Example sentences of "[prep] a child be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking after a child is a full-time job , not something to be slotted in when you have a spare moment . ’ |
| 2 | The feet were by the door , small , ill-formed , like wax models of a child 's that had passed through flame and were partially melted . |
| 3 | The fire-light danced merrily on this , and really ( setting all taste but that of a child 's aside ) it gave a richness of colouring to that side of the room . |
| 4 | From its size the experts think your pen was probably part of a child 's set . |
| 5 | The naming of a child is a rite of the greatest importance in Judaism . |
| 6 | Japlac complies with BS 5665 Part 3 1989 and the European Toy Safety Standard EN71 Part 3 1988 , enabling you to give an exceptionally glossy finish to toys , nursery furniture , climbing frames , and indeed any surface where the safety of a child is of tantamount importance . |
| 7 | At first the growth of a child is dictated by biological needs . |
| 8 | But the point is that the mind of a child is often capable of a greater grasp of the complexity of a theological problem than an adult . |
| 9 | Seductive behaviour on the part of a child is natural . |
| 10 | The birth of a child is an important landmark in the lives of all concerned . |
| 11 | The Act continues : ‘ Where a children 's hearing are satisfied in a case concerned with an offence mentioned in the Criminal Procedure ( Scotland ) Act of 1975 , that the attendance of a child is not necessary for the just hearing of that case , or in any case where they are satisfied that it would be detrimental to the interest of the child to be present at the hearing of his case , the case in whole or in part , may be considered in the absence of the child . ’ |
| 12 | Just as the trauma in the first five years of life of a child is forgotten , but appears later in the symptoms of neurotic illness , so the trauma of parricide has been forgotten , but makes its appearance in symptoms which in this case are religious actions and beliefs . |
| 13 | In most areas in the UK , provision of support and preparation before the arrival of a child is minimal or non-existent . |
| 14 | At the other end of this same wall of the church , beside the old graveyard , the movingly small sarcophagus of a child is set into a niche , with a heavy stone on top of it , under its own small arch and with some variously worn decoration of the stonework . |
| 15 | Being responsible for the birth of a child is one of the most important events in which a human being can be involved . |
| 16 | ‘ The removal or the retention of a child is to be considered wrongful where — ( a ) it is in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person , an institution or any other body , either jointly or alone , under the law of the state in which the child was habitually resident immediately before the removal or retention ; and ( b ) at the time of removal or retention those rights were actually exercised , either jointly or alone , or would have been so exercised but for the removal or retention . |
| 17 | The high occurrence of so-called ‘ baby blues ’ and feelings of isolation alone shows us that the birth of a child is a very stressful event — a dramatic physical , psychological and social transition . |
| 18 | However , as studies have disclosed , late age of mother at birth of a child is everywhere associated with health impairments . |
| 19 | Er er the principle was that erm th the birth of a child is , it is painful but it 's not a pain too much for a mother to bear , that was the , the id the principle that they went on . |
| 20 | Hearsay evidence given in connection with the upbringing , maintenance or welfare of a child is admissible in all civil proceedings ( The Children ( Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence ) Order 1991 ( SI No 1115 ) ) . |
| 21 | The possibility of a child being born with a handicap is not only an emotional worry but caring for the child in the future will be expensive . |
| 22 | With this in mind , Lloyd 's of London underwriters have launched Babycover , which will pay on the diagnosis of a child being borne with one of five medical conditions . |
| 23 | ‘ I like the idea of a child being able to take on two adults and win . ’ |
| 24 | The relative risk of a child being overweight is five times that of a child with normal weight parents ( Poskitt 1980 ) . |
| 25 | These ‘ Kitchen Sink ’ painters , as the critic David Sylvester dubbed them in 1954 , owing to their preference for painting not tasteful still lifes but the debris left on the kitchen table or the image of a child being bathed in a sink , enjoyed overnight success . |
| 26 | Indeed the only additional effect of a child being a ward of court stems from its status as such and not from the inherent jurisdiction , for example a ward of court can not marry or leave the jurisdiction without the consent of the court and no ‘ important ’ or ‘ major ’ step in a ward 's life can be taken without that consent . |
| 27 | Cranston nodded , his eyes petulant like those of a child being refused a sweet . |
| 28 | They will , for example , know how to alert immigration officers at all ports and airports to the possibility of a child being taken out of the country . |
| 29 | It says a case of a child being hurled out of one of the seats is extremely rare : |
| 30 | On the other hand , it was clearly preferable to the assumption that to be deprived of a child was punishment for sin . |