Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] help [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sudden variation in sentence complexity may help to give this effect : Norman Page points out that at the beginning of Jane Austen 's Emma , the three-word sentence " Miss Taylor married " stands out momentously against a background of longer sentences ( the average sentence length for the first five paragraphs of the novel being 26.5 words ) . |
| 2 | Although the European Parliament may get more power , its competence is still limited , so the German parliament must help to ensure some accountability over EC matters . |
| 3 | It is often argued that survey data give a very limited analysis of managerial policies which are developed over a period to deal with specific problems and this study should help to test such methodological criticisms . |
| 4 | It would also reduce dependence on oil , which was a sensible strategic aim , and the regular orders for the British railway manufacturing industry could help to win more export orders for electrified systems overseas . |
| 5 | The Journal of Medical Screening will help to reduce this diffusion and concentrate the subject without sacrificing its multidisciplinary nature . |
| 6 | The major exhibition of his work currently at the National Portrait Gallery should help to change that . |
| 7 | Most of these , if asked , would have been unwilling to support any increase in attainment testing or in subjective assessment of character , but their expressed unease about testing could help to feed that of others , who would then fall back on what had ‘ worked ’ in the past . |
| 8 | Changing the law on mistake in rape could help to change these social attitudes , even though for some time to come defendants might find themselves charged with rape because of such ingrained attitudes towards women . |
| 9 | Your make-up will help to protect this area from the sun and city grime . |
| 10 | As with many things , it is the excess which is harmful ; regular exercise can help to reduce this excess and may allow the alterations in eating habits to be a little less drastic . |
| 11 | The results of this investigation should help to clarify some of the complex issues involved in the debate on gender and schooling . |
| 12 | The depreciation of sterling should help to bring this about and , although there might in time be scope for some further slight fall in interest rates , it is doubtful if there is much more that the Chancellor can do . |
| 13 | The depreciation of sterling should help to bring this about and , although there might in time be scope for some further slight fall in interest rates , it is doubtful if there is much more that the Chancellor can do . |
| 14 | Electoral reform would help to entrench this style of politics . |
| 15 | He said that mandatory repatriation would help to achieve this . |
| 16 | Two shows on at the moment can help to correct this . |
| 17 | The level control built into the transmitter can help to reduce this effect , but can rarely eliminate it without compromising the output level . |
| 18 | The preparation of the floor surface is crucial , it should be level and a good underlay will help to minimise any variations as well as improve the look and durability of your carpet . |
| 19 | Sticking a rubber bath mat to the bottom of the bath from the start should help to prevent this type of reaction , and you can then lift the dog in carefully . |
| 20 | The presence of multiple replication errors or microsatellite instability within tumours is actually associated with increased survival. , Future studies in this area will help to elucidate these relationships more precisely . |
| 21 | Enjoying safer sex will help to avoid such transmissions . |
| 22 | Short intervening courses of topical treatment with an antibacterial agent such as benzoyl peroxide may help to eliminate any resistant propionibacteria that have been selected . |
| 23 | It is to be hoped that Hermione Lee 's excellent new book will help to change that , for Cather is one of the most original and inventive of modern writers , a more powerful artist , for instance , than her contemporary Edith Wharton . |
| 24 | The defended sites in Britain have to be studied in detail against this development and I can only hope that this short contribution may help to inspire more thought and action along these lines of research . |
| 25 | A change of position may help to minimise this , such as raising the head or turning them from side to side . |
| 26 | The RYA 's grading system will help to solve this problem . |
| 27 | The nurse can help to avoid this problem by speaking clearly and slowly , stopping for clarification when this seems necessary . |
| 28 | Man-Computer Interaction has further complicated the relationship between human operators and other parts of a system but the computer can help to analyse these interactions . |
| 29 | We 've set the target of the year 2000 to make all rights of way accessible and the action pack should help to achieve that . |