Example sentences of "of [noun sg] to help [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On July 27 , 1989 , the Pakistani Minister of State for Finance , Ehsanul Haq Piracha , opening the third session of the Nepal-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission in Kathmandu , assured Nepal of support to help it overcome problems resulting from the trade blockade with India . |
| 2 | Would he also look to a change of driver to help him with the draw he will want at Augusta ? |
| 3 | Duly satisfied , the Archbishop continued in his support of the family , giving them leave to travel and even advancing them sums of money to help them to do so . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm glad she had the presence of mind to help you . |
| 5 | Many of the disciplines of contemplation have been designed precisely to wean the mind and head away from these earth-bound modes of perception to help them to discover another kind of experience , which they call ‘ spiritual ’ . |
| 6 | I was still wide awake an hour later so took a gulp of wine to help me sleep . |
| 7 | Steve Hagger , a director , says the mounting list of creditors can be blamed on the fact Brandmakers was victim of a fraud being perpetrated on companies in search of cash to help them ride the recession . |
| 8 | You 've grown a protective skin , a sort of … carapace of crudeness to help you deal with the world . |
| 9 | Then I was put on some sort of medication to help me calm down because I kept on getting knotted up , getting uptight . |
| 10 | Above all , they worked the tides , using those heaven-sent moving roads of water to help them on their way . |
| 11 | g ) Now draw the following table and see if you can fill in the blank spaces , using the strips of paper to help you as you did above . |
| 12 | Their meaning is not easily grasped by those who have spent some time studying the Christian faith , and yet the church still presents these complicated extracts from the Bible and the ASB to people who may never have heard the name of God spoken reverently before , and who are searching for some germ of belief to help them understand the vacuum created by the death of the person they love . |
| 13 | ‘ He seems to be going to a lot of trouble to help you , ’ said Irene . |
| 14 | I shall seek to evaluate the Maastricht proposals in the light of these different levels of loyalty to help me to decide whether what is on offer is worth supporting . |
| 15 | But pondering each may heighten awareness or trigger new avenues of thought to help us break through the double walls which arise around every church : one built by the members and the outer one constructed by the community . |
| 16 | Previous experience of using visually stimulating material , encouragement to do so , interest in the task in hand , curiosity and enjoyment seem to play a part in the way that some pupils use even low levels of vision to help them to find out the things they are interested in . |
| 17 | While recognising that recent trends in health education are encouraging a move away from a purely topics-based programme , pupils need to have access to reliable information on a wide range of aspects of health to help them make informed judgements about healthy practices . |
| 18 | Mr. Wuben and his staff pride themselves on the friendly service offered to all guests , they are sure to give you a real Dutch welcome and are happy to help with a wealth of information to help you really enjoy your visit . |
| 19 | You will find these a source of information to help you understand the care planned for the patients . |
| 20 | Or if you have a number of outstanding debts , such as credit card charges and hire purchase deals , a remortgage can pay them all off at a much lower rate of interest to help you reduce your outgoings . |
| 21 | These are all responses which were highly suitable in prehistoric times when events required either that you ran away as fast as you could or that you had a surge of energy to help you fight your way out of a difficult situation as ferociously as possible ( fight or flight behaviour ) . |