Example sentences of "help [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She found herself being slowly torn apart in her loyalties : on the one hand she felt proud to have been chosen as a wife by the head of one of the noblest families in Portugal , and she longed to start her new life ; but on the other , she could not help drawing back instinctively from what lay ahead . |
| 2 | Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes . |
| 3 | Patient , firm and strong riding will help build up the confidence of a spooky horse . |
| 4 | In fact it got me some funny looks because I was reading Today 's Horse on the tube and could n't help laughing out loud ! |
| 5 | She could n't help laughing back at him , and when the others saw that she was genuinely amused they relaxed . |
| 6 | Try using fine sea salt as a scrub — this will help dry out blemishes naturally because it 's slightly antiseptic . |
| 7 | Pan Am says more than a sale is involved ; it has a new marketing deal with United that will help prop up its other operations . |
| 8 | It was suggested that better training might help bring about some change . |
| 9 | Loopy Lil began piling the tea-things on to the tray to carry back to the kitchen , and Mrs Hollidaye suggested Gloria should go and help bring in the vegetables from the shed for supper , when an insistent bell began ringing out somewhere within the house . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's been hard going for us all in the League , but hopefully this result will help bring back the confidence . ’ |
| 11 | A Douglas Dakota DC3 , which was used as a US Army Air Force Skytrain in World War Two , will help bring back memories for old war dogs . |
| 12 | If the silicon chips coming off a production line begin to fail , ordinary optical-microscope pictures of the minute circuitry can often help to sort out what is going wrong . |
| 13 | This will help to sort out the genuine cases . |
| 14 | But if you can help to sort out Mickey , the others will follow suit , I 'm sure . ’ |
| 15 | Paul 's argument is that if you can get the word ‘ only ’ into your Christian thinking , then it will really help to sort out the dilemmas that were being thrown up by the different groups within the church . |
| 16 | Doubting can help to rule out possible faiths that will not do , but by itself it can not establish the faith that will . |
| 17 | A short look at one of these initiatives , that developed by Sheffield City Council , will help to tease out the local roots and separate the influence of local politics and local processes from those operating on a wider scale . |
| 18 | This would have the merit of being convertible into hard currencies and enable the import of desperately needed consumer goods from the West , and it would help soak up excess ordinary roubles on the domestic market . |
| 19 | I do n't deliberately put my face in the sun — but you ca n't help picking up a slight tan from reflected sunlight , particularly if , like me , you swim a lot . |
| 20 | Fabia could n't help picking up the air of excitement about her , and realised that she was n't the only one when barely had they sat down with a cup of tea than her father , an observant man , was asking , ‘ Are you going to tell us about it — or is it a secret ? ’ |
| 21 | and Steve you ca n't help picking up things can ya ? |
| 22 | They will also help to set up a Turkish sites and species database . |
| 23 | Seeking sponsorship is hard work yet the right investment of time and planning could help to set up an opportunity which will have long-lasting benefits to your artistic career and reputation . |
| 24 | It may also help to set out some educational objectives against which the ideas will be tested ; these will channel the search into the area of interest . |
| 25 | A few jokes would help to open up the absurdity of the way things are . ’ |
| 26 | These measures would help to open up the UDC area , and encourage more people to live and work in the area . |
| 27 | Ciba 's top management hopes this will help break down the hierarchical system in which many of their middle management had become too passive , and encourage more individual initiative . |
| 28 | This might also help break down some of the misconceptions that can grow up between organisations . |
| 29 | Hospital managers believe that if nurses wear casual clothes it would help break down barriers between them and patients . |
| 30 | Dorothy Hulme , President of Kilkeel Chamber of Commerce said the ferry would ‘ help open up the Mourne and Cooley areas to tourists . ’ |