Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of season they helped build up local defences by filling sandbags . |
| 2 | The most noteworthy — established in 1953 and inspired by the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress — was the Spark , which helped bring together Indian , African , coloured and white opposition to apartheid . |
| 3 | The Local Government union NALGO calls it an infamous act of betrayal to Jamie Robertson , who helped bring in thousands of new jobs to the area following the closure of the railway works in the mid nineteen eightees . |
| 4 | This is good news indeed and the students and families concerned are most grateful for all the support which helped bring about such a satisfactory outcome . |
| 5 | And in November at the council he let see how much trust he was ever again likely to put in the little law-givers at Westminster . |
| 6 | If the paragraphs are consistently very short , on the other hand ( e.g. just one or two sentences ) , then the subdivisions being made become too complicated for a more general , structural image of the essay to be deduced , which defeats the point of having paragraphs at all . |
| 7 | But some of the comparisons we can do produce quite interesting facts . |
| 8 | What I 'll do pay out extra for two bits of plastic . |
| 9 | Does n't does n't go to that point at all so that would make see how much difference that makes to the |
| 10 | Companies were invited to invest in the market it is considering a ‘ modest ’ contribution to help bail out those affected . |
| 11 | Future historians would in all likelihood use the same data to help answer entirely different questions were it accessible in its original form . |
| 12 | Awarded a free place at Birmingham University to study music for three years , Peter was short of basics like clothes and books until Elaine Blond gave him £30 and arranged for Peter to work at Bloomsbury House in his holidays to help make up any shortfall . |
| 13 | Out of total environmental lending of US$2,000 million for 23 projects approved last year , the Bank lent US$1,300 million for pollution control and the protection of the urban environment , US$521 million for natural resources management and US$173 million to help build up environmental protection institutions in developing countries . |
| 14 | As well as the influence of collective bargaining , a further thesis put forward to help explain more general inter-country membership differences relates to the effects of concentration of capital . |
| 15 | Where our competitive position is weak , we have continued to divest assets to help fund more profitable ventures elsewhere and build on our areas of strength . |
| 16 | While local government was responsible for public health , and for the rudimentary planning , housing and hospital functions required to help achieve more sanitary urban areas , education was made the responsibility of separately elected school boards . |
| 17 | To help carry forward this work , there are several areas that need to be addressed : |
| 18 | Maybe that openness helped bring about final reconciliation . |
| 19 | So that starts to look look fairly reasonable . |
| 20 | Unlike the gentle technique described earlier , anti-cellulite massage should be vigorous to help drain away toxic wastes from the tissues . |
| 21 | Then rest your feet on a chair slightly higher than your hips to help drain away excess fluid . |
| 22 | Experts were preparing defences of floating booms across their intakes , with " skimmer " ships to help mop up any oil that may come through . |
| 23 | Gail Rebuck commented : ‘ In the past two years I have witnessed Frances ’ excellent editorial judgement coupled with marketing flair and her consensus seeking management style that has helped secure so many important books … ’ |
| 24 | It raises funds for conservation and its concerns are with earth-bound pandas ( it has helped set up ten panda reserves in China ) rather than ocean-going whales . |
| 25 | South Tees Health Authority plans to help people stop smoking , to help create more smoke-free places and to try to stop young people from starting . |
| 26 | And erm they were determined that we should all work near as proficient in milking to go and take over , so we had to learn to hand milk , to use three different types of milking machines and to do all the necessary sterilizing and everything else , so that we could be used straight away when we got to the farm . |
| 27 | The Council Tax Helpline is here to help sort out any of your queries . |
| 28 | To help filter out any ambient light the Light Rifle is provided with both a long dark tube , the barrel , and a lens . |
| 29 | Eric Williams who runs the Crumbs bakery has helped gather together thousands of pounds worth of baking equipment for his Romanian friends . |
| 30 | A number of measures have been taken in the 1980 Housing Act to help release more rented accommodation . |