Example sentences of "[prep] care for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That we can not cope with another child , that we are not ready for parenthood , that we can not face raising a child without a partner , that we can not afford a child , that our method of birth control failed , that we are the victims of rape , that we can not bear the anguish of carrying a child to term and giving it up for adoption , that we can not accept the responsibility of caring for a handicapped child — these are the reasons why we seek abortion in the vast majority of cases . |
| 2 | The strain of caring for a disturbed relative can be considerable and the need for an understanding and reliable friend to talk to and share the anxieties with is often very great . |
| 3 | Housework campaign does little to dispel , since their line makes no distinction between the ‘ housework ’ of skivvying for a demanding but fit husband , and the ‘ housework ’ of caring for a dependent baby . |
| 4 | The methods and techniques which have been developed to cope with the child-rearing process seem to apply equally to families who are experiencing the difficulties and frustrations of caring for an ageing relative . |
| 5 | I hope I have not made the experience of caring for the sick parent sound all gloom and sacrifice and bedpans . |
| 6 | Reading is encouraged across the whole spectrum of nursing literature rather , reflecting in part the principles of holism ; of caring for the whole person rather than being disease or disorder linked . |
| 7 | In this sort of situation the local Social Services Department may be able to help you with many practical problems , such as caring for a dependent relative . |
| 8 | In this sort of situation the local Social Services Department may be able to help with many practical problems , such as caring for a dependent relative . |
| 9 | Friendship is about caring for the other person , respecting the other person , sharing your interests with the other person , enjoying just being with the other person — but not about suffocating the other person with big slobbering kisses ! |
| 10 | A significant proportion of women with these disabling conditions are also responsible for caring for a male spouse or other relative with a disability . |
| 11 | Acute grief at the death of one parent may inhibit a family for caring for the surviving spouse . |
| 12 | Councils charged with caring for the public interest start to panic at the thought of this oversized weed with its excruciating sap . |
| 13 | Or if we find that a grand-daughter is assisting her own mother in caring for an elderly parent , whom is the granddaughter helping ? |
| 14 | He imagines their having a child together ; he imagines Louise 's death and his own subsequent tenderness in caring for the motherless infant ( we do not , alas , have Louise 's response to this particular flight ) . |
| 15 | Many adult children gain great happiness from caring for a much-loved parent in the closing years of their life . |