Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] help [det] " in BNC.

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1 Working alongside the student as a nurse affords the clinical teacher opportunities to help such a student develop a more questioning attitude to nursing .
2 Over the centuries , trade in whale products helped many nations prosper ; no country now generates wealth and food by taking this awful toll .
3 Detecting water movements helps many insects of fast-flowing streams to maintain their position , and it alerts aquatic leeches to the approach of animals which might provide a meal of blood .
4 But junk bonds helped many successful businesses , which now face hard times
5 He called on the international community " to come together to extend and co-ordinate its assistance " and warned delegates that although the Fund intended to adapt existing lending programmes to help those most affected by the crisis , notably the front-line states , oil-importing countries and the new democracies of eastern Europe , the costs of such finance were likely to be prohibitive .
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