Example sentences of "help me [vb infin] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | David 's been helping me set up the I 've , I 've just bought myself a three eight six . |
| 3 | This has been pointed out by Lind ( 1983 : 271 ) , who adduces the following examples to show that there is " no correlation between active participation and omission of to " : ( 23 ) … he said briefly , helping me climb in through the rear window . |
| 4 | Of course , there 's the question of my present contract , but I feel sure I can bribe the boss into helping me get out of it without too much hassle . ’ |
| 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 | Carradine helped me get out of the diner , but I did n't feel so bad . |
| 9 | ‘ The horse has a long neck , and that helped me get back in the saddle , ’ he added . |
| 10 | Then she helped me put on my white satin dress , after which I pulled on my shoes . |
| 11 | For whose efforts on behalf of the fund I I really do thank them and I 'd like to make a special thanks to Lady Chandler , Lucy stepped into the breach as acting chair about a year ago and since I was elected has done a tremendous amount to help me settle in quickly and I hope effectively . |
| 12 | I am writing this partly to get it clear in my head and to help me make up my mind . |
| 13 | Then I was put on some sort of medication to help me calm down because I kept on getting knotted up , getting uptight . |
| 14 | ‘ I need to know about Piper , ’ he said , ‘ and I need you to help me find out . |
| 15 | It 's worth remembering that all drugs are open to abuse , and that people offer what they believe to be plausible explanations for such abuse : " To escape my problems ' ; " To relieve boredom " ; " To stay awake at parties ' ; " For self-confidence " ; " To be one of the crowd " ; " To help me get on with people " ; " To stop me worrying " ; " To become more creative " ; " To help me study all night " ; " It blows my mind " ; " For a pick-me-up " . |
| 16 | I 'm beginning to put my life together again now and I 'm concentrating on my riding to help me get through . |
| 17 | Just something to help me get back in his good books ! |
| 18 | So I might ask dad to help me put on the roof-rack . |
| 19 | I do n't think it helps him , it helps me calm down and go to sleep . |
| 20 | Full of admiration and impressed above all by the signs of Nietzsche 's originality of mind and literary power , he saw in him a new kind of worker for the cultural cause with which he identified his own ambitions : " Now you must show what philology is for , and help me bring about the grand " renaissance " … |
| 21 | Please help me stand up . |
| 22 | Help me get up , will you ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Help me get out of going to Gran 's on Sunday . ’ |
| 24 | Help me get out . ’ |
| 25 | Miss can you help me set up a microscope please ? |
| 26 | Could you help me find out if such an instrument is available in the UK ? |
| 27 | You could help me find out if I 've made a terrible mistake coming here , and if — ’ She took a deep breath . |
| 28 | And mourned me , and would not help me get up . |
| 29 | In fact he said to me ‘ You could be quite useful , you know , you could help me get through to her . ’ |
| 30 | I 've enjoyed my four years at Widnes but I think a change of clubs will help me get back on the international scene , ’ said Tait , 27 , who has agreed a three-year contract with the Headingley club . |