Example sentences of "[that] it [modal v] help " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand she thought she would possibly enjoy a hour 's gardening when she came home from work and that it would help her unwind , but on the other hand her adult children and her husband would expect tea at 6 p.m . |
| 2 | He did n't really believe that it would help for steady running . |
| 3 | As for Carol herself , she was quite prepared to recall the incident if it meant that it would help to convict the rapist . |
| 4 | ‘ Dr Adams thinks that it would help him in handling her case . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ One reason I continued with my research was the belief that it would help to prevent torture . |
| 6 | A year later Biograph released Gold is Not All , also directed by Griffith , and of this film the Motion Picture World said that it would help in ‘ creating a sentiment that will place a true value upon wealth in its relation to human happiness and its influence upon life ’ . |
| 7 | They also sensed that it would help them to make sure that managed competition was made to work ; they feared that , if it failed , politicians might opt for a government-run programme that would cut them out entirely . |
| 8 | Talking about visions , Dickens says that it would help ‘ if William Blake were here ’ , only to be interrupted by Chatterton . |
| 9 | ‘ I can see that it would help to run the Corporation more efficiently , ’ she said , ‘ although I 'm sure there are artificial intelligences that would be as powerful . |
| 10 | I do not consider that it would help towards the solution of your Lordships ' present problem for me to discuss further the points which arose in Morris ( including the question whether it really is an example of theft ) or in the many other cases on section 1(1) which have occupied the anxious attention of the courts and the academic writers . |
| 11 | Am I right in saying that one of one of your motivations behind living in the flats was the fact that erm the contact with people on on the flats , and you felt erm that it would help you erm |
| 12 | She suggested that the wedding reception should be held at the Redmond house , telling Julia that it would help her mother to get over the loss of her house if she could organise the wedding . |
| 13 | ‘ I hardly think that it would help you if I were to give it . ’ |
| 14 | Christy O'Connor Jnr played on the second morning and Jose Maria Canizares in the afternoon and although they did n't give me any points I felt it was important that they got a chance to taste the atmosphere and feel a part of the proceedings , as I thought that it would help them going into the singles . |
| 15 | Commentators claimed that it would help Sevan in his efforts to persuade hardline mujaheddin groups , in particular Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 's Hezb-i-Islami , to attend an " Afghan gathering " in Europe in April as a first step towards the establishment of an interim government . |
| 16 | I am sure that it would help you . |
| 17 | The sale would allegedly involve 17 stores , but not Harrods , and the suggestion was that it would help House of Fraser reduce current high borrowings . |
| 18 | Not that it would help the policeman understand Steve . |
| 19 | I mean certainly you ca n't achieve as much as a man does , but also the jobs just are n't there any more , not so much , and the main change I 'd like to see in education is that it would help girls cope with this dilemma . |
| 20 | Rather than forcing the diet on him , you should explain that it might help and ask if he would like to try it . |
| 21 | ‘ My own feeling would be , ’ Theodora said crisply , ‘ that it might help us to find out in more detail what Paul 's movements were immediately before his death . |
| 22 | We can only reach the conclusion — which will be noted by the further education sector in Scotland — that the reason behind the Government 's proposal for a further education funding council is that it might help the Bill 's passage . |
| 23 | When I suggested , in view of time pressure , that it might help if I completed the paperwork there and then , he agreed . |
| 24 | Well , I was discussing that with Frank last night and he actually pointed out that it might help the sales of the Financial Times because er , er the F T's very often bought as a second newspaper and if you get your first newspaper cheap , you 've got more change in your pocket . |
| 25 | I also think he probably thought that it might help to ease the tension erm in Northern Ireland , whether it did or not I leave as an open debate and I do n't think there was just a single motive for President Clinton 's decision , but the one I was trying to demonstrate which was hit straight away was there was a domestic element , a des domestic political element in the decision . |
| 26 | The Rough Guide for Morocco , for instance , suggests that it may help to take along an apparently disinterested friend to the shop or bazaar : in an effort to hurry the deal along , your friend is supposed to express the desire to leave . |
| 27 | However , something on new or developing areas of law , specific cases ( if your clients agree and you believe that it may help them ) and items of genuine local interest can all bring you to the attention of the editors . |
| 28 | It may be that it may help those in business understand their own , or their trading partners ' standard terms ; however , it is not intended that it should be used by persons without legal knowledge to draft standard terms without legal advice . |
| 29 | I , do n't mind being used as a guinea pig because I feel that it 'll help people in the future . |
| 30 | They hope that it 'll help many others to cope with their bereavement . |