Example sentences of "helped [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She poured a little whisky into a glass , put the stopper back in the decanter , thought for a moment , then took it out and helped herself to a more sensible amount . |
| 32 | There was a tight , hard knot in her stomach that seemed to preclude eating , but in a gesture of defiance she helped herself to a platter of seafood . |
| 33 | Still a bit shy , Luce hitched the thin sheet a shade higher to cover her nakedness and , having trapped it under her arms , helped herself to a flaky roll , which she spread liberally with butter and apricot jam . |
| 34 | Joe returned the warm plates of food to the table , and Dolly helped herself to the mint sauce . |
| 35 | She reached out and helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 36 | She , too , helped herself to an almond pastry . |
| 37 | The gang helped themselves to a video , leather jacket , private letters plus bits and pieces to the tune of £1,000 before fleeing . |
| 38 | He was told to unlock the premises and his assailants then helped themselves to a large quantity of cigarettes and cash . |
| 39 | Thieves helped themselves to a number of televisions off the back of a lorry parked at Woodside Cafe , at Knayton , near Thirsk , while the driver had his breakfast . |
| 40 | Eventually , the bloody turf wars ceased , and for a long time the authorities either winked at their illegal trade or even helped themselves to the till . |
| 41 | On the first day , Chris left out a bowl of fruit and the children — unused to seeing such a wide variety — helped themselves to the lot . |
| 42 | Mr Hutchinson managed to raise the alarm but the two men helped themselves to the cash and made off in the car driven by Wishart , of no fixed abode . |
| 43 | As I helped myself to a drop of Taff 's tea the guns down by the River Orne opened up again , the shells all heading in the direction of the German positions . |
| 44 | I filed them neatly in the waste basket and helped myself to a cigarette . |
| 45 | As I helped myself to a cigarette from the depleted pack I was turning over some of what he 'd told me . |
| 46 | Then I helped myself to a cigarette . |
| 47 | helped myself to a load of paper threes and I seem to have done them all . |
| 48 | I went through to the dining-room and helped myself to a pint of the neuron-friendly punch Uncle Hamish always made for the event . |