Example sentences of "help [vb infin] them [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ANDY SINTON last night revealed he plans to quit QPR — just days after he helped steer them to the top of the Premier League . |
| 2 | British Waterways and the Ministry of Agriculture have been approached by fishing clubs in the region to help rid them of the menace which is depleting fish stocks in the canal . |
| 3 | In a drift away from the Auld Alliance , leading magnates appealed to the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth of England to help rid them of the French . |
| 4 | His arrogance and bullying alienated the Imperial family ; and in their desperation they called in the armies of the Hindu Mahratta Confederacy from the Deccan to help rid them of their troublesome Vizier . |
| 5 | As the bulbs begin to swell , expose the tops to the sun to help ripen them to a golden colour . |
| 6 | Oughtred claimed he had suffered losses in Spain and employed Clerke to help recover them from Spanish ( in fact Portuguese ) vessels in Newfoundland . |
| 7 | By creating and maintaining institutions that deny feelings of warmth and tenderness , by encouraging male competitive and aggressive styles of human encounter , prisons are killing off in prisoners those qualities most likely to help re-establish them in the community . |
| 8 | Players were encouraged to exaggerate the portamento and vibrato features of their instruments to help distinguish them from the wind sections ( 11 ) . |
| 9 | The nurses say she 's even helped get THEM through her ordeal . |
| 10 | Definitely , yes , I would say like I 've spoke to Brian Horton on Sunday and he more or less said that it 's er Oxford United , fourth position in the league , let's hope so like you know , they are like , and I 've come here maybe to help get them in a better position . |
| 11 | They are like , and I 've come here to maybe to help get them in a , a better position , because I believe that , only through him , what he 's told me about the club ; that it 's a nice club , a nice base for me to start off my career , because that 's what I 'm really am doing . |
| 12 | Three penalties helped put them in front . |
| 13 | Bernard was present at their interrogation by Australian and British officers and helped escort them to Singapore Supreme Court , where some were found guilty of war crimes . |
| 14 | The Christian Democrats and Socialists did not relish the idea of Cold War in Spring 1947 but their liberal-democratic sensibilities and need for US financial aid helped push them towards co-operation with America ( whose support was also vital in resolving the future of western Germany ) . |
| 15 | By remaining intensely , almost pleasurably absorbed by their intractability , woman-centred psychology often helps sustain them in their present state . |
| 16 | It is certainly helped by the fact that the spadefoot toad 's eggs are black , covered by a pigment called melanin which helps protect them from the sun 's rays ( the same pigment is responsible for tanning in human beings ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Help get them to the cellar . ’ |
| 18 | They hope trumpeter Richard Sutton , a full-blown Alex fan , can help blast them to success in their Coca-Cola Cup second leg clash at home . |
| 19 | Given the right water conditions and set-up they should be reasonably easy to breed , and a protein rich diet should help bring them into spawning condition . |
| 20 | Two explorers passing through the Chilean desert in 1974 discovered the banana could help keep them on the move when they became stranded because their car had drained of oil . |
| 21 | Quite simply , such an additional demand for the currencies concerned would help keep them at a higher level , with a consequent reduction in their export surpluses . |
| 22 | now lets hear three cheers for Gloucester rugby club … on Saturday they won at London Irish in the league … a victory that could help keep them in the first division |