Example sentences of "who could help " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing a youth of about 17 about to cycle away , Harry whispered that he was RAF and did he know anyone who could help . |
| 2 | We were looking for anybody who could help fill it . |
| 3 | POLICE were reconstructing yesterday the movements of the couple murdered in a ‘ lovers ’ lane ’ in Epping Forest , Essex , in the hope of jogging the memory of someone who could help find the killer . |
| 4 | Any shops open anywhere in Birmingham who could help ? |
| 5 | Now she was the only person near enough Zambia could think of who could help hir . |
| 6 | No one would travel in that manner who could help it — who had time to go leisurely over hills and between hedges , instead of through tunnels and between banks ; at least those who would , have no sense of beauty so acute that we need to consult it at the station . |
| 7 | Living alone , although a very real care problem for many dementia sufferers because of the need some of them have for continual safeguarding , might not in itself be a problem for all if they had sons or ( more realistically ) daughters living nearby who could help with their care . |
| 8 | At the south-western corner of the city walls two smaller castles were built , Baynard 's and Mountfichet , but never allowed to become great fortresses ; and they were finally removed from this strategic place by Edward I in the late thirteenth century : by a king whose mighty works at the Tower mirrored his determination to keep the Londoners under firm control ; but who greatly expanded the western end and formed a large new enclosure there for the Dominican friars , who could help him to ensure that no hostile presence met him when he came from Westminster to the City . |
| 9 | ‘ The only doctors who could help me are at Bart 's . |
| 10 | Emma Pengelly , eight , wrote : ‘ The only doctors who could help me are at Bart 's . |
| 11 | Throughout the spring , talk of invasion was on everyone 's lips ; those who could help to fund the new military force did so , while others , providing they were householders or ‘ such other Persons as shall be recommended by two Householders ’ , were invited to enlist at the George Inn , ‘ … where such persons as are willing to join the Frome Selwood Volunteers , either cavalry or infantry , are requested to attend and sign their names ’ . |
| 12 | A statement from any employee who could help prove this point would be valuable for the prosecution , especially if it is suspected the defence will deny the alleged purpose . |
| 13 | Success required dogged determination , academic ability , money , plenty of patience for dealing with the state bureaucracy and some useful contacts or ‘ guanxi ’ , i.e. connections with people in positions of responsibility who could help , which was becoming an increasingly important way of getting things done in China . |
| 14 | Amanda Tooth said that hard times made Antonia set her sights on someone who could help her make a name . |
| 15 | Trawler boss Alan Ayres , who has accused the Navy of a cover-up , said he had found some schoolchildren who could help him prove the Pescado was sunk by a submarine 18 months ago . |
| 16 | What she needed was just one person , one wise and sympathetic grown-up who could help her to understand the meaning of this extraordinary happening . |
| 17 | However , to the rescue comes their driver , an enterprising Swiss chap who announced that they were not to worry , he had a friend who lived nearby who could help them out . |
| 18 | Sampras , meanwhile , was planning to talk with Tom 's twin brother , Tim , who has been working with Eliot Teltscher and , although nothing had been settled at the time of writing , Andrew Agassi was looking for a coach who could help him improve what he knows remains a fundamental weakness in his game — his serve . |
| 19 | He would go further : he would seek out those who could help . |
| 20 | Concurrently with this programme the governors should be making themselves familiar with the roles of centrally based staff who could help them , such as special needs advisers , psychologists and support teachers , and seeking their help in interpreting the authority 's statements on policy and procedures . |
| 21 | The brutal death of Duke John inevitably pushed Philip , his son and successor , onto the side of the one man who could help him . |
| 22 | The urban guilds and merchants steadily advanced in wealth and power , and began to spawn a top bourgeoisie of financiers and international traders who could help the landowners to invest their surplus capital profitably . |
| 23 | Some countries like Malaysia have , however , managed to hang on to the advantages of being early recipients of such investments by virtue of their installed base of experienced workers who could help attract later entrants . |
| 24 | I wanted people , a friend , somebody to talk to … somebody who could help me escape from my island . |
| 25 | I had friends there who could help me to sell my land in Brazil , and I needed the money . |
| 26 | Erm I think it it it started off , people would come in the dayroom , with their own supplementary benefit problem , and and clearly we had the sort of handbooks there and and they saw the probation officers on on duty as people who could help them to sort out that sort out that kind of problem . |
| 27 | They were sure that it would be better for Eileen to be back among her loving family who could help her to bear her loss . |
| 28 | We did not know any influential person in Parma who could help us , and certainly there was no one in Fontanellato . |
| 29 | ‘ There 's no one else who could help ? |
| 30 | There was one person who could help . |