Example sentences of "at children 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1 torch ( for looking under four-poster beds , up chimneys , down old dungeons , etc. , at children 's request ) |
| 2 | Fairy Tales by Terry Jones ( Puffin , £1.95 ) CHRISTMAS BEST-SELLERS Based on last week 's sales in the children 's department of Waterstone 's in Edinburgh : 1 Rhyming Stew by Roald Dahl ( Jonathan Cape , £7.95 ) 2 Oi Get Off Our Train by John Burningham ( Jonathan Cape , £7.95 ) 3 Matilda by Roald Dahl 4 The Lion , The Witch and The Wardrobe by CSLewis ( Fontana Lion , £2.25 ) 5 Prince Caspian by CSLewis ( Fontana Lion , £2.25 ) 6 Almost Everything There Is To Know by Tim Hunkin ( Pyramid Books , £4.95 ) 7 The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter ( Frederick Warne , £20 ) 8 Budgie The Helicopter by HRHDuchess of York ( Simon & Schuster , £4.95 ) 9 The Way Things Work by David MacAuley ( Dorling Kindersley , £14.95 ) 10 Peace At Last by Jill Murphy ( Walker , £6.95 ) THE YEAR 'S BEST-SELLERS Supplied by Jane Churchill at Children 's Bookcentre in Kensington , London : |
| 3 | This was an organization formed by film mogul J. Arthur Rank and financed since 1951 by the British film industry to make low-budget productions for screening at children 's matinee performances , usually on Saturday mornings . |
| 4 | Above all , research of the kind described above is informative and helpful in some ways as a tool for looking with some objectivity at children 's writing ; but it does not isolate areas of difficulty or suggest teaching strategies to promote more effective writing . |
| 5 | Whenever we are looking at children 's writing , it 's a high priority to respond to the content , but this can sometimes be difficult ; children themselves often become over-anxious about the surface features of their writing and frightened of making mistakes . |
| 6 | Reed Children 's Books and Books for Students , the Warwick-based school and library supplier , have just announced that in that capacity she will be a judge for a new competition for primary school children — the first prize being a week 's holiday for a whole class at children 's author Michael Morpurgo 's farm in Devon . |