Example sentences of "i [modal v] [adv] help [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ma and Pa Pickering tried to probe , but I was sorry I could n't help them . |
| 2 | I could n't help him , because Darnley had me in his arms . |
| 3 | I was on the plane too , but I could n't help her . |
| 4 | So I could n't help her there at all . |
| 5 | But I could n't help you unless you admitted it . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't help it , Gary . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't help it ! |
| 8 | I could n't help it . |
| 9 | It was the last lesson of the day and I could n't help it , but I come out with a big burp in the middle of the lesson and she goes , ‘ Fay , are you feeling all right ? ’ and I says , ‘ Yes Miss , of course I am ’ , and then she goes to me when I did it again , ‘ FAY ! ’ and I goes , ‘ It 's all right ’ , I goes , ‘ Pardon me , Miss . |
| 10 | Then I asked her , I could n't help it , I asked her , I said ‘ Never mind the photocopy , ’ I said , ‘ Let me ask you , was the cock tracing I showed you in any slight way arousing ? |
| 11 | I could n't help it . ’ |
| 12 | I knew I should n't but I could n't help it . |
| 13 | I could n't help it again . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , the housemaid said something to me before I came in to prayers , and that just tickled me and I could n't help it . ’ |
| 15 | I knew I was sounding prissy and ridiculous but I could n't help it . |
| 16 | I could n't help it . |
| 17 | But I could n't help it — I was so worried about him , everything else was driven from my mind . |
| 18 | I could n't help it … |
| 19 | But I did — I could n't help it — and he went away ! ’ |
| 20 | I could n't help it . |
| 21 | ‘ I could n't help it , Floyd . |
| 22 | I could n't help it . |
| 23 | I could n't help it , I was so angry with him . |
| 24 | Pardon me , I could n't help it |
| 25 | it was greed , I could n't help it |
| 26 | the way they 'd cut it and I could n't help it , I just , immediately |
| 27 | I could n't help it . |
| 28 | I could not help her directly but only invoke the greatest power we eagles have . |
| 29 | The family I now had , the people who had saved me from starvation , I could now help them ! |
| 30 | I would n't help him ! |