Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Director of the State Historical Library plans to invite German specialists to Moscow in the near future to help sort out the holdings and to decide the fate of the books . |
| 2 | Above : This camcorder comes with a detachable 6-watt video light to help brighten up shots taken in dark conditions . |
| 3 | She throws in a clincher to help make up my mind : ‘ There 's half an hour before the television news starts , ’ she says . |
| 4 | There are more check-in desks , a brand new computerised baggage handling system and a larger baggage reclaim hall to help speed up your journey . |
| 5 | Korn/Ferry 's strategy was to maximise their profit margins by handling all aspects of the work , and they were fortunate to gain such prestigious clients as Rockwell and Norton Simon in their early days ; but the concept of headhunting was less well-established on the West Coast than in Manhattan and the partners , fighting for all the fees they could earn , were forced to undertake contingency work to help build up their volume . |
| 6 | A number of measures have been taken in the 1980 Housing Act to help release more rented accommodation . |
| 7 | HULL CITY are hoping their bank will say yes to a rescue package to help fight off a winding-up order from the taxman . |
| 8 | But independent councillor Tony Moore said : ‘ We should be looking to private business to help bail out the museum . |
| 9 | Assertion you 're clear about what you want , you ca n't there 's no need to get get up about it there 's no need to worry about it this is what you want and this is the way it is , you do n't have to shout , you just have to stick to your point . |
| 10 | Did you erm oh you 've still got your job description to do have n't you ? |
| 11 | Conservative Robert Goodwill claims Labour 's minimum wage policy has not been thought through properly and that it would ‘ cause inflation to let rip again ’ . |
| 12 | The world 's No. 1 batsman , according to the ratings , was two days into his 40th year , and had once again set his side up for a further victory to help blot out the misery of 1987–89 . |
| 13 | Why not have a look at the Qbasic series starting this month to help make up your mind ! |
| 14 | Remove old , unproductive fruit trees by cutting them down to shoulder height before using the stump as a lever to help dig out all the roots . |
| 15 | Escoffier was not the man to let go easily . |
| 16 | CLERGYMEN have been condemned for failing in their duty to help stamp out under-age and open-air drinking in a Co Tyrone town . |
| 17 | The nation was invited to donate to a fund to help track down his assailants and the response was generous . |
| 18 | Cable needs supplementary machinery in his model to help explain why half-lines with two or more adjacent , rising degrees of stress never occur in " classical " OE verse ; the need for such supplements may indicate that his base theory is insufficiently constrained . |
| 19 | CO-OPERATION North — the organisation committed to cross-border exchanges — are again banking on athletics to help raise much needed sponsorship . |
| 20 | Companies were invited to invest in the market it is considering a ‘ modest ’ contribution to help bail out those affected . |
| 21 | developing a joint arbitration system to help resolve quickly any intractable disputes on the ground ; and |
| 22 | A business development manager has recently been appointed to carry out a business review survey to help determine where the laboratory should go and how it should develop . |
| 23 | Elean:In your situation , you need a common language to help break down the divisions being both aggravated and imposed by the racist regime . |
| 24 | During the treatment his back was x-rayed and this involved injecting an oil based substance into his spine to help show up the nerves . |
| 25 | And when you can be clear about what it is you want and be clear what it is they want you 've got more of a chance to get the solution to win win rather than if you 're just interested in your position and your side . |