Example sentences of "be helpful [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The matron of a residential home , talking about a doctor who she felt was reluctant to visit said it would have been helpful if the person who died had been visited more often : ‘ It would have given her a lot more comfort and the staff a lot more confidence . ’ |
| 2 | It would have been helpful if the report 's compilers had included a clinical virologist . |
| 3 | However , the proportions for whom the general practitioner was described as reluctant to visit , or for whom it was felt it would have been helpful if the doctor had visited the person who died more often , did not vary significantly between the groups . |
| 4 | This information may be helpful when the team is faced with the care of similar patients in future . |
| 5 | It would be helpful if a selection of the published close-dated groups was to be made available in microfilm or microfiche . |
| 6 | Er as you 've already heard , the Greater York authority have cooperated for a number of years in bringing forward new settlement proposals but erm I have to say that I I do agree it would be helpful if the panel were able to make a strategic recommendation in favour of one particular local authority . |
| 7 | However , it may be helpful if the system can sometimes suggest a correction for a miskeyed word . |
| 8 | It would be helpful if the Minister could indicate when the whole review process is likely to be completed . |
| 9 | There is the question of professional indemnity which I shall return to shortly because I think it might be helpful if the minister were to say something about that . |
| 10 | It would be helpful if the House could study positive Government proposals . |
| 11 | ( 5 ) It will be helpful if the announcement of the offer can coincide with positive public relations coverage for the offeror. ( 6 ) Ideally , a bid should not be announced at a time when it will have a reduced impact ( eg on a day which is expected to be dominated by other major financial news or company announcements ) . |
| 12 | It would be helpful if the guidance also mentioned the economic and environmental advantages of ‘ soft ’ sea defences over ‘ hard ’ ones , in many situations . |
| 13 | ‘ … is would be helpful if the Listing Division of the Department of the Environment could revise their own guidelines in order that certain pubs could receive more protection as an integral whole . |
| 14 | Now I think it would be helpful if the borough council could clarify whether that is in fact what they 're looking for an additional land allocation . |
| 15 | It is increasingly recognised that a full medical assessment is helpful if a change of residence is planned , such as admission to a residential home . |
| 16 | It is helpful if a pupil who is totally dependent on the use of spectacles for schoolwork can have a reserve pair , since repairs can sometimes take time . |
| 17 | It is helpful if the decision is approached in the same way , using the same criteria , in all departments , to ensure that all such decisions support company policy . |
| 18 | It is helpful if the decision is approached in the same way , using the same criteria , in all departments , to ensure that all such decisions support company policy . |
| 19 | It is helpful if the speaker has good articulation ( crisp consonants ) and is able to phrase sentences so that the key word or subject does not depend on a high frequency — for example , instead of saying ‘ Do you know Sussex ? ’ ( key word Sussex ) , they could say ‘ Have you been in this part of the world before ? ’ |
| 20 | Parking with the airbrakes open is very little trouble and is helpful if the wind does swing . |
| 21 | This Browny 's stone was helpful when the householder was brewing beer , for it hastened the fermentation process with its fairy magic . |