Example sentences of "[noun] help [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gang helped themselves to a video , leather jacket , private letters plus bits and pieces to the tune of £1,000 before fleeing . |
| 2 | The story begins on a May morning in 1991 , when Brian Mattison awoke early to see a heron helping himself to a fish breakfast . |
| 3 | Go on Richard help yourself to a drink . |
| 4 | It had not been lessened when William of Ypres , the surly Flemish commander of the royalist army , had begun to question her extensively about the size and strength of the garrisons at Gloucester and Bristol , the state of the Empress 's exchequer , the loyalty of her supporters , and whether Geoffrey of Anjou was planning an invasion of England to help himself to the throne by right of his wife . |
| 5 | The stout plastic sacks are ripped open by sharp beaks , allowing the birds to help themselves to the contents . |
| 6 | Morris helped himself to a couple of lungfuls of cigarette smoke . |
| 7 | Joe returned the warm plates of food to the table , and Dolly helped herself to the mint sauce . |
| 8 | In September 1990 the respondent appeared with his new employer at the wholesale locksmith 's , and during the sales assistant 's brief absence the respondent helped himself to a key-cutting machine from stock . |
| 9 | Vitor helped himself to a slice of gammon . |
| 10 | Lee Chapman helped himself to a hat-trick in that 6-1 victory but the onslaught really stemmed from Wednesday 's failure to cut out Dorigo 's overlapping runs . |
| 11 | Kersey helped himself to a little more of the Stilton . |
| 12 | At the end of the visit Archipenko told Modigliani to help himself to the fruit and vegetables in their garden which he took back to Jeanne and her mother as a peace offering . |
| 13 | Mr Hutchinson managed to raise the alarm but the two men helped themselves to the cash and made off in the car driven by Wishart , of no fixed abode . |
| 14 | They stood in the lounge of Hamish and Antonia 's house , watching the others help themselves to the buffet Antonia had prepared . |
| 15 | Thieves helped themselves to a number of televisions off the back of a lorry parked at Woodside Cafe , at Knayton , near Thirsk , while the driver had his breakfast . |
| 16 | After making a foray into Bessie 's pantry , Lucien helped himself to a quick meal of bread and meat . |
| 17 | McClatchey restored St Helens ' lead with a stunning volley and Pennington helped himself to a fine hat-trick . |