Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [be] [to-vb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lie of every feather is indicated , and while the plates give great aesthetic pleasure , their object was to help identify birds hit by a collector . |
| 2 | ‘ Its purpose is to help middle and secondary schools plan their overall curriculum to include an adequate coverage of pupils ’ study needs : the ability to formulate and focus a question , find possible sources , judge their appropriateness , extract the relevant information , reorganize it and prepare it for future use , or reorganize it and prepare it for future presentation to others . |
| 3 | Later it may prove that he is a real visionary and her cautiousness is to help refine his vision . |
| 4 | The convener who replaced Clasper , for example , at the Merseyside plant , was elected because he had stressed to the union membership that the best way he could serve their interest was to help make sure that the Merseyside plant became the most efficient plant in Europe . |
| 5 | His evidence was to help place Mrs Dyer on the scaffold , as was his wife Polly 's , who testified that her mother had at times visited her with various small children who seemed to disappear overnight . |
| 6 | He held the rank of Boy First Class , and his duty was to help sight Chester 's forward s.sin gun . |
| 7 | ‘ Our aim is to help break their culture of silence , which would , in the long-term , contribute to the wellbeing of Indian society as a whole , ’ he added . |
| 8 | Our job is to help build up trust between the smaller companies and their banks . ’ |