Example sentences of "help [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pool is complete with three water buffaloes whose hooves help to open up the pools and to spread the fern spores — an ecological niche summed up in one telling image . |
| 2 | As Stephen Parrish points out in discussing the very earliest ‘ complete ’ draft ( Ms JJ ) , the embryonic Prelude is best understood as an extension of the structure of Tintern Abbey : ‘ The last poem Wordsworth wrote before leaving England was Tintern Abbey , completed in mid July , and the affinities between Tintern Abbey and the autobiographical verse he began to write in Germany three months later help to point up The Prelude 's earliest design ’ ( Introduction to the Cornell edition ) . |
| 3 | Accumulated evidence from recent research , combined with ancient traditions , all help to build up the conviction that we are dealing with a real , but elusive , energy which people have recognized throughout history , and particularly at special places in the countryside . |
| 4 | Joanna went on , ‘ Whatever happens , I 'm going to stay with you and help to build up the practice till it 's a going concern . |
| 5 | The traditional explanation is that the stripes act as camouflage and help to break up the shape of the animal , concealing its body from the eyes of hungry predators . |
| 6 | Disruptive markings help to break up the shape of an animal 's body in any environment that is full of irregular detail , as in the case of this well concealed crab . |
| 7 | The dummy was needed , Hayling said , to show to potential advertisers and help start up the advertising sales process . |