Example sentences of "it help if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To qualify as a model foster parent you had to be at the wealthier level of the middle class , with an already established family ; it helped if you lived in the country ( away from urban enticements ) , spoke a little German , and could tolerate moody children who suffered bouts of depression and were inclined to long silences . |
| 2 | It helped if you got caught to know as little as possible . |
| 3 | It helps if we know where to go for formal approval of decisions , or know who is responsible for what . |
| 4 | If you know certain children are going to have difficulty in separating from parents , then it helps if they bring along a favourite toy . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ The Chief Executive and Mayor have to don official robes so it helps if they can shower first . ’ |
| 6 | It helps if it is small , and it is also a great advantage if it can easily reach the next tree without having to climb down to the ground and then climb up again . |
| 7 | Erm generally speaking the consensus is it helps if it 's sort of on one side |
| 8 | I mean , sight reading is another thing and not everyone is good at that , but it helps if you are . |
| 9 | Obviously it helps if you have some building or DIY knowledge , and clearly some defects require further examination by an expert , but a surveyor may not be any better since his knowledge of structures and services is limited . |
| 10 | The traveller who rides on a local bus can learn a lot : in the mountains of Greece everyone clings on for dear life and makes the sign of the cross at every bend in the road ; in the Thar Desert , Rajasthan , a sense of humour is essential , especially when the giggling driver moves the sheltering bus to reveal squatting passengers answering the call of nature , and in South America it helps if you do n't mind sitting next to a chicken or sharing the floor with a goat . |
| 11 | It helps if you both keep independent jealousy logs for a few weeks beforehand . |
| 12 | It helps if you can fix this to a clipboard for your survey . |
| 13 | It helps if you have seen them in their own surroundings and get an impression of the sort of person they are . |
| 14 | It helps if you can establish such a relationship and listen to people with concern . |
| 15 | Being with others is also important , and it helps if you can involve a depressed resident in outside activities . |
| 16 | Perhaps it helps if you hate the intended victim , but I had no reason to hate Dennis . |
| 17 | It helps if you keep the place tidy and regularly mucked out , and we did have one which kept its bed and its toilet place quite separate . |
| 18 | In other words , if you pay approximately £50 a quarter for your telephone rental then round it up to £60 ( it helps if you overestimate expenditure ) and break it down to the monthly sum of £20 . |
| 19 | It helps if you drag rabbit guts on a string around the surface of the burrow in the direction of the bait hung within the trap . |
| 20 | It helps if you have had experience over different types of cross-country jumps — like ditches and water . |
| 21 | It helps if you can bring yourself to take a very positive line of thinking about each problem as it comes along , being as practical and objective as possible , for sometimes the limitations of home life with an old and possibly infirm parent may seem to close round you like a prison . |
| 22 | It helps if you know which sounds are easy to see and which are more difficult ( shown on charts Pages 61 and 72 ) . |
| 23 | Finally , it helps if you like the person you are talking to . |
| 24 | It helps if you know and use the correct names for each of the different shot sizes . |
| 25 | By the way , it helps if you like — and understand — baseball . |
| 26 | It helps if you can limit your first list to those skills you will require in one clinical area . |
| 27 | Although bargaining is often very tough you 've always got a better chance if you know with whom you are dealing — it helps if you 've had the odd meal or drink together or a game of squash . |
| 28 | I think it helps if you can identify whether the the erm depression is just caused by erm the circumstances round about you which can be alleviated by changing them or if it 's caused by eating habits or erm or erm hormones or chemical imbalances in , I 've suffered , I think , from all them as well ! |
| 29 | Well , it helps if you miss the fairways as far from the tee as Calcavecchia does — he finished 12th on Tour in driving distance with an average poke of almost 273 yards . |
| 30 | Mark Calcavecchia finished 14th in driving accuracy , but it helps if you miss the fairways as far from the tee as he does . |