Example sentences of "[adv] a [adj] children " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assembly time is a natural occasion for identifying just a few children who have done well — a whole succession of children called to the front for praise in a single assembly simply devalues the reward . |
| 2 | The playground at Brockweir school has been deserted for over a year , once a 100 children were educated at this small village school , but it was closed last year because of declining numbers . |
| 3 | In 1985 , 63% of lone parent families ( with nearly a million children ) were either in receipt of Supplementary Benefit ( SB ) or had incomes below the level of SB , compared with 10% of two parent families with dependent children . |
| 4 | In 1985 some two-thirds ( 63 per cent ) of one-parent families ( with nearly a million children ) were living in poverty — that is they were either receiving supplementary benefit ( now income support ) or had incomes below the supplementary benefit ( sb ) level . |
| 5 | Er but I used to tell people and they you know people near me that had a lot of children and er they 'd moan and groan about it , I heard one woman say erm , she 'd had quite a few children and I I 'd been in hospital and I said er , er a certain person that 'd had a baby had lost it . |
| 6 | This bright red bus is large and suitable for serving quite a few children . |
| 7 | There are quite a few children in here , let's have some choruses . |
| 8 | If she is lucky she may find that at least a few children appreciate that ( 4 ) makes for a better drama game than ( 3 ) , and that ( 1 ) is so bland that it does n't feel like a game at all ! |
| 9 | In the wake of coverage by the national media , and the campaign of a local MP , it emerged that over a hundred children had been removed on Place of Safety Orders or by means of Wardship Proceedings in the space of less than 3 months . |
| 10 | Figures show over a million children are being taught in oversized classes . |