Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] children 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police said they were not naming the children 's mother , who said later : ‘ I 'm still in shock . |
| 2 | Hugh was already committed to the marathon trip when he heard that the special care school had been burgled and had lost a vital computer and software , which is crucial in helping the children 's development |
| 3 | For one thing , I 'm all in favour of workless Sundays though I draw a line at taking the cockerel out of the henhouse or padlocking the children 's swings on a Saturday night . |
| 4 | We need to be aware that many of the ideas we introduce on an assumption that they are reflecting the children 's backgrounds may have little or no meaning or relevance for the children . |
| 5 | There are , there are other ways to come by children , erm I have a relationship with a man who has three children erm he 's been married , he 's divorced , separated , and I do n't feel that I 'm replacing the children 's own mother , I feel like I 'm not even stepmother , I 'm just their friend , get on very well with them , and we we share I share mothering , if you like , with their own mother whom they see . |
| 6 | Suddenly he exploded , yelled at the porter to buzz off , and broke union regulations by pushing the children 's luggage himself to the two West Indian women who were meeting them . |
| 7 | • Developing a children 's menu , Sunday family lunches and barbecues . |
| 8 | She 's writing a children 's book , erm , well she 's written one , and it 's going around to the publishers and she 's written or she 's writing a second . |
| 9 | Under a new law , the Children Act of 1989 , which comes into force October 14 , there 's a checklist of the criteria which the courts must look to when deciding the children 's future . |
| 10 | By notice of appeal dated 22 April 1992 the father appealed on the grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the judge was wrong in law to reject the submission that any consideration of the children 's welfare in the context of a judicial discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention was relevant only as a material factor if it met the test of placing the children in an ‘ intolerable situation ’ under article 13 ( b ) ; ( 2 ) the judge should have limited considerations of welfare to the criteria for welfare laid down by the Convention itself ; ( 3 ) the judge was wrong in law to reject the submission that in the context of the exercise of the discretion permitted by article 13 ( a ) the court was limited to a consideration of the nature and quality of the father 's acquiescence ( as found by the Court of Appeal ) ; ( 4 ) in the premises , despite her acknowledgment that the exercise of her discretion had to be seen in the context of the Convention , the judge exercised a discretion based on a welfare test appropriate to wardship proceedings ; ( 5 ) the judge was further in error as a matter of law in not perceiving as the starting point for the exercise of her discretion the proposition that under the Convention the future of the children should be decided in the courts of the state from which they had been wrongfully removed ; ( 6 ) the judge , having found that on the ability to determine the issue between the parents there was little to choose between the Family Court of Australia and the High Court of England , was wrong not to conclude that as a consequence the mother had failed to displace the fundamental premise of the Convention that the future of the children should be decided in the courts of the country from which they had been wrongfully removed ; ( 7 ) the judge also misdirected herself when considering which court should decide the future of the children ( a ) by applying considerations more appropriate to the doctrine of forum conveniens and ( b ) by having regard to the likely outcome of the hearing in that court contrary to the principles set out in In re F. ( A Minor ) ( Abduction : Custody Rights ) [ 1991 ] Fam. 25 ; ( 8 ) in the alternative , if the judge was right to apply the forum conveniens approach , she failed to have regard to the following facts and matters : ( a ) that the parties were married in Australia ; ( b ) that the parties had spent the majority of their married life in Australia ; ( c ) that the children were born in Australia and were Australian citizens ; ( d ) that the children had spent the majority of their lives in Australia ; ( e ) the matters referred to in ground ( 9 ) ; ( 9 ) in any event on the facts the judge was wrong to find that there was little to choose between the Family Court of Australia and the High Court of England as fora for deciding the children 's future ; ( 11 ) the judge was wrong on the facts to find that there had been a change in the circumstances to which the mother would be returning in Australia given the findings made by Thorpe J. that ( a ) the former matrimonial home was to be sold ; ( b ) it would be unavailable for occupation by the mother and the children after 7 February 1992 ; and ( c ) there would be no financial support for the mother other than state benefits : matters which neither Thorpe J. nor the Court of Appeal found amounted to ‘ an intolerable situation . ’ |
| 11 | And should the conditions about availability of , or taking of , food be national or for the local Licensing Justices to attach as appropriate when granting the Children 's Certificate ? |
| 12 | We all helped with whatever jobs came to hand — cleaning the children 's shoes , peeling potatoes , washing nappies , bathing the children , washing up , taking the children for walks , putting them to bed , reading to them , running errands , shopping , and a little slap-dash cookery here and there . |
| 13 | Energetic and many-sided , Hunt edited or sub-edited several popular magazines and journals , including the Quiver ( 1865–1905 ) and Cassell 's Magazine ( 1874–96 ) , besides founding and editing a children 's paper , Little Folks , until 1876 . |
| 14 | ‘ Miss Thorne is producing a children 's Christmas show for the war effort and she needs all the help she can get . ’ |
| 15 | Churchill was contemptuous of Butler for occupying so marginal a Cabinet post — ‘ wiping the children 's noses and smacking their bottoms during war-time ’ — and exhorted him to steer well clear of the Public School question and , even more , of the religious settlement . |
| 16 | ‘ So , we required a new programme that would bridge the state of mind of sports fans , and the teenage pop music audience , while attracting and holding the children 's audience accustomed to their Saturday afternoon serial . |
| 17 | Walking back through the park , and carefully holding the children 's hands as they crossed the busy road , Laura found it almost impossible to ignore her friend 's sly suggestion . |
| 18 | Reminders of the past glories are the remains of Cedars of Lebanon in the Adventure Playground , now supporting the children 's tree house and slide . |
| 19 | It is believed he had fallen behind on rent payments for the four-bedroom house and had difficulties funding the children 's education . |
| 20 | It can be found in baking a cake , pruning a tree , or holding a children 's party . |
| 21 | On 6 April , 4–6pm the Palace of Westminster All Party Ladies Committee , are holding a Children 's Easter Party in aid of the Westminster Medical School Research Trust , in the House of Commons . |
| 22 | You can order your tickets on page 24 and save £5 on an adult ticket , as well as benefiting a children 's charity by £1 on every ticket . |
| 23 | Observing the children 's play out of doors , teachers will be able to draw in and encourage some children by offering them small problems to solve , such as the best way to move some bricks from one side of the garden to another . |
| 24 | I like washing — I would n't like to wash sheets and blankets and things , but I do n't mind doing the children 's things … |
| 25 | Dash are also running a children 's colouring competition via their shops , asking children to colour in a picture of a meadow . |
| 26 | For instance , one exercise involves reading a children 's book aloud but singing every verb . |
| 27 | They have always spent considerable time visiting schools ; in the nineteenth century there were regular visits , including during the period of payment by results ( 1862–1898 ) when the outcome of an inspection , involving assessing the children 's performance , determined whether or not the school received funds . |
| 28 | I am sure that my hon. Friend wishes to condemn the outrage last week when not only stores but the opera house were bombed , making the children 's pantomime and all the other treats that normal families in the rest of Britain have at Christmas , such as shopping , Father Christmas and the Christmas lights , inaccessible to many families . |
| 29 | Parents may end up fighting the children 's battles and undermining each other 's attempts at discipline . |
| 30 | Exercise 1 : Try playing the children 's party game where you spend two minutes looking at an assortment of small items on a tray , then cover them with a cloth and see how many of them you can write down . |