Example sentences of "the [noun sg] help " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor Elsie had died of the whooping cough just after Harry had gone to America , so now there was only Edna at home in the daytime to help her mother . |
| 2 | Blaze have now got the opportunity to help . |
| 3 | That many of the communities in question have historically been denied the opportunity to help themselves because of dependency relationships with other more dominant areas or with dominant groups in society or with the state , must also be recognised . |
| 4 | Manager of Southern Electric Test Division , Brian Walker , said that his company were ‘ delighted ’ with the opportunity to help the Treloar youngsters in their bid to overcome disabilities and gain independence . |
| 5 | In British Airways staff and their representatives were offered the opportunity to help generate ideas , and this resulted in very imaginative ways of reducing the cost of employing people without necessarily making them redundant or reducing their income . |
| 6 | The opportunity to help investment and to help employment directly , then they should be prepared to cut erm interest rates , as our European partners have been doing . |
| 7 | This year just under 100 students will receive their first degrees at Stirling and Chief Careers Advisor Walter Abbott , who retires this summer , can look back and take pride in the fact that he and his small team in the careers office have had the opportunity to help prepare 16,000 students for ‘ life after Uni ’ during the 24 years that Walter has been here and seen the University grow . |
| 8 | The vote , when it came , broke five days of deadlock for a post that will give Yeltsin no executive powers , but huge authority and the opportunity to help set a new political agenda for the Russian parliament . |
| 9 | Although the council pays for pupils ' season tickets , parents are entitled to the refund to help cover the costs of alternative transport . |
| 10 | We have the expertise to help you meet your ideal partner . |
| 11 | Therefore , the catalyst helping to promote high density among salaried staffs was government support in the form of legislation since 1936 guaranteeing the right of association and negotiation to white-collar as well as manual employees . |
| 12 | I had a grand day at sea , but although the tide helped me to get back the wind did n't , and I used the engine to get back into the Crouch . |
| 13 | Reading Mary Bailey 's article this month , which is both a celebration of seven years of service to the hobby , and a cry from the heart to help her to help you , I thought it was time I promoted , explained and outlined our superb readers ' query service . |
| 14 | Billy ( Nottingham ) and I came down in the afternoon to help . |
| 15 | I do n't suppose the smoking helps ! |
| 16 | Even so , the money helps . |
| 17 | Cute and practical animal club-head covers start from £13 , and the money helps the English Ladies Association Trust . |
| 18 | The money helps BCE to carry out a range of initiatives , including the provision of soft loans for new businesses , managed workshops for new businesses , low-cost premises for expanding businesses , training for ex-mineworkers and job shops . |
| 19 | I wish I had the money to help my cousin restore it . ’ |
| 20 | The organisers are now raising the money to help re-create their own version of a Bridge Too Far … but this time they 're confident of a happy ending . |
| 21 | Mr Hennessy says the council has n't the money to help the rink |
| 22 | The school says some parents owe more than three thousand pounds , and it needs the money to help pay teachers ' salaries . |
| 23 | But the plans came to nothing when council officers were unable to come up with the money to help host the event which runs from March 3–5 . |
| 24 | Now he needed more details of the case to help him . |
| 25 | The Roman Research Trust says the publicity from the case helped to sell the manor for more than the reserve price . |
| 26 | Familiarity with both the form and the content of the text helps us to understand its meaning . |
| 27 | Both the size and the overall structure of the text helped enormously here , in that it comprised only 11 sentences totalling 130 words . |
| 28 | Its 200-page Environmental Management for Hotels : The Industry Guide to Best Practice , to be launched on Mar 21 , points out that energy conservation measures pay for themselves through cost saving and hence improve the business ' competitiveness ; that the pressure is on worldwide to demonstrate commitment to the sustainable development of tourism ; that staff will want to work for companies with good environmental practices ; that concern for the environment is shared by an increasing number of those involved in hotels ; and that a good track record in the field helps when developing new ventures or projecting a brand image . |
| 29 | A crowd of farm workers had seen the fire and run into the field to help save the wheat , but they were so confused they did not know what to do . |
| 30 | If the child can not complete it , then he or she can ask the computer to help . |