Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] children " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm going upstairs to see about the children . ’ |
| 2 | She also knew what was good for herself , so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children 's food . |
| 3 | A brand of religion peculiar to the country and its people , where saints and miracles were part of everyday life and idiots were revered as the children of God . |
| 4 | They also asked about the children 's behaviour . |
| 5 | No reasons were given as to the lack of information the social workers had gathered about the children ; why they did n't know about one child 's asthma , another 's forthcoming dental treatment , or that Jewish children might have special dietary requirements . |
| 6 | Doug Lawson , principal officer for children 's services at Cheshire County Council says Appleton House is considered too large and too institutional to continue as a children 's home . |
| 7 | Stepping through the children as gently as he could , he went to the cupboard under the stairs and , locating the meter , put a shilling in . |
| 8 | In summer an artificial grass rug comes out of the garden shed for the children to roll about on and a wooden sandpit , brought in Germany , keeps them happy for hours . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't you want to know about the children 's clothes ? ’ she asked , adding that they had looked rather sweet . |
| 10 | ‘ They 've come for the children 's parade , ’ he said softly , motioning her to a seat . |
| 11 | The head , in promoting the discussion and holding the ‘ overview ’ of developments across the school as a whole , will be aware that there are many different possible patterns , ranging from a simple ‘ lesson-a-week ’ pattern to a more complex planned programme which might ( for example ) integrate music into a thematic project or topic , and allow for an ‘ intensification period ’ at the end of term ( say for the children to build up to a performance ) . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm glad you stopped for the children . |
| 13 | We want to provide for the children 's cognitive development , yet do not wish to assess them by something they are not fully competent in : the English language . |
| 14 | They do n't just give up at 25 or 30 to worry about the children . |
| 15 | Mrs Jones ' mother looks after the children in the afternoon . |
| 16 | and who looks after the children ? |
| 17 | Past pupils have looked after the children of the aristocracy and European royals . |
| 18 | She sat down on the grass and stayed for a while , talking and laughing with the children in the quiet , sunny garden . |
| 19 | The dependency ratios in Table I.1 for 1961 and 1979 would be even greater if those aged 14–15 were included with the children and not with the working population . |
| 20 | Directing the building of what appeared to be a large fortification , Ross was clearly enjoying himself as he laughed and joked with the children , as perfectly at ease in these casual , unsophisticated surroundings as he was in the cosmopolitan offices of a smart City boardroom . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've run out of money and I 'm trapped with the children and I do n't like it here . |
| 22 | It appears that the mother would be eligible for financial assistance in returning with the children to Australia , whereas the father and the lady with whom he now lives would have to fund their own travel arrangements to England and to that extent the father would be disadvantaged . |
| 23 | Once I had started to work with the children , I did exactly what I would have done with older children — or adult learners . |
| 24 | Rosellina was on her way to Rimini , to work in a children 's village set up for orphans and children who had become separated from their families . |
| 25 | The boy was convicted of 71 offences , including 40 charges of burglary , after absconding from a children 's home . |
| 26 | Before the changes contained in the Children Act 1989 came into effect the LEA , when contemplating prosecution , had to consider the appropriateness or otherwise of instituting care proceedings under section 1 ( 2 ) ( e ) of the Children and Young Persons Act ( CYPA ) in the juvenile court ( on the ground that a child was ‘ not receiving full-time education suitable to his age , ability and aptitude ’ ) , instead of or as well as prosecuting ( see Education Act 1944 section 40(2) ) . |
| 27 | As for discipline , I have to work within the Children 's Act . |
| 28 | It requires the teacher to demonstrate the significance which she places upon the children 's resources and judgements . |
| 29 | Grandparents , schoolfriends and neighbours all tried to write to the children , to send messages of love and support . |
| 30 | In these cultures no great harm can be seen to have accrued to the children . |