Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | De Klerk dismissed suggestions that he ca n't control his security forces by pointing out that he appointed 10,000 police officers last year , and claims that the new influx will go a long way in helping subdue township unrest . |
| 2 | Where it did occur , it helped improve project design and correct local misconceptions of investments and their impact , " the report says . |
| 3 | Trent let go jib sheet and halyard ; the heavy canvas flashed free , disappearing into the rain curtain as if lighter than tissue paper . |
| 4 | Mr Warren said new product development helped build market share and establish ‘ a competitive edge ’ . |
| 5 | ( Abel Matutes , the EC Commissioner for Latin America , noted that access arrangements in respect of Andean Pact countries were " temporary and exceptional " to help eradicate drug trafficking , but agreed that the Central American countries should be compensated for losses incurred as the result of the concessions , particularly as regards coffee . ) |
| 6 | Modern moisturisers often have added benefits , particularly ultra-violet filters to help prevent sun damage . |
| 7 | Chairman Barrie Liss said : ‘ Shopkeepers have a duty to help prevent solvent abuse and this initiative will help them do just that . |
| 8 | Anticoagulant drugs safe enough for long term use to help prevent heart disease are under development by almost every drug company , Huber said . |
| 9 | Moderate exercise , for example walking and swimming , is thought to help prevent heart disease and should be encouraged in all age groups . |
| 10 | Fitting over front and bottom cowls of most engines and twins , ‘ No Nest Net ’ needs no airframe fixtures to install , and its smooth mesh allows natural air circulation to help prevent moisture build-up . |
| 11 | 3D CRICKET and MORRANTS also provide a range of sightscreens , while SLR produce a wooden screen which reduces in height when not in use to help prevent wind damage . |
| 12 | In some parts of the country fluoride is added to the water to help prevent tooth decay . |
| 13 | At a more day to day level we 've helped improve food quality in the Ukraine and have provided advice on improving bread supplies in Moscow . |
| 14 | Cellutherapie is a Vibromassage system to help improve skin tone and texture on hips and thighs . |
| 15 | In order to help rationalise computer support activities , which have been rather overloaded recently , staff are asked to observe the following procedures . |
| 16 | Other achievements included leading a Halifax squadron to attack the Tirpitz , only to crash in Norway and escape to England via Sweden to fight again and , of course , the creation and leading of the Pathfinders , which reduced dramatically the bombing errors of the less experienced crews to create a more viable bombing campaign , which itself helped shorten World War Two . |
| 17 | For more than a quarter of a century historians have been using computers to help analyse voting behaviour in English parliamentary elections . |
| 18 | At the group 's first meeting held afterwards , HCIMA Awareness seminars were planned to help meet member recruitment targets which the group had set . |
| 19 | The World Bank announced a $100 million loan on June 6 to help develop unemployment compensation , job placement and training programmes . |
| 20 | Since the convention 's Funds are used mainly to help protect World Heritage sites in developing countries , responsibility was assigned to the Overseas Development Agency , part of the Foreign Office . |
| 21 | The survey also found that while 58 per cent of drivers suggested fitting an " autocatalyst " to help reduce air pollution , only 2 per cent of those questioned had done so . |
| 22 | Instead of a tax Cefic has suggested that help should be given to eastern Europe to help reduce energy consumption . |
| 23 | The fall calls into question Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont 's justification in his March budget for imposing VAT on domestic fuel as being necessary to help reduce energy consumption and to meet the target , to which the UK is committed , of stabilising CO2 emissions at the 1990 level of 160 million tonnes by 2000 . |
| 24 | The director of immigration — who had already received $150 a head for the landing permits which had not been honoured — suggested to the shipping line a fee of $250,000 to help get decree number 937 rescinded . |
| 25 | US troops prepared to storm into war-ravaged Somalia last night to help get food aid to starving civilians . |
| 26 | To help investigate gill net use and bird deaths elsewhere around the coast , the Society has set up a confidential phone line . |
| 27 | Three so far have been studied ; naloxone helped relieve gas accumulation and discomfort in all of them . |
| 28 | POLICE are being given a 140 mph supercar to help fight auto crime . |
| 29 | Pond 's moisturisers help maintain and replenish your skin with natural ingredients such as glycerine , which helps prevent moisture loss and attracts extra water from the air . |
| 30 | This helps prevent wind rock . |