Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [pron] help " in BNC.

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1 THERE are many people to thank for their help — those who contributed goods or money towards the trip ; those who assisted us during our journey ( there are a lot of good people out there ! ) ;
2 Completely new to the Company , I know that I have a lot to learn and I 'd particularly like to thank for her help during the changeover .
3 ‘ I 'd be willing to pay for your help . ’
4 And that same voice continued to beg for his help .
5 The Lebanese Government appealed to the United States , and King Hussein of Jordan invoked his long-standing friendship with Britain to ask for her help .
6 But Stewart snaps : ‘ I do n't want to be disappointed so I 'm not going to ask for their help . ’
7 We were so worried by the Oldie editor 's eccentric behaviour , we sent off letters to the agony aunts to ask for their help
8 Do you know that nearly nine hundred thousand people walked off the streets of Britain into Citizen Advice Bureaux last year to ask for their help on employment issues because they had no trade union ?
9 For all the senator 's affability he was a proud man and I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help and I also knew I could not refuse him .
10 It is for refugees in Britain that I am writing to ask for your help .
11 Now I am writing to you to ask for your help , and I ca n't blame you if you do n't come .
12 I now have need to ask for your help !
13 I ran out of the house immediately and came to London to ask for your help .
14 ‘ A very important person , who belongs to a royal family , has sent me to ask for your help , ’ he went on .
15 Her marriage was on the rocks , she had had a breakdown , her social life was in ruins and yet when she came to ask for his help she was wearing a sweatshirt which had the slogan on it , ‘ Christ is the answer ’ .
16 Will he pass on the thanks of those of us who went to see the Prime Minister two weeks ago to ask for his help in the matter ?
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