Example sentences of "[noun] helps [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So religion helps us also to be tolerant of other people 's beliefs . |
| 2 | The historical background provided in this chapter helps us understand some of these diagnoses as well as some of the prescriptions . |
| 3 | Marie helps me with my money , and every week she gives me some so I can buy plants and stuff for my room . |
| 4 | Marie helps me off with my coat and holds it while I slip the jacket on . |
| 5 | Its speed helps it survive to have children ; and therefore more copies of all its genes , including the gene for fast running , are passed on . |
| 6 | The superb setting of the Playa del Sol Beach Club helps you to switch off the moment you arrive . |
| 7 | If this innocent practice helps you relax and to cope better with your pregnancy , I reckon you should just lie back and enjoy it . |
| 8 | ‘ Rallying helps me forget about the possibility of losing the appeal . |
| 9 | Sonja helps me look after Marie , but mostly it 's me , cos Sonja 's pretty busy in the kitchen . |
| 10 | ‘ Darling , ’ said Elinor , ‘ shall Maisie stay with Mummy and do her cello practice while Mummy helps her ? ’ |
| 11 | All the same , Patrick O'Brian 's skill in stitching what is , to him , historical fact into a unified fabric helps us to forget the often tiresome contrivances of historical fiction . |
| 12 | Oh light helps you concentrate does it ? |
| 13 | Further , Spenser helps us to discern cultural issues which Elizabethan institutions prevented being openly represented , notably the uneasiness generated by a woman ruling within a patriarchal culture . |
| 14 | Nigel Dennis helps her out after the photographic session . |
| 15 | Anxiety helps it to survive . |
| 16 | Mean Malcolm whistles at him , an old lady helps him over the road , teacher expects his writing to be tidy and he has to read the part of the spineless Rapunzel . |
| 17 | If musical politics now involves a constantly shifting ‘ war of position ’ , Adorno helps us to understand the enemy , but it is Benjamin who is more able to offer the tools to carry on the struggle . |
| 18 | If the death of our parents helps us to think about death in a constructive way and to prepare for our own , the experience is neither negative nor morbid but of positive value and importance . |
| 19 | I mean one in seven of our bookings now are long haul holidays , and a large percentage of those will be going to America , and again the exchange rate from the pound to the dollar helps us there . |
| 20 | Again , an understanding of biologically and psychologically based emotions helps us understand such social movements , many of which seem irrational and beyond explanation . |
| 21 | Er it needs skilled coordination and rhythm to help build the , keep the action going , developing stamina helps us to cope with work and leisure without undue tiredness . |
| 22 | Personal reflection helps me discover my whereabouts and articulating this with another encourages me on . |
| 23 | Its hard wood helps it resist cold winters , and its thick-skinned grapes are almost impervious to rain , disease and insects . |
| 24 | This passage helps us to understand the dilemma Poulantzas is trying to solve . |
| 25 | Placing one under your pillow helps you to sleep . |
| 26 | Archaeology helps us to understand the past , and this understanding helps a great deal in the understanding of society today and the development of society in the future . |
| 27 | The annual exercise of producing a Corporate Plan helps us to stand back from our regular activities and review what our customers — including the Secretary of State for Scotland — expect from us , and to refocus our efforts on the main objectives and priorities . |
| 28 | John Alexander helps you set your eyes on the right |
| 29 | A tuft of hair on the front of the body helps them to check that their motion through the air is straight , but their primary navigational guidance comes from huge mosaic eyes on either side of the head , which provide superbly accurate and detailed vision . |
| 30 | This device helps us do just that . |