Example sentences of "asked for help [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before kiln operator Steve Kelly died at 55 , he asked for help to be given to the team of Macmillan nurses who cared for him in his last months . |
| 2 | A mother asked for help in rescuing her fourteen-year-old daughter from a coven . |
| 3 | At about 0500 on 18 October 1990 Ballycastle was under severe threat from rising flood water and Fire Brigade Headquarters asked for help in evacuating people stranded in the area . |
| 4 | Of 1200 families who asked for help in 1991 , 56 percent of marriages are breaking down , 55 percent are depressed , 39 percent are drinking too much , and one in five is abusing their partner . |
| 5 | In spite of his bitter criticism of his father , he still asked for help from him . |