Example sentences of "help [pers pn] [vb infin] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Logger 's helping them tighten up even more . |
| 2 | As far as I 'm concerned , the residents come first ; and I expect every member of staff to understand that , right through from helping them get up in the morning to taking someone off to bingo if she wants to go . |
| 3 | In this programme I 'm going to sketch in a bit of the background , by way of introduction , and in later weeks , various colleagues of mine , concerned with all aspects of the computing world , will be helping me build up the over-all picture . |
| 4 | David 's been helping me set up the I 've , I 've just bought myself a three eight six . |
| 5 | The kids helped me pile up the slabs and we ‘ borrowed ’ a barrow from the house-renovators next door to transport the broken humps of concrete , via some wobbly ramps , to a spoil heap up the garden . |
| 6 | ‘ I used to love listening to Elvis records , which helped me pick up the lingo , and now everyone in the business calls me the Rocking Singh . |
| 7 | In return for free accommodation and a lot of my attention , they helped me get up and go to bed . |
| 8 | What sort of things about that phone call helped you make up your mind about the person at the other end of the phone . |
| 9 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 10 | What began as a hobby took over his life and though Joan did n't have the same initial enthusiasm , she helped him set up Woodstock Exotics in 1983 and now she becomes so fond of some of the plants she wo n't be parted from them ! |
| 11 | ‘ This afternoon 's coverage should go a long way in helping you set up your own firm , ’ he said , wiping his hands on a serviette . |
| 12 | Was the help , helping you pick up body language there ? |
| 13 | While I have great sympathy for the doctors of twenty years or more ago who did not realise the addictive effect of such tablets when they began to prescribe them , I do not feel equal sympathy for those doctors ( fortunately their number is growing less ) who still hand out similar prescriptions to their patients and then fail to monitor their progress or to help them give up the medication as soon as possible . |
| 14 | Company managers have been asked to provide support for smoking employees who may find the new policy difficult to follow , and if required , staff will be offered counselling to help them give up . |
| 15 | To help them grow up strong . |
| 16 | Your midwife and doctor , though , see many pregnant women , so they need to use all their skills to help them build up a picture of your individual , unique pregnancy . |
| 17 | The New Zealand government looks after the Cook Islands , Niue and Tokelau ; the Americans have Samoa , and the British look after the four islands of the Pitcairn group , selling stamps for the islanders to help them keep up their revenues . |
| 18 | In The Hitch-hiker 's Guide to the Galaxy the author , Douglas Adams , describes a planet inhabited by a race of hyperintelligent pan-dimensional beings who build a hyperintelligent computer to help them come up with the answer to Life , the Universe and Everything . |
| 19 | If , at the end of this year , the total funds — I reckon those to be £44 million , but that figure may not be quite accurate — are underspent , will my hon. Friend advertise for people who , from 1989 to 1991 , did not receive their full allocation and allow anyone , including my constituents , to apply to help them use up any unused balance ? |
| 20 | I am writing this partly to get it clear in my head and to help me make up my mind . |
| 21 | This could be in the form of simple notes , but a better way is to compile a revised shot list in which the details are given together with other editing information ( eg ‘ delete first six seconds ’ ) to help you set up the edit-points quickly . |
| 22 | On alternate days walk at a slower pace to help you build up a regular habit of walking . |
| 23 | Use the words and pictures on these pages to help you build up a picture of what happened . |
| 24 | To help you draw up a shortlist from the dozens of good new varieties on offer , the accompanying table will help you choose the pick of the bunch . |
| 25 | This is the idea , this is , it 's going to help you break up things into work and non-work . |
| 26 | Try processing all the relevant information contained in the problem to help you come up with one plausible explanation . |
| 27 | ‘ You are a good second class student , ’ was his verdict ; ‘ my job is to help you scrape up enough marks to push you over the border line . ’ |
| 28 | He says the year and a half he 's spent in America has helped him grow up a little . |
| 29 | The smudginess of the pastels had helped him cover up early errors . |
| 30 | A tutor and a year 's hard studying had just helped him catch up . |