Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [subord] the child " in BNC.
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| 1 | The corrective operation could not be undertaken until the child was three months old , and the doctor recommended that the child should be allowed to stay at the hospital until she was due for surgery , her condition producing difficulties in feeding . |
| 2 | Pudding can be given once the child has complied with the parents ' wishes and eaten the small portion of main course first . |
| 3 | In such cases it is important for food only to be given when the child is seated at the table or in the high-chair . |
| 4 | She said it was unnecessary for the legal relationship of parent and child to be broken when the child was already secure in her new family . |
| 5 | For no claim can be permitted if the child is not mine . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , an increasing number of schools now see withdrawal as only one of a widening range of options , only to be used where the child 's individually assessed needs suggest that this is indeed the most appropriate form of provision . |
| 7 | Now that , at last , in the twenty-first century , all selection can be accomplished before the child is three years old , later testing and reallocation can be discontinued : the escape routes from low status are blocked , and frustrated envy is nourished . |
| 8 | Some doctors recommend that no foods should be reintroduced until the child is over a year old , to minimize the risk of future sensitivity . |
| 9 | Some homes do not have a table ; food may be provided while the child is playing or walking around . |
| 10 | The Official Solicitor should only be appointed if the child does not have a guardian ad litem and there are exceptional circumstances which make this desirable in the interests of the child 's welfare ( Lord Chancellor 's Direction , 7 October 1991 ) . |
| 11 | A great deal has been learned from other environments before the child enters school and much more will be learned after the child leaves full-time education . |
| 12 | They have a back rest as well as a base cushion , and often the back rest can be removed as the child gets older . |
| 13 | Anne was excited and happy about the baby , but she began to worry that John might be killed before the child was born . |
| 14 | It allows an early and full account to be recorded before the child 's memory fades ; reduces the chance of parents or other interested adults influencing what the child says ; removes the need for a succession of professional people to probe at length and in detail the traumatic experiences of the child ; exposes any leading questions made the interviewers ; and allows people to observe the non-verbal as well as the verbal messages the child wants to make . |