Example sentences of "it [modal v] help [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have gone no further than to promise a ‘ modest ’ central contribution if it would help to settle all disputes . |
| 2 | She just felt it would help to establish some boundaries , and just then she felt they both needed space to get over the incident . |
| 3 | Sergeant Nickol hopes that when the programme is shown , it will help to produce new clues to find the teenager . |
| 4 | It can help to relieve sexual tension when there is no other way this can be done . |
| 5 | If the interviewee is very nervous it can help to ask some questions which can readily be answered with a yes or no , this provides the opportunity to adjust the tension . |
| 6 | When back pain and arthritis are the problems it can help to take short rests or breaks from a long stint in one position — say sitting at a desk or standing at an ironing-table . |
| 7 | It can help to develop historical enquiry skills and can accustom pupils from an early age to handling and evaluating and synthesising historical evidence . |