Example sentences of "help [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The young princes , dressed smartly in dark blazers , helped their grandmother collect the flowers and were later rewarded by a lady in the crowd who offered them gift-wrapped bars of chocolate . |
2 | In the boathouse , she helped her father tie the boat down to the rock . |
3 | It seemed to work ; her saliva and dampness helped his body fight the damage . |
4 | His best season was 1964–65 , when his 296 runs at 37 helped his province win the Plunket Shield . |
5 | The youngest visitor , aged about six and dressed ready for bed in pyjamas , helped his father to decipher the jottings in his field notebook and then reported earnestly on the day 's tally . |
6 | Her time of 31.15sec puts her in today 's final , helping her club maintain the pressure on Portsmouth Northsea , the defending champions . |
7 | Helen , the second daughter , had left the Wimbledon school when she was sixteen and was at home helping her mother to run the house and , as his fatal illness developed , to assist in nursing her father , to whom she was particularly close . |
8 | She was pleased to see that the 460 uses unleaded fuel , helping her bid to escape the city smoke . |
9 | The grandmother of a Cornish smallholder 's family would stay the first three days of each week ‘ to help my mother to do the washing and buttermaking … and to help to do the mending ; ’ and when the children were not at school they would walk the mile and a half back to granny 's own ‘ little thatched cottage . ’ |
10 | There is no date set for the retirement , and Mrs. Rooney is happy to stay on to help her successor learn the ropes . |
11 | Singapore 's location has also helped its port to become the world 's busiest . |
12 | A POTTERY firm chairman has returned a £236,000 bonus to help his firm beat the recession . |
13 | The patient 's first experiences of standing up , in the early stages after his stroke or head injury , aim to help his body regain the tonus needed to hold itself up against gravity ( pp.9 , 115 ) . |
14 | Aapri 's new Facial Wash Gel can help you to help your skin combat the winter weather . |
15 | ‘ Actually , ’ Roirbak said , having just thought of it , ‘ we may be able to use the natro group Star Eye to help your friend leave the city . |
16 | * Use commas to help your reader understand the structure of your sentences ( see pp. 125 – 8 ) . |
17 | Help your child to tell the time with this nursery clock which has a solid pine surround and clown design . |
18 | Commas help your reader to understand the structure of a sentence , but like any other kind of detailed structuring they risk interfering with reading instead of helping it . |
19 | Vitamin C is a great aid to helping your body utilize the iron present in your diet . |
20 | But I am sensible enough to realise that if I make an effort to understand what different foods actually contain , it will help my body share the benefits of my enjoyment . |
21 | The report is welcomed by Gloucestershire MP 's who hope that it will help their campaign to save the regiment . |
22 | You can help your body use the iron from plant foods by eating fresh fruit ( or any food or drink rich in vitamin C ) along with the iron-rich food . |
23 | It would help your understanding to revise the anatomy and physiology of respiration before proceeding with this section . |