Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] child 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | William took his argument one step further by saying , ‘ I believe that cross court training is terrific for the child 's development . |
| 2 | The landscape is as simple , naive and charming as a child 's painting . |
| 3 | He looked hurt when she did n't join him , his emotions transparent as a child 's . |
| 4 | A tall and awkward body and yet light as a child 's . |
| 5 | I was too old for the children 's ward so I was in with men . |
| 6 | He was a big man of about forty , with dark hair flopping over his forehead ; his eyes were dark too , strangely wide and clear like a child 's ; and his face was as familiar to her as Adam 's . |
| 7 | This incident seems to epitomise what is believed to have gone wrong with the Children 's Hearing system in Orkney . |
| 8 | I chatted the one grandmother , who hard hardly seen her grandson who has made friends with another eight year old in the children 's club . |
| 9 | Oralists believe that every deaf child of normal intelligence can learn lipreading and speech , and that signing and fingerspelling are harmful to a child 's learning process . |
| 10 | But the Reverend was fiercely repressive of the children 's spirit , the food was very poor and the girls were often starved and cold . |
| 11 | The unambiguous identity of a child 's father is crucial for the child 's own social identity . |
| 12 | The little man nodded his bald head , his eyes simple as a child 's . |
| 13 | This cake mixture is perfect for the children 's cakes in this book , as it is light and moist yet firm enough to handle and cut into different shapes . |
| 14 | Indeed , the local authority has a clear duty to restore the child to his or her natural parents as soon as this is consistent with the child 's welfare . |
| 15 | In particular , this means that the placement with a parent , relative , friend or person connected with the child should be considered as a first option unless this would not be reasonably practicable or consistent with the child 's welfare ( s23(6) ) . |
| 16 | If the answer is yes , should it be a family similar to the child 's racial and cultural origin ? |
| 17 | The gap in services has been filled by child minders who at their best can offer a high quality of care with all the advantages of a domestic setting similar to the children 's own home , but because of the lack of resources , training and support for their work are often the last resort for parents . |
| 18 | The mastery of a musical instrument , the ability to interpret notes , a feeling for rhythm , the disciplining of the body through formal physical education and informal dance are all central to a child 's needs in the transition from babyhood through adolescence to maturity . |
| 19 | From that analysis there emerged a call for a ‘ broad ’ , ‘ balanced ’ , ‘ coherent ’ ‘ relevant ’ and ‘ differentiated ’ curriculum , in which there should be a good match of learning experience and materials of a particular subject to the child 's abilities . |
| 20 | It is something akin to a child 's musing choice to disobey a parent , ‘ Shall I or sha n't I ? ’ |
| 21 | First , it is appropriate for those working with a child to try to communicate at the right level ; this means introducing language structures with which the child is already familiar and trying to ensure that the content of conversations is appropriate to the child 's ability to understand and to her interests . |
| 22 | Certainly , these early learning years are crucial to a child 's educational development . |
| 23 | She was delighted by the children 's generosity . |
| 24 | His survival depended on the support of the Neustrian aristocracy , and , once again on Guntram , now childless , playing the part of a kindly uncle , although he was suspicious about the child 's parentage . |
| 25 | but erm , had a little with the children 's Christmas presents |
| 26 | Excessive restriction of fluids is n't good for a child 's kidneys , and unless the child is really awake , ‘ lifting ’ can just encourage passing urine while asleep . |
| 27 | The charge for preparing a Change Of Name Deed can range from £25 to £75 and it is legal for the child 's mother to do this . |
| 28 | I accept that it was not mandatory upon the judge to require that the mother be given notice of the foster mother 's application , but he knew in general terms from the evidence before him that the mother had maintained an active interest in the children and that she was unhappy about the children 's placement with the foster mother . |
| 29 | Her mouth was clumsy and awkward like a child 's good night , and when she spoke the words vibrated inside my mouth . |
| 30 | The rest of this chapter and the following chapter provide a more detailed account of the processes which are involved in a child 's mastery of language from the perspective of learning theory , the acquisition of abstract rules and developmental change . |