Example sentences of "[prep] help [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their degree of preference for one party Over others had an important influence upon the usefulness-ratings they gave the media for helping them decide how to Vote ( those with clear preferences found the media less useful for that purpose ) but had little or no influence on other aspects of usefulness-ratings . |
| 2 | Those who found politics interesting in the campaign but had not been interested in politics a year earlier gave the press high ratings for helping them decide how to vote . |
| 3 | Those who read highbrow papers found their papers no more useful for helping them decide how to vote or for revealing politicians ' personalities , and only a little more useful for explaining political issues . |
| 4 | So amongst tabloid readers generally , but especially amongst Sun/Star readers , there was a dramatic difference between their overwhelming preference for television as a source of information and their reliance upon both press and television for helping them decide how to vote . |
| 5 | Our panel rated PEBs much lower than the press or television news for providing information on issues , but similar to the press for providing information on leaders , and close behind the press and television news for helping them decide how to vote . |
| 6 | Readers of the tabloid press overwhelmingly preferred television rather than the press as an information source but , like other voters , they had a relatively slight preference for television rather than the press for helping them decide how to vote . |
| 7 | In addition , Sotheby 's London Chief Executive Timothy Llewellyn explained , ‘ We have a notarised statement by a previous owner of the painting , Alexander Kozlenkov , given in the Land of Berlin and dated 26 January 1990 , that the picture was given to his late father , a colonel in the Soviet Army , by a German family who lived in the Schlossmuseum , in gratitude for helping them obtain food during the occupation . |
| 8 | He wrote : ‘ Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks and for helping me see where I have gone wrong . ’ |
| 9 | I only want you to know that I 'm very grateful to you for helping me become Joe 's apprentice . ’ |
| 10 | The Parkinson 's Disease Society has been in touch with me , and I am grateful to its chief executive , Mrs. Mary Baker , both for information and for helping me understand the problems . |
| 11 | Can I therefore finish by thanking all our employees , worldwide , most sincerely for helping us write a further chapter in what continues to be a major UK success story . |
| 12 | What you have learned is a sophisticated procedure for helping you solve difficult problems . |
| 13 | ‘ Changed your mind about helping us find the creature ? ’ asked Mr Crangle . |
| 14 | But it does recognize the need for the educators to find ways of helping them cope . |
| 15 | The challenge of meeting all children 's needs and of helping them achieve their rights can only be met by concerted efforts of governments of multi-lateral agencies and bi-lateral donors , as well as by the path-breaking initiatives of N G Os such as Save The Children . |
| 16 | Exchange visits between company and school have kept the project going and Courtaulds is now looking at the possibility of helping them design a fibre spinning rig . |
| 17 | Nat West is to spend £1.5M on training branch managers and Small business Advisers with the aim of helping them understand small firms ' needs more clearly . |
| 18 | For many patients , brief problem-orientated outpatient care seems to be a very satisfactory means of helping them tackle the difficulties . |
| 19 | With , with regards to Camco 's Eastern European sales drive , does this have any er , implications in terms of er , working capital movements , in terms of helping them fund those acquisitions and what sort of er , provisions perhaps , are you taking on those sales ? |
| 20 | Children with cerebral palsy ca n't control , their muscles , or voices , but there is a way of helping them develop . |
| 21 | Unemployed people are given training opportunities in the hope of helping them find work . |
| 22 | You see , I 've no intention of helping you ruin a man I admire . ’ |
| 23 | By fund-raising she is doing something positive towards helping me get better . |
| 24 | Analysed , considered and acted upon these facts and the others also available from your sales ledger can go a long way towards helping you make your business more efficient and profitable . |
| 25 | Not really , just sort of helps you know what you what you 're picking up off the shelf . |
| 26 | ‘ There is no magic solution to this issue and employees who smoke will need to harness their own willpower , but the ban could be the kind of incentive that some smokers have been waiting for to help them reduce or stop smoking and improve their general health . ’ |
| 27 | Of course , there 's the question of my present contract , but I feel sure I can bribe the boss into helping me get out of it without too much hassle . ’ |
| 28 | Recognizing the fact that they do not seem to be enjoying their children and are missing the fun of childhood can be one way into helping them realize the value of a positive approach . |
| 29 | A 23-year-old woman law clerk has appeared in court charged with helping him escape and harbouring him . |
| 30 | The interviewer is concerned not with taking over and controlling the clients ' lives , but with helping them handle problems in order that they may fashion their own lives according to their own values . |