Example sentences of "expect [pron] children " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most parents expect their children to be clean by the age of 2½ years , but 16 per cent of 3-year-olds still show signs of faecal incontinence once a week or more . |
| 2 | Most families in a village like this expect their children to work on the farm when they get older , but in this case it was different . |
| 3 | I think that 's the trouble with Christmas , I said to Rob , in a way , I said I hope when I get to mum and dad 's age I wo n't expect my children to think oh god you got to go there for you know I said that I 'd love to just once take the kids away and go somewhere |
| 4 | Parents can not expect their children to get on with each other but family life is very difficult if there is continuous bickering and jealousy between children . |
| 5 | If we remain ‘ stuck ’ Christians , we can not expect our children to become ‘ growing ’ Christians . |
| 6 | I do not think that any one of us expects our children to walk out of the place ‘ normal ’ , but we do know that it is the best place in the world for them to achieve their fullest potential . |