Example sentences of "[adv] help [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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1 | She criticised the showing on television of ‘ pictures of young black teenagers taking calculated — and cheerful — running kicks at plate-glass shop windows , coolly helping themselves to the goods inside , shoes , shirts or whatever they could lay their hands on ’ . |
2 | –Full-back Gary Culling , who excels in getting into scoring positions , also helped himself to a brace in the 45th and 61st minutes . |
3 | Eventually , the bloody turf wars ceased , and for a long time the authorities either winked at their illegal trade or even helped themselves to the till . |
4 | He was told to unlock the premises and his assailants then helped themselves to a large quantity of cigarettes and cash . |
5 | However , now is the time to face it because you are about to change , to actually help yourself to a better figure . |