Example sentences of "[vb infin] child ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Primary schools must respect children 's talk , as pupils put into words their thoughts and feelings , explore new ideas and deepen understanding .
2 A display in the entrance hall headed ‘ These are our absolutely wonderful entries to the Cadbury 's children 's art competition ’ will boost children 's morale and self-esteem whatever judges in distant places may think .
3 The full-colour illustrations will motivate children 's interest and provide an excellent springboard for both oral and written work .
4 Restaurants qualifying for family-specialist status must also have children 's furniture , a children 's menu and a play corner or children 's lawn .
5 Teachers may give their verbal assent to such precepts as the need to " start where the child is " and to " individualise children 's learning " .
6 How do they develop children 's ability to make effective use of the opportunities for collaboration which the environment provides ?
7 You ca n't change them — you ca n't force a man to love you when he does n't , ca n't hold children 's progress to adulthood back .
8 While believing that few teachers were intentionally racist , and while not accepting that racism was the sole cause of West Indian underachievement , the committee concluded that unintentional racism ( in the sense of stereotyped , negative or patronising views of West Indian children ) was widespread and did influence children 's performance .
9 ( 1988 ) and HMI ( DES 1990c ) , to reduce rather than enhance children 's learning , in some situations and in the hands of some teachers , at least .
10 Worries that the relocated employees faced were finding employment for relocated spouses and ensuring that the relocation did not affect children 's schooling .
11 The nature of classroom interaction is one factor which may affect children 's ability to cope with explanations in the classroom .
12 For some teachers not only was this difficult to plan and implement as an organizational strategy per se , but the increased demands imposed on them by the strategy meant that their opportunities for systematic and sustained monitoring of children 's progress were further reduced , while at the same time the increased levels of movement and disturbance in the classroom might adversely affect children 's concentration and time on task .
13 What kinds of classroom environment will most support children 's learning ?
14 At the outset I questioned whether , given the nature of what arts education claims to be about , it is possible or even desirable to assess or examine children 's work in this area .
15 The proposed series of investigations will examine children 's understanding of economic need , income distribution and unemployment .
16 In addition , many existing tests are decontextualised approaches which do not adequately assess children 's understanding of meaning .
17 For instance the project will assess children 's understanding of the following situation : at a pedestrian crossing I can rely on the motorist stopping if I know that he has seen me , but I can not rely on it if I know that he has not seen me .
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