Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] help [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His decisive handling of affairs at the outbreak of war in 1914 helped avert a financial crisis , and he was invited to remain in office beyond the normal two years . |
| 2 | The wide-ranging package includes a 7.5 per cent surcharge on income tax from 1995 to help close the budget deficit resulting from the cost of financing the recovery in the east . |
| 3 | A 50% increase in the sales team to 9,000 helped spark a 124% profits surge to £6.3m in the six months to September 12 . |
| 4 | His father died suddenly and Swindin had to leave school and start work at the age of fourteen to help support the family . |
| 5 | The NEB was created by the government in 1975 to help restructure British industry by selective intervention , particularly in areas of high unemployment . |
| 6 | A bowl of fruit in your room , a bottle of wine , a special meal or commemorative glass of bubbly to help celebrate your great occasions . |
| 7 | We will also look at a simple form of self-massage to help banish cellulite . |
| 8 | The USA was to contribute US$25,000,000 ; funding both for the new science centre , and for help in moving and storing nuclear warheads safely , would come out of a US$400,000,000 fund approved by Congress in 1991 to help dismantle and remove Soviet nuclear weapons . |