Example sentences of "[vb infin] but [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve Hammond seemed to find his voice at last , but behind his smile , Lindsey could n't help but catch a faint note of desperation . |
| 2 | But in this moment of confrontation , knowing that Ray Doyle would pull through , Bodie could not help but feel a touch of pity for the girl . |
| 3 | Shannon could n't help but feel a ripple of warmth for the man , even though they had n't even been introduced yet . |
| 4 | Despite herself , Rory could n't help but give a little laugh . |
| 5 | Still — she could n't help but give a little chuckle as she watched one small boy in calipers crossing the dance floor at an amazingly fast clip , hotly pursued by a red-faced Candy — the children had somehow managed to drag her out of the fog of misery that had enveloped her with Adam 's leaving . |
| 6 | It was in no way intense , and indeed coming from such a figure it could not help but appear a little maternal ; Mrs Hill did not seem to discover anything odd in her own attitude , and would consult Clara 's opinion without any attempts at subterfuge or bravado ; she would defer to Clara 's position in the class by outrageously open remarks such as " Now , Clara , you 're the only girl likely to remember what I said last week " , or " Well , I suppose I 'm wasting my breath on all but Clara Maugham . " |
| 7 | SEVERAL hours into the work of Derek Jarman , I could n't help but recall a television profile of the film-maker screened earlier this year . |
| 8 | It seems that work on the use of relevance feedback can not help but include an element of research in the design of adaptive systems . |
| 9 | Romer L.J. , at p. 652 , did not dissent but expressed a doubt . |
| 10 | What can we say but thanks a million . |
| 11 | The tiger does not kill but opens a path |