Example sentences of "children [vb base] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children make their own maps or plans in role . |
| 2 | If ordinary children build their linguistic abilities on antecedent social and cognitive abilities , these may , in fact , be necessary prerequisites for the emergence of language . |
| 3 | Although such ‘ signals ’ may be born of snobbism and élitism of the least attractive kind and are often public confirmations of economic privilege , those teachers who have devoted their working lives to the state sector know that the only way of countering , undermining and finally defeating private education is by making the local authority schools places where all children realise their full potential . |
| 4 | As the children complete their Primary School education it is important for us to look to the continuity of their education into the Senior School , particularly in relation to the 5–14 Programme and to their personal adjustment . |
| 5 | Streetwise Intermediate explores such subjects as how children acquire their first language ; gestures ; and varieties of English . |
| 6 | I am taking a lesson in Class 6 in a school half-way up a mountain in an attempt to find out how well the children understand their English reader . |
| 7 | Usually , he says , the children use their intuitive knowledge of the language to form sentences with the same structure . |
| 8 | This was built into the developing environment from the start , and continued to receive attention as and when the opportunity arose to help the children expand their existing range of choices . |
| 9 | When they grow up , our children leave our private world to move into a private world of their own . |
| 10 | If children do their own drawing , it can form the basis of a useful discussion between the teacher and the child , with the teacher helping to articulate his or her ideas . |
| 11 | ‘ I imagine that few of these wretched children trouble their adoptive parents for long . |
| 12 | How does the language we use to describe certain children reflect our own values and assumptions ? |
| 13 | Mrs Hayman said the children prepare their own costumes and are encouraged to do their own research into the Victorian period before going to Mickley . |
| 14 | The teacher should intervene before the children reach their own resolution to the problem . |
| 15 | Fundamental to British education is the aim to help all children achieve their full potential , and this is generally seen as involving building on the strengths children bring with them to schools . |
| 16 | Despite there being many different forms of family life in Britain today , the great majority of children spend their early years with their two natural parents . |
| 17 | But even when children outgrow their biological needs , their tastes persist as passions turn to chocolate , cheeseburgers , chips and milk shakes . |
| 18 | The acquisition — learning distinction This point concerns the difference between language acquisition ( the process whereby children learn their first language , which is usually subconscious and constitutes ‘ picking-up ’ the language naturally ) and language learning ( conscious knowledge of the rules of the language ) . |
| 19 | The children have their own menu to choose from — melon , spaghetti bolognese and pineapple glacé would be a typical selection . |
| 20 | So the ‘ markers ’ of good judgement and the rules that are really important must become so ingrained that children have their own discretion and a conscience to ‘ remind ’ them of right and wrong . |
| 21 | The recognition that children have their own ideas about phenomena , and that they may be very different from their teacher 's ideas , has important implications for teaching and learning . |
| 22 | Primaries 1 – 3 are located in the bright , south-westerly facing Greyfriars Building , where the children have their own classrooms , library and secluded outdoor play area . |