Example sentences of "help [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven-year-old Michael had written in his diary , ‘ On Saturday I helped my mum bake a cake and I made a dress for my doll ’ . |
| 2 | The young princes , dressed smartly in dark blazers , helped their grandmother collect the flowers and were later rewarded by a lady in the crowd who offered them gift-wrapped bars of chocolate . |
| 3 | Tess helped her mother move the big bed against the church wall . |
| 4 | In 1864 the family moved to St Leonards , where Florence helped her mother visiting the sick . |
| 5 | In the boathouse , she helped her father tie the boat down to the rock . |
| 6 | It seemed to work ; her saliva and dampness helped his body fight the damage . |
| 7 | The conservative Wesleyan leader , J. H. Rigg , helped his son get a position at the Historical Manuscripts Commission by contacting the Prime Minister , Arthur Balfour . |
| 8 | His best season was 1964–65 , when his 296 runs at 37 helped his province win the Plunket Shield . |
| 9 | The youngest visitor , aged about six and dressed ready for bed in pyjamas , helped his father to decipher the jottings in his field notebook and then reported earnestly on the day 's tally . |
| 10 | Her time of 31.15sec puts her in today 's final , helping her club maintain the pressure on Portsmouth Northsea , the defending champions . |
| 11 | Helen , the second daughter , had left the Wimbledon school when she was sixteen and was at home helping her mother to run the house and , as his fatal illness developed , to assist in nursing her father , to whom she was particularly close . |
| 12 | She was pleased to see that the 460 uses unleaded fuel , helping her bid to escape the city smoke . |
| 13 | The grandmother of a Cornish smallholder 's family would stay the first three days of each week ‘ to help my mother to do the washing and buttermaking … and to help to do the mending ; ’ and when the children were not at school they would walk the mile and a half back to granny 's own ‘ little thatched cottage . ’ |
| 14 | There is no date set for the retirement , and Mrs. Rooney is happy to stay on to help her successor learn the ropes . |
| 15 | Now , as Judith started to help her mother prepare the Sabbath-evening meal , she continued to avoid mention of Molly 's letter . |
| 16 | Singapore 's location has also helped its port to become the world 's busiest . |
| 17 | If it were n't for the fact that her grandmother had helped her grandfather form the original company of Sarah Chester Fabrics , that it was her grandmother 's designs combined with her grandfather 's technical know-how that had started the whole thing off , she 'd have written off all the Chester males as hopeless chauvinists . |
| 18 | Erwin Koeman , 30 , the Dutch international midfield player , may be unable to help his country defend the European Championship . |
| 19 | A POTTERY firm chairman has returned a £236,000 bonus to help his firm beat the recession . |
| 20 | The patient 's first experiences of standing up , in the early stages after his stroke or head injury , aim to help his body regain the tonus needed to hold itself up against gravity ( pp.9 , 115 ) . |
| 21 | Aapri 's new Facial Wash Gel can help you to help your skin combat the winter weather . |
| 22 | ‘ Actually , ’ Roirbak said , having just thought of it , ‘ we may be able to use the natro group Star Eye to help your friend leave the city . |
| 23 | * Use commas to help your reader understand the structure of your sentences ( see pp. 125 – 8 ) . |
| 24 | I help my husband run a public-house , ’ said Ruth , then added firmly : ‘ And I look after our two children . ’ |
| 25 | She 'd go in and sort of erm help her mum have a bath . |
| 26 | If possible , help your child to practise the correct behaviours while still at home . |
| 27 | Help your child to tell the time with this nursery clock which has a solid pine surround and clown design . |
| 28 | Commas help your reader to understand the structure of a sentence , but like any other kind of detailed structuring they risk interfering with reading instead of helping it . |
| 29 | Vitamin C is a great aid to helping your body utilize the iron present in your diet . |
| 30 | One Rotarian was asked : ‘ Could you help my company finance a new 150 million dollar hotel in Moscow ? ’ |