Example sentences of "i could help [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On many a winter morning I jumped out of bed and put a letter of his in the fire , feeling it would be wrong to allow it to survive ; and when some years ago I was asked by a distinguished man of letters if I could help him to write an account of Maurice |
| 2 | I wished I could help him then ; he looked so down in the mouth hunched up by the stove . |
| 3 | I hung on , keeping one eye on Neil in case I could help him , and the other on Stormy Petrel . |
| 4 | A year beforehand , Chudnovsky , who was a collector from Leningrad , and a very well-known one , had been to see me and asked if I could help him . |
| 5 | I thought I could help him to forget . |
| 6 | I wish I could help him , Carey thought . |
| 7 | I said that it would be unkind and discourteous to decline a visit , but I could not for the life of me see how I could help him where persons of much greater power were impotent . |
| 8 | While I was sitting there , sipping my glass of hot , sweet Indian tea , I was approached by a shifty-looking man who asked me whether I could help him ; he had seen me with my camera ; could I help him mend his ? |
| 9 | I suggested that perhaps I could help him fill in gaps in his memory . |
| 10 | Sadly , I was n't sure that I could help him . |
| 11 | If I could help him — and , after all , he was only doing the job we paid him to do , was n't he ? — ; then it would be a personal shot at redemption on my part . |
| 12 | I wish I could help them somehow . ’ |
| 13 | Some months ago a gang of local youngsters asked if I could help them in this direction . |
| 14 | She asked me whether I could help her to remember the events of that dreadful night . |
| 15 | I thought I could help her spiritually , perhaps show her that she had a vocation too . |
| 16 | And — I wish I could help her . |
| 17 | I would n't give him the time of day if I could help it . |
| 18 | I wish I could help you and give you a little comfort . |
| 19 | He said , ‘ I only wish I could help you more . |
| 20 | We could see the sights , have some fun , and maybe I could think of some ways I could help you . ’ |
| 21 | " I could help you with the spelling , I suppose . |
| 22 | ‘ I could help you carry him in , ’ she said . |
| 23 | I could help you there . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Maybe I could help you . |
| 25 | ‘ Perhaps I could help you to feel warmer . ’ |
| 26 | I wish I could help you , but I 'm sure you 'll find it 's all a misunderstanding . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I wish I could help you more . |
| 28 | you see the thing is Paul what you I could help you do is there are several modern buildings round here which we could investigate . |
| 29 | I just wish I could help you — properly , I mean . ’ |
| 30 | If you 'd like to come into the office , perhaps I could help you to search . |