Example sentences of "before the children [unc] " in BNC.

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1 Their father , occasionally grand in his uniform with gold stripes on his sleeve , went out in the morning and seldom returned before the children 's bedtime .
2 defiance of house rules ( e.g. breaking rules about playing with matches , about not switching on the TV before the children 's programmes begin , about sitting at the table until the meal is finished , or about not taking food out of the fridge without permission ) ;
3 He or she would decide whether cases should go on to a Children 's Hearing before the Children 's Panel , or whether to take no further action .
4 This would , however , exclude anyone who was involved in the handling of the cases then before the Children 's Hearings .
5 A child as young as nine would normally go before the children 's panel unless the reporter to the panel referred the case to the sheriff court , which is extremely rare .
6 A child as young as nine would normally go before the children 's panel unless the reporter to the panel referred the case to the sheriff court , which is extremely rare .
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