Example sentences of "[n mass] [verb] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the organisers stress that the walk will also allow local people to simply enjoy the beauties of the Belfast Participants are being asked to pay a contribution of £1 to help meet the costs involved in organising the walk . |
| 2 | Despite the obstructions it was clear that aircraft did use the runway , for it was marked by the black rubber streaks of fresh tyre marks , but the two trucks , together with the yellow cross , were evidence that the runway could only be used by invitation . |
| 3 | There is some doubt about whether historical data do show the existence of a regular cycle of approximately fifty years , but the idea has attracted much attention in the 1980s . |
| 4 | This aircraft does have the advantage of a bench seat in the back which is removable , so it can still be used as a four-seater if you watch the weight and balance . |
| 5 | Kodak Limited has responded to the appeal from the British Olympic Association with a donation of £10,000 to help support the British Teams at the Winter and Summer Olympics in 1992 . |
| 6 | REBATES : People on low incomes are entitled to community charge benefit of up to 80% to help pay the remaining 20% . |
| 7 | Throughout this year they have faced strong competition from National Savings and , throughout the summer months , new savings flowed away from building society accounts , although accrued interest of £8bn helped offset the immediate impact of this outflow . |
| 8 | The council 's economic development committee agreed yesterday to make a maximum contribution of £25,000 to help fund the survey which is to be carried out by Quayle Munro , an Edinburgh-based investment and venture capital organisation . |
| 9 | Following the latest vandalism at Northern League club Ryhope , youth team keeper Peter Quinn went fund raising around the local pubs and clubs , and collected £147 to help repair the damage . |
| 10 | Over an extended period these particular statistics do tell the tale . |
| 11 | And he criticised the Conservatives for not releasing more of the receipts of council house sales to help correct the ‘ dire need ’ for more houses . |
| 12 | ‘ I put all the ingredients together and put them on individual plates , but lots of people helped get the lobster out of their shells , and Alfred made the mayonnaise . |
| 13 | In these areas the collected land ownership results are now being used by local people to help achieve the realisation of local goals in their own communities . |
| 14 | An ACTIONAID spokeswoman said : ‘ We are urging people to help break the cycle of poverty through pedal power . |
| 15 | The team is always on the look-out for new players , supporters , first aiders and people to help run the club . |
| 16 | With 17 weddings to be celebrated in the church this summer , bellringers knew it was time to hold an open day to recruit more people to help ring the church 's six bells . |
| 17 | A strong performance by the components and semiconductors division helped the better than expected overall results and a surge in chip sales helped propel the components division to operating profits of $122m , up 67% . |
| 18 | The Leominster based Border Oak construction company — has taken on thirty two extra staff to help complete the six months contract . |
| 19 | ‘ People did think the King acted rashly but there were other prophecies , not just pious speculation . |
| 20 | people did call the number adopted or not , and I would have thought that was |
| 21 | People also need to like advertising if it is to be successful and , again , the results show that people did find the ads funny and enjoyed watching them . |
| 22 | threatened and awed the jurors to give a verdict for the King , and by unlawful means did surprize the county , that they might not make defence , and did use several menacing wicked speeches and actions to the jury and others , for obtaining his unjust purpose aforesaid . |
| 23 | Because some people do get the ten and some people can get to twelve but guess how they do it . |
| 24 | Of every hundred pounds that 's invested , round about forty pounds goes straight to the government in betting duty , round about thirty pounds goes to the football pools in expenses , commissions and profits , leaving round about thirty pounds to be returned in prizes , and so you can see that your rate of return on football pools is extremely small , but on the other hand a very large number of people do enter the football pools , and when they win they can win considerable sums of money and it can make absolute rational economic sense to go in for football pools because you are giving yourself a chance , no matter how small , of winning a sum of money that you would n't expect to come across in any other way of your life . |
| 25 | They continue to work against the democratic interests of the nation whose people do support the concept of local government . |
| 26 | And er , it 's understandable why people do use the spaces , it 's a nice big key . |
| 27 | However , it remains possible that people do see the support which they give to elderly relatives as part of a two-way pattern which stretches over time and across generations , and where they themselves will benefit ultimately from the support of someone in a younger generation . |
| 28 | When people do cross the threshold of the church , do we make it easy for them to take that step ? |
| 29 | Some people do ring the police |
| 30 | Some people do ring the police up and the police , if we 've got the time , we 'll come along and ask them to switch it down . |