Example sentences of "help [pron] by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we helped them by suggesting |
| 2 | ‘ I helped you by clearing all the leaves in the yard , ’ she told him half a dozen times , ‘ and I got a cold while I was doing it . |
| 3 | By the terms of his enrolment , there is little doubt that the provision of regular review assessment panels helped him by offering support , encouragement and occasionally chastisement for letting himself down . |
| 4 | We are conscious of what Zuckerman does for Roth : when he helps a man to gather his spilt heart pills , it is Roth helping himself by assigning a small mercy . |
| 5 | I thought I 'd be helping you by telling you what I did . |
| 6 | I suppose I 've done my part to help them by writing extensively about laser weapons for New Scientist and other magazines . |
| 7 | What they 're actually asking for is that whether we would be able to help them by arranging for a loan on their behalf , they would service the debt at this time , so I might suggest chairman that we revert it to the finance committee for |
| 8 | An Inspector from the local water company may well visit your house if you intend making extensive alterations or additions and may be able to help you by spotting any bad practice or likely contravention of the bye-laws . |
| 9 | We 're saying , we 're trying to help you by raising this money , erm it 's not sort of lecturing them or anything , we 're trying to focus on communities and empower them by giving them money for projects they want to happen , it 's not anything we 've decided . |
| 10 | If she 's particularly fond of someone who has Alzheimer 's and wants to help him by producing a foetus , who has the right to say no ? |
| 11 | Even while he was desperately busy on Soldier 's Tale , he made time to help her by offering to design the costumes , writing to Hanns that he had told her ‘ you will be here to put finishing touches on to them . |
| 12 | An AA Roadwatch spokesman warned of ‘ bedlam ’ on all main routes into London and advised travellers to help themselves by allowing extra time for journeys and sharing cars if possible . |
| 13 | Bernard Baruch spoke for many business people when he complained that the British were quick to moan but not to help themselves by making their economy more productive and competitive . |
| 14 | However , we can help you to help yourselves by letting you know what this deadline is ; the date up to which we can pretty much guarantee your ad 's inclusion ( as far as we can ever guarantee anything ) . |
| 15 | We need you to continue to help us by telling us of potential hazards you see in the community . |
| 16 | Well first of all w we 've got t if you take out er a large cross section , if you just say , we 're asking people and organisations around the country to help us by allowing us to record meetings , broadcasts , er |
| 17 | Organisers do try very hard to help us by rotavating . |
| 18 | Sir Henry was very unhappy about this , but Holmes asked him to help us by doing everything Holmes ordered him to do . |
| 19 | Leith had almost finished her second course when , quite happy to let Travis talk away , she suddenly wondered , as he began to get repetitive , if she was indeed helping him by letting him talk so much on the same theme . |
| 20 | In the end the Profitboss helps himself by helping others . |
| 21 | Only by being more actively involved in identifying issues , organizing action , and thereby helping themselves by fighting for their own rights , can older people hope to improve matters . |
| 22 | the more young people are thought to have ‘ special ’ needs — the more others help them by meeting those ‘ needs ’ — the more young people 's lives are determined by others who ‘ know best ’ — the more passive or apathetic young people become — ; the more they become dependent on the help of others — the more they have ‘ special needs ’ . |
| 23 | Help her , or help himself by warning his friend how much she knew ? |
| 24 | Do n't encourage this , but rather help him by summarising and re-phrasing his contribution in a gentle and inoffensive way . |
| 25 | Help her by arranging her clothes on the bed in the order she should put them on , and facing the right way . |
| 26 | If you 'd like further details on our programme or have any requests of your own that you would like us to research , please help us by filling in the coupon . |
| 27 | a ) Help us by sending only : |
| 28 | It 's going help us by knowing our targets … staff will work hard to meet them . |
| 29 | When booking for events held at the Dome please help us by indicating which part of the auditorium you prefer . |
| 30 | Help us by becoming a member . |