Example sentences of "may help [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may help to refer the patient to other agencies ( e.g. social services , a psychosexual problems clinic , self-help groups ) . |
| 2 | Drawing attention to paid visits back to the home country may help to reassure the family that they will not be completely cut off from relatives and friends . |
| 3 | A photographic company might wish to support our conservation programme for glass negatives ; a charitable trust may be willing to support the microfilming of the archive collection , or the establishment of an image database ; European Community funding may be available for information technology and database work ; potential employers may be able to help with computer training for DHE students ; specialist societies and scientific groups may help to fund image databases or conservation-related biogeographical studies , and educational publishers are likely to be interested in interactive video for schools and colleges . |
| 4 | To those who are still reading , firstly my thanks , secondly a warning ( this section is filled with questions rather than answers ) and thirdly some encouragement to read on , in that doing so may help to maximise the utility of the book as a whole . |
| 5 | Public longing for such an idol of beauty may help to create temporary goddesses , seen in the popular eye as representatives of the Queen of Beauty . |
| 6 | The nurse may help promote sleep by reducing anxieties if possible and generally providing comfort — rearranging pillows or adjusting the backrest . |
| 7 | They may help to dispel some of the arrogant delusions prevalent in the country . |
| 8 | This may help to dispel any ill feeling associated with an anonymous approach , but more importantly it provides an opportunity for the purchaser to build on the candidate 's positive response before there is any change of heart . |
| 9 | The teacher 's perception is likely to be affected by his feelings about the pupil , dented self-confidence through not being able to be a ‘ good enough ’ teacher to him , which a more objective analysis may help to restore . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , some general , if brief , discussion of some of the more directly relevant philosophical issues may help clarify matters . |
| 11 | They may need reminding of what to do , so it may help to talk them through it . |
| 12 | It may help to talk about them . |
| 13 | ‘ I get down on my knees every day and pray that this election may help change things . |
| 14 | The complexities of this network must be understood , and will be explained more fully in Chapter 7 together with suggestions on ways social workers may help to sustain or develop such a network . |
| 15 | On the one hand , their arrival may add to the demand for retailing and educational facilities , which may help to sustain the village shop or school ; on the other , their children may attend other more distant schools and the newcomers may shop in the adjacent towns so that , if they have ‘ replaced ’ locals , there may be a downturn in demand , which could even precipitate the closure of these facilities . |
| 16 | At the simplest level , semantic features may help identify correct word senses in sentences such as : John hit the post with a ball |
| 17 | We have X-rays and details that were recorded during the conservation process which may help identify them . |
| 18 | In addition , microtubules may be involved in the internal alignment of platelet organelles before the release reaction and , furthermore , may help govern the degree of response to circulating agonists ( White et al , 1981 ) . |
| 19 | Let me pick out three aspects that may help to guide us . |
| 20 | These are partly shielded by small flaps of skin on each side which form a corridor and may help to guide the babies towards them . |
| 21 | May help resolve remaining problems . |
| 22 | If it does exist the gene may help resolve some of the questions about how antibiotics work and give clues for new antibiotics . |
| 23 | For example it is reported that overstocking in litter-based poultry will result in an overloaded offensive litter ; whilst understocking may also be undesirable , since this may result in a dry and dusty litter which may help disperse the odour over a wide area , unless dust filters are installed . |
| 24 | Visitor attractions at off-peak times or in off-season periods are unlikely to have any significant effect in reducing peaks , but they may help to spread the loading on staff time . |
| 25 | For instance , if examples in which females play an active role appear as often as those in which the active person is male , this may help counteract the prevailing view in society that mathematics is primarily an activity for males . |
| 26 | Seeking help from a professional counsellor , when things begin to go wrong , may help to avert more serious problems . |
| 27 | My Lord it may help to say that if your Lordship does this reading my Lord , I do n't intend to take your Lordship through the documents any more myself in opening , because I think once your Lordship has has seen the extent of it , I 'm going to call Mr to give evidence and go to through the documentation that way , once . |
| 28 | Several newer techniques may help improve this situation such as the combination of exercise testing with doppler echocardiography and the measurement of ascending aortic blood flow acceleration . |
| 29 | Our programme may help improve your standards of service . |
| 30 | If his head tends to drop forward towards his plate as he eats , it may help to put the plate on a raised block on the table to reduce the distance from plate to face . |