the way we 're going to work : " We 're going to make up a play together . |
| 10 | Between Christmas and New Year , sitting writing the notes for this course , I was very twitchy about how successful it would be , and now quite happy talking to the children and school teachers and listening to the hubbub of questions and pleasure as they do it , that the thing is working . |