Example sentences of "[noun] for help " in BNC.

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1 In approaching institutions for help , the appearance of subservience can help people who are clearly powerless .
2 We need some help and all we 're asking for is a grant for help
3 offer an opportunity for help where work has deteriorated
4 This extends to the appointment of ancillary and technical staff , who would be expected to have the same sympathetic qualities , and to making a case for help from the authority 's teaching and support services or for a welfare assistant to help with an individual pupil .
5 When these come to the attention of colleagues , there is an obligation to point the nurse in the right direction for help .
6 He turned to William Goldman for help .
7 At PAC we have a lot of contacts for help .
8 They responded eagerly to the plea for help from their re-attached and perhaps rather intimidated kinsmen .
9 ‘ Will you help run the lucky dip stall at the summer fayre from 1 pm until 3.30pm ? ’ is more likely to get a positive answer than a general plea for help with the summer fayre .
10 Marines raced from mine-clearing operations in Hoddur following a radio plea for help from the NBC crew as looters surrounded them .
11 A note blaming social services chiefs for ignoring their plea for help was on the dashboard .
12 In responding to a plea for help from Spain 's Popular Front government , Stalin was thus pursuing what he perceived to be the foreign policy interests of the Soviet Union .
13 In a small town in Surrey an old woman 's plea for help leads to an unsettling encounter
14 As well as not being insensitive , he was by no means impervious to the sudden plea for help from a young and attractive lady .
15 It was almost as if he 'd reached out to clasp her hand in his plea for help , and she knew she 'd wanted to give him a lift .
16 Bootle MP Joe Benton sent an urgent message to Board of Trade president Michael Heseltine in a last ditch plea for help .
17 Plea for help after mother grabs boy
18 THE Princess of Wales yesterday made an impassioned plea for help in stopping the ‘ terrible waste of young lives ’ caused by homelessness .
19 POLICE are hoping to help their search for a man who attacked a hotel doorman , leaving him in a coma , by broadcasting a plea for help on the BBC 's Crimewatch programme .
20 A CHARITY which provides holidays for underprivileged children has issued a plea for help .
21 The Princess Royal yesterday made an impassioned plea for help on behalf of the country 's six million carers .
22 The cession of the south was not so much payment for help already given , but a concession designed to ensure future support and give Edward III a vested interest in the endurance of Balliol 's rule .
23 The parish council decided on Monday to ask English Heritage for help in funding the repairs .
24 There was , in many cases , a reluctance to go to lecturers for help ; for example :
25 Mrs June Goodier , one of the organisers , said they were delighted with the response for help to run the show .
26 Enid was 47 , married with three children at home , and was referred to the social worker by her GP for help with her depression .
27 Add in the Department of Trade and Industry 's negative report on manufacturing in Britain , and the enthusiasm for help with investment becomes clear .
28 Just a walk in those woods , a move closer to the edge to peer down and enjoy the full Lake Tourist sensation of Beauty in Horror , a lost footing , a clutching at Mr Crump for help , a swinging of Mr Crump around , a letting of Mr Crump go down , down , down into one of the most favoured of the Lake Tourists ' sites .
29 The characteristics of the clients are described , as are the circumstances leading to their requests for help .
30 David Landale , Duchy secretary , said there were numerous requests for help , but the Birmingham project ‘ caught the Prince 's imagination ’ .
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