Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] help [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trade union involvement can of course help to alleviate some of the difficulties suggested above . |
| 2 | Negative perceptions of wilderness helped to reinforce this process of agricultural expansion by , in effect , making a virtue out of necessity — by turning cultivation and agriculture into a form of semi-religious crusade ( Thomas , 1983 ; Serpell , 1986 ) . |
| 3 | If , in spite of treatment , the foetus is shown to be severely affected the woman may be offered the choice of terminating the pregnancy or undertaking a further course of treatment to help prevent more damage . |
| 4 | Catharsis there 's nothing like reflecting in tranquillity to help heal those wounds , and most of them were pretty bruised by the nineteen eighties ' experiences of the recent crop . |
| 5 | As my hon. Friend would expect , my right hon. Friend had considerable success in his negotiations with Commissioner Millan , who agreed in principle to help to fund those two crucially important infrastructure developments . |
| 6 | In order to help effect this , far more pubs of historic importance need to be specifically listed — and listed as pubs , not simply as buildings with noteworthy features . |
| 7 | ‘ In order to help achieve that aim , a new business operating structure has been announced which will streamline the operation of each Brunner Mond business . |
| 8 | Nevertheless it may be resorted to in order to help resolve some uncertainty or ambiguity in municipal law : per Lord Ackner in Reg. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department , Ex parte Brind [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 696 , 761 . |
| 9 | The difficulty with all policy-oriented research is that it begins by defining ‘ problems ’ and then by investigation helps to create that which lt wishes to observe' This type of research helps to create a cognitive revolution in its subjects and thus produces its expected findings . |