Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for me , the things I expect a computer to do have advanced somewhat . |
| 2 | Halifax are pulling out all the stops to try to strengthen their squad and want a sponsor to help fund a deal for Aussie Test forward Bob Lindner . |
| 3 | Lotus wants a partner to help put a £1,500 to £2,000 version of the bike into the shops within a year . |
| 4 | At least one top left-hander in the top six looks a must to help combat Warne 's leg-spin-and the odds on David Gower returning are shortening almost by the hour . |
| 5 | Regarding exercises : before attempting to answer a question do make sure you know the meaning of all the words in it ! |
| 6 | New boss Allan Gormley is examining seeking a partner to help run the Cunard shipping arm . |
| 7 | In the charity 's Ealing offices , Cliff , with BBC newsroom South East television cameras in attendance , cut a cake to help celebrate ACET 's third birthday during June . |
| 8 | Would this be an opportune time to suggest a move to help reduce the fragmentation of the industry ? |
| 9 | They d have n't got a clue see have they now Bet ? |
| 10 | Come on then cos I 've got a lot to do mate . |
| 11 | A Bosnian evacuee has opened a restaurant to help pay for his new start in Britain . |
| 12 | THE TECHNICAL training department has developed a strategy to help alleviate the continual short-fall of instrument personnel available to the offshore industry . |
| 13 | They 've developed a method to help putt by pulling back the club every inch for every foot . |
| 14 | The company which produces the pain control cassette also produces a tape to help relieve anxiety . |
| 15 | To divine requires a willingness to let go of ‘ rational ’ concepts , and to allow intuition and imagination to be the communicators of information . |
| 16 | Leonie father 's Jeffery is considering beginning a campaign to help prevent the tragedy which befell his daughter … the best way he says of honouring her memory . |
| 17 | Suppose a blacksmith does develop big muscles . |
| 18 | Our Spanish friend Juan , who had given us so much time , had to work next day , so we needed a replacement to help tackle the bureaucratic process of preparing the body for despatch to Britain . |
| 19 | So he said it would n't involve much , but to run a fete does involve a lot of work . |
| 20 | ‘ Having a conscience does complicate things , ’ said Gus with sympathy . |
| 21 | Pregnancy and having a baby does make you public property . |
| 22 | No longer would it be necessary for her to leave school early and find a job to help support the household . |
| 23 | Film and record companies had wanted a tax to help curb the video-pirates . |
| 24 | A FRESH move towards the privatisation of ScotRail has been made by creating a post to help establish Railtrack , the Government 's track authority . |
| 25 | Is the Minister aware that in Scotland we have gained the impression that while the Secretary of State for Scotland is prepared to have meetings about the industry such as the one that he had yesterday with the shadow Secretary of State for Industry — the man with the real power in relation to the steel industry , the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , is not prepared to lift a finger to help secure a future for steel production in Scotland ? |
| 26 | Unicef is implementing a programme to help prepare teachers to cope with these added problems in the classroom , and the government itself is to include ‘ rehabilitation ’ as an aspect of the training of teachers . |
| 27 | She led the mare to dry land , then reached a hand to help tug Wynne-Jones from the surging river . |
| 28 | If you want to experiment at home , it 'll cost you far less than in a salon but you should get a friend to help put the rollers in to get perfectly even curls . |
| 29 | Members from all areas in accounting and audit are being sought to join a group to help influence the development of electronic data interchange in a way that takes into account the profession 's requirements in the UK and Europe . |
| 30 | Recruitment personnel agreed that there was a need for an attitudinal change in this area of business and suggested that educational establishments had a responsibility to help achieve this . |