Example sentences of "[coord] look [prep] children " in BNC.
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| 1 | His work demonstrates that an older person was much more likely to be taken into the household of a relative if they were able to contribute something in return , for example doing domestic work , or looking after children while their mother went out to a job . |
| 2 | But many commentators saw only a decline in the desire to rear or look after children , a weakening of the cohesive effects of the family , and an associated diminution of the buoyancy of the stock in terms familiar at least since the Boer War . |
| 3 | There are various reasons for this misconception ; men are obliged to pray three times a day , and women are exempt from time-related duties , possibly because their loyalties would conflict with running a home and looking after children . |
| 4 | It is plain that staying home and looking after children is culturally and economically undervalued by our society . |
| 5 | Working and looking after children part-time gives me the best of both worlds . |
| 6 | In future we could extend their kind of insurance benefit to people who are divorced , separated or unmarried and looking after children . |
| 7 | The first is direct discrimination , eg the refusal to recruit women because of the fear they may require time off due to child birth and looking after children . |
| 8 | In her case it was accepted that many women in their 20s are involved in child birth and looking after children with the consequences that they are out of the employment market . |
| 9 | I 've been used to domestic chores and looking after children all my adult life . ’ |
| 10 | I intended to write to you months ago about your Housework issue ( NI 181 ) but have been too busy ironing , cooking and looking after children — as well as ‘ working ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ … and , in any case , cooking and looking after children is strictly women 's work , ’ he told her flatly . |
| 12 | The workshops will be geared towards all aspects of women 's lives , whether you run a home and look after children , juggle a family and a career or simply have a demanding job . |