Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] for help [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She took one last glance at the window above to see Maria Luisa with her palms flat against the window-pane , desperately , mutely pleading with Ruth for help with eyes so full of pain that Ruth 's nerves nearly snapped .
2 China has rejected an appeal from Kazakhstan for help in cleaning up an area of Kazakh territory adjacent to China 's Lop Nor nuclear test site .
3 And the Bush administration was confirmed in this judgment when , after it had refused to recognize his military government , Aoun turned to Iraq for help against the Syrians and the ultra-right Christian militias .
4 Koreans who had formerly looked to Japan for help against a conservative , autocratic government and for encouragement to ‘ modernize ’ now found themselves subordinated to those self same Japanese , deprived of an independent voice .
5 THE WORLD 'S leading space explorers are looking to Europe for help in probing new corners of the Solar System over the next two decades .
6 During the year , the Institute 's international role continued to expand , as more countries turned to Britain for help with their systems of education .
7 In 1472 , for instance , Robert Bolling of Bradford turned to Gloucester for help in achieving the restoration of his land .
8 In 1472 , for instance , Robert Bolling of Bradford turned to Gloucester for help in achieving the restoration of his land .
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