Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] children " in BNC.

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1 We 've still got the Children Act coming through , I know that may appear a bit odd , but that Act was in fact in nineteen eighty nine , but it 's come through in a sense on an incremental basis , and it 's accepted by the Department of Health and er , the S S I , that indeed , and the Audit Commission , that there are elements in the present settlement for the Children Act .
2 Given the educational importance of deductive explanations , it is important to consider some possible reasons for the children 's difficulty .
3 She might , for instance , put out a selection of objects for the children to print with , which will produce only different sized circles .
4 The system was still one of equal division between the children .
5 Perhaps , like Meredith Jones , Lloyd 's natural interest and generosity were spurred on both by the obvious scarcity of opportunity for the children in that industrial beehive and by the war which had just broken out .
6 Life in New Zealand was hard for the original settlers , but not quite as hard for Bruce and Jim 's generation , and it looked as if it might be a veritable paradise for the children 's .
7 Making provision for the children can bring all sorts of hidden conflicts rushing to the surface .
8 But his claim the government had increased the provision for the Children Act in local authorities ' budgets by 14 per cent was greeted with derision from the floor .
9 You may think that I am too harsh and write with lack of sympathy for the children , expecting them to struggle with concepts which cause greater minds a great deal of thought .
10 ’ And all the activities for the children that one can attend — sports days , Christmas parties , the Mod — you can get involved in them along with the children .
11 In some cases school finances are being pooled to fund in-service training , large expensive resources and joint activities for the children .
12 The meat was distributed as rations , the head , bones and entrails used for soup , and the hide cut into strips for the children to suck .
13 His expertise as a children 's bookseller was highly valued by his colleagues , and he made a great contribution over a number of years to the work of the BA 's Children 's Executive , as a member and , more recently , as a vice-chairman .
14 He caught Moira when he was signing copies for the children .
15 John White , who writes both as a psychiatrist and as a father , comments in Parents in Pain , ‘ I do not know what destiny whether small or great God plans for the children who most concern you .
16 there will be a celebration Mass for the children preparing for First Communion .
17 Plus glasses of bubbly for toasting the newlyweds — the real , fizzingly alcoholic stuff for those who like it , and elderflower champagne for the children and incurable romantics like me .
18 There is concern about funding for the Children Act and it 's too important to start scoring political points , whether there 's a General Election or not t and I must admit I was off , I was off ill , off work during the week of the Tory Party Conference .
19 There was a little merry-go-round and primitive swings for the children , but it was a wonderful playground for the Keith and Mackenzie offspring , and while the two fathers were winning and losing money at the races and the mothers were scrutinising the cakes and clothes stalls , Berta kept up with her brothers in and out the sideshows .
20 Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity .
21 Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if their parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity .
22 It demonstrates that there is a case for arguing that the child care system should no longer reinforce inequities but become a means of redressing them , and like improved health should see education as a proper means of laying foundations for the children 's futures .
23 My father , the one scholar in a large family , had caught the eye of the village schoolmaster and been coached by oil-lamp in the evening for an examination offering access to that rare privilege for the children of the poor , a secondary-school education .
24 I mean our motion you can do with it what you will but like I say we have actually aimed to actually get something which recognises all party support for the Children Act and recognises concern about the funding .
25 There is , as has been said , all party support for the Children Act and it is nice to see the Labour Party agreeing with Conservative legislation , as with the care in the community , asking us to rush our legislation , so it makes a change for us to be united on something .
26 It will ( at best ) clarify the intentions behind the choice of tasks and activities , and will give a sharper sense of timing and may offer more variety for the children .
27 And ‘ everything ’ means everything : cups of coffee , shoe repairs , evening papers , drinks after work , ice-cream and comics for the children .
28 ‘ To close down a ward would cause irreparable psychological damage for the children here .
29 There were Bible studies on deck four afternoons each week , special meetings for the children on board , and timbrel practice at 7.45am .
30 Recently , we raised more than £1,000 in six weeks from several events including a sponsored walk , and we hope to raise money from a sponsored mini assault course for the children .
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