Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun] [to-vb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Players were encouraged to exaggerate the portamento and vibrato features of their instruments to help distinguish them from the wind sections ( 11 ) . |
| 2 | Over the coming weeks we will reveal some of her exercises to help get you in shape . |
| 3 | Medical workers said the princess went out of her way to help dispel local superstition about the disease . |
| 4 | The Court held that the Chief Constable , who had been unwilling to lend the assistance of his men to help move the protesters , should not be compelled by mandamus to do otherwise . |
| 5 | Suppose I suggest to you that we stop part of your wages to help pay for the damage to the china and to Mrs Darrell 's dignity , and you promise to be good in future ? ’ |
| 6 | In 1984 a Company was formed , Steamport 1984 Ltd. , to acquire the site from British Rail , with the support of a large group of members , who took a deep breath , and dug into their pockets to help finance a substantial portion of the initial costs , and with the aid of a bank loan , which is now well over half way repaid , the premises became truly home to the exhibits , both privately and society owned . |
| 7 | And this was not the moment to suggest that Emilia , with her refusal to let go of Cambridge , to be truly present in the parish , might herself be at fault . |
| 8 | My bus next morning set out for Ballina , westward to County Mayo , to the place where General Humbert of revolutionary France had landed with his soldiers to help drive the English out of Ireland , in 1798 . |
| 9 | During the treatment his back was x-rayed and this involved injecting an oil based substance into his spine to help show up the nerves . |
| 10 | Councillor Michael Hannon , deputy mayor , who represents the Orford area where the bomb attack took place in February , said : ‘ I intend to do everything in my power to help relocate these tanks . |
| 11 | CLERGYMEN have been condemned for failing in their duty to help stamp out under-age and open-air drinking in a Co Tyrone town . |
| 12 | It may , and does , tolerate considerable neglect of those symbols and stated beliefs , but those people who find the Free Presbyterian/DUP element petty in their refusal to help restore a Church of Ireland church or attend Remembrance Day services can not promote a coherent ideology which would justify their criticisms . |
| 13 | Its real value lies in its ability to help identify important characteristics which if taken into account will reduce the risks of innovation . |
| 14 | If the IB is serious in its wish to help restore democracy it must act now . |
| 15 | Initial test copies of the Earth Data System , which incorporates Boulder , Colorado-based Ellery software , began shipping in October 1992 , and are running on Hewlett workstations at five US locations including universities and research centres , for example enabling researchers analysing the Pacific Northwest to look at environmental data from their desktop to help forest managers to decide where to cut and replant trees without disrupting wildlife . |
| 16 | Awarded a free place at Birmingham University to study music for three years , Peter was short of basics like clothes and books until Elaine Blond gave him £30 and arranged for Peter to work at Bloomsbury House in his holidays to help make up any shortfall . |
| 17 | Cable needs supplementary machinery in his model to help explain why half-lines with two or more adjacent , rising degrees of stress never occur in " classical " OE verse ; the need for such supplements may indicate that his base theory is insufficiently constrained . |
| 18 | This would carry with it a responsibility on their part to help devise the tests , or at least to scrutinize their content . |
| 19 | He had then suggested she come with him to his house to help unload . |
| 20 | The relationship among Crown , ministers , and Parliament in that century was one in which the king relied on his ministers to help formulate policy . |
| 21 | As an encouragement to them , my fellow officers and members of the parliamentary group called on our Government to help admit Yugoslavia to several international institutions to give greater credibility to the federal Government and greater respectability and authority to the name of Yugoslavia . |
| 22 | Are you prepared in the light of God 's desire for your wholeness to let go of whatever negative emotions you have towards them ? |
| 23 | Check that the water-hardness regulator ( usually next to the rinse-aid reservoir is correctly set for your area to help prevent formation of limescale . |
| 24 | We used sticks to dig up roots , and gourds to carry water , and vines around our shoulders to help carry babies . |