Example sentences of "child 's [noun sg] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 There is no legal requirement for a child 's evidence to be corroborated in civil proceedings .
2 His touch is sure from the start ; Ravel 's L'Enfant et les Sortileges he paces beautifully , and by making his fantastic characters tiny beside a huge , solid door , takes us at once into a child 's world to be thrilled and frightened .
3 Of the 243 companies interviewed , 56 per cent considered the disruption of children 's schooling to be a very or fairly serious problem for transferred staff .
4 But there are only limited facilites for them stay in the children 's ward to be near their daughter .
5 This tale of personal resolution is saved from saccharine overkill by Byrne 's fine , tortured performance , the children 's refusal to be cute and an almost lyrical conjunction of the young boys ' hidden feelings of neglect and their father 's coming to terms with his bereavement .
6 ‘ I 'm not a children 's plaything to be toyed with , ’ he shouted .
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