Example sentences of "help [pron] [vb infin] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The challenge of meeting all children 's needs and of helping them achieve their rights can only be met by concerted efforts of governments of multi-lateral agencies and bi-lateral donors , as well as by the path-breaking initiatives of N G Os such as Save The Children .
2 Oxfam is working with the refugees helping them rebuild their lives .
3 Bradford TEC responded immediately , helped me understand its systems and guided me in the right direction on form-filling , etc .
4 Mum helped me put my clothes in the drawer .
5 I helped him fold his sheets .
6 ‘ The Academic Freedom committee helped him resume his studies at Cambridge .
7 Terry , whose gentleness of heart so melted my own that I helped him sell his newspapers outside factories , on picket lines and outside East End tube stations at seven-thirty in the morning , was encouraging .
8 The Vatican 's decision to allow the exhibition organisers free choice of any volume in the Library is a result of a debt of gratitude towards the Library of Congress , which , in the 1920s and 1930s , helped it modernise its systems .
9 A solicitor can steer you through the intricacies of inheritance tax , helping you minimise its effects , and explaining the various exemptions and reliefs .
10 He or she , will have extensive experience of small business counselling and will take an active part in helping you clarify your ideas and prepare your application form .
11 Germany is giving money to Poland , the Czech Republic and Slovakia to help them patrol their borders more strictly .
12 ‘ The pink for a girl , blue for a boy thing was probably thought up by men just to help them identify their kids without having to resort to close inspection .
13 ‘ Our aim is to help them achieve their goals of a safe and efficient nuclear power programme and an effective means of managing hazardous waste , ’ commented head of business development for Slovakia .
14 Every manager has a responsibility towards his subordinates ( ie to make sure they know what is expected of them , to help them set their own objectives , to help them attain their objectives , to offer counsel and advice etc ) .
15 Every manager has a responsibility towards his subordinates ( ie to make sure they know what is expected of them , to help them set their own objectives , to help them attain their objectives , to offer counsel and advice etc ) .
16 The warring sides finally came face-to-face at a meeting designed to help them settle their differences .
17 Companies are increasingly turning to environmental auditing to help them fulfil their responsibilities .
18 The plans provide employees with a structured basis to help them evaluate their aspirations and capabilities and to identify needs and opportunities for training and for broadening of experience .
19 We try to help them rebuild their lives ’ .
20 The ferocious weaver ants of South-east Asia and South Africa use a highly unorthodox tool to help them construct their nests .
21 Sometimes clients will be offered tranquillizers in order to help them overcome their difficulties .
22 initiate dialogue between church communicators and the denominational social justice issues committees , to help them communicate their activities more effectively to the churches and to the general public ;
23 Even in the case of the large church with a regular new members ' class , this may need to be supplemented by a sponsorship scheme in which the converts are matched with church members of the same sex and similar age and background , to help them find their feet and be introduced to the family .
24 We have to help them find their feet .
25 Employers on the other hand have access to advice and finance to help them know their rights and obligations .
26 She wants to help you ; and of course people will employ you to help them solve their problems ; but that will not make you popular with the Medjays or with Horemheb . ’
27 And then we got a table tester to help them refresh their memories , it 's like a disc and then you got the slots and then it tells you your eight times and that 's good as well but I mean he 's got them off by heart which is brilliant !
28 X amount is going to be needed to help me achieve my objectives .
29 Lord Airlie also went out of his way to help me find my feet .
30 Because they 've been good boys we 've helped them extend their landholdings and they lease it back to their own peasants at exorbitant rates — that 's why their own people call them pirates . "
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