Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] children 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now schools can ‘ opt out ’ from local authority control , so that the people who care most about children 's futures — especially parents and teachers — are together empowered to make the key decisions . |
| 2 | So for children 's fables you might have : |
| 3 | Real books are those written by authors who have something they need to say and that have been published separately as children 's books , not teaching aids . |
| 4 | The Ashleys annexed Number 25 , to be used only for selling fabric ( at thirty-five pence per yard ) as the factory was still producing far more than could be made up into garments , while Number 23 was used just for children 's clothes . |
| 5 | Hoppity in Hartlepool is one of the few nearly new shops specialising just in children 's clothes . |
| 6 | If teacher training is about preparing young men and women to work sensitively to children 's needs , and to provide a work force of newly trained teachers who are able to fit into schools effectively , the way in which initial teacher education is developing deserves careful reappraisal . |
| 7 | Research into classroom interaction has not focused directly on children 's explanations . |
| 8 | Delightful illustrations — including the wacky cartoon characters Wizzy the witch and Morgan the monster — appeal directly to children 's imaginations and sense of humour . |
| 9 | From children 's adventure stories and animal stories , to science fiction and fantasy topics , and more traditional and factual tales , Start with English Readers appeal directly to children 's interests and extend their English reading in the most natural way possible . |
| 10 | In all cases , the experiences will be more powerful if they relate directly to children 's current theories , and offer them the opportunity to test them and consider alternative accounts . |
| 11 | Asking the children to write advertisements for a new teacher provides valuable insights into children 's values : kind , not too strict , gives interesting lessons , does n't shout , all seem to appear frequently in children 's specifications . |
| 12 | It is effective even in children 's tiny mouths . |
| 13 | I have never found this to run , even on children 's cardigans . |
| 14 | But we know children can be at risk from even well-qualified professionals appointed to care for them ( not least in children 's homes to which they have been sent for their own welfare and safety ) , or from parents not burdened by a ‘ learning difficulty ’ label ( witness the recent ‘ home alone ’ cases here and in the United States ) . |
| 15 | The books are delightfully illustrated and full of activities which appeal irresistibly to children 's intelligence , creativity , and sense of fun , from drawing , matching , and discrimination tasks , to following directions and problem-solving . |
| 16 | Stubbs points out , for instance , that many of the confusions for children acquiring literacy arise because these children are not yet familiar with some of the purposes for which writing is used and the conventions through which these purposes are articulated in their culture : ‘ many of its functions are often so specialised and particular ’ that they are ‘ mostly quite beyond children 's experience ’ and ‘ many of the situations which conventionally require writing are of a fairly specialised and restricted kind ’ ( ibid. p. 108 ) . |
| 17 | Arm-chairs and bedroom slippers instead of children 's foods is one extreme instance of the change-over from the requirements of youth to those of old age . |
| 18 | Sadly , the current infighting about children 's reading will do little to encourage publishers or booksellers to engage seriously in children 's literature . |
| 19 | Written dialogue in which , as here , source markers are suspended is at once nearer to and farther from children 's experience than is the form with source markers present . |
| 20 | Parental involvement and interest contributes significantly to children 's learning . |