Example sentences of "helped i [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Not in a very big way , but I 've got an eye for that sort of thing and I told him I would n't split on him if he resigned and helped me choose the successor I wanted .
2 One of the guys at the gate helped me give the Fiasco a push .
3 Then one of the others came and he helped me rehang the curtain and move the damaged screen . ’
4 ‘ Peter Seabrook helped me build the pond on the programme , ’ he pointed out .
5 It also helped me retain the image of myself as someone special , set aside from the throng , this time because of superior talent .
6 I could never cook myself a meal , even with such complete mod. cons , and Hellen , who helped me arrange the furniture , pictures and scrolls , would tease me as ‘ the eternal bachelor ’ who could not fry an egg or boil water without burning it .
7 This broad sketch helped me to explore the crayon 's versatility without using the final painting as a trial piece , it also helped keep the whole composition in mind as I concentrated on a specific detail in the finished painting .
8 yes last week he helped me turn the garage out he took all the rubbish left over from the tip down to the tip .
9 An Anglo-Catholic priest helped me accept the desert experiences of prayer — no-one had ever told me , after an experience of personal renewal , to expect the stripping and refining that was not a falling from grace but a growth in it .
10 It 's no exaggeration to say that I owe my start in politics to the G M B because after having worked , as Dick said , for the G M B for a number of years it was the support of the G M B which helped me win the nomination for Chesterly Street and in the early eighties I can remember when er the Labour Party was going through a difficult period it was officials and members of the G M B who were a steadying influence in my constituency , as they have been ever since .
11 The irresponsibility of this helped me to escape the force of the problems , but at the same time I was constantly troubled by suspicion .
12 It was either the carrot or the stick which helped me to complete the analysis and report on my results .
13 His deep sincerity helped me to face the future there .
14 Henry helped me to catch the train .
15 ‘ You helped me buy the land for the new town when I first came to Haiti .
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