Example sentences of "[num] [prep] the children ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | The Odones were left stunned when they were told in 1984 at the Children 's Hospital in Washington DC that their fun-loving , brilliant six-year-old son — he already spoke three languages — had ALD , and was under sentence of death . |
2 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
3 | Social workers later discovered that one of the children 's grandmothers had offered to look after them , but was told other arrangements had been made . |
4 | ‘ It was the day before my estimated delivery date , which also happened to be one of the children 's birthdays and half-term holidays , so I was very busy . |
5 | Then in answer to Merrill 's raised eyebrows , ‘ They 're from one of the children 's homes . |
6 | ‘ One of the Children 's Film Foundation 's best , this film has a professional polish , and the children are expertly handled , ’ wrote one reviewer , who also remarked on the production 's ‘ refreshing spontaneity ’ . |
7 | Speaking to one of the workers in one of the children 's homes , said do you think that child prostitution in the children 's homes is something new because it 's on the front of the T and A ? |
8 | At the police station he was confronted by one of the children 's angry mother . |