Example sentences of "[not/n't] help [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not help her by attacking Havvie and creating an even worse scandal ; that would be self-indulgent , merely seeking to exorcise his own guilt for not believing her . |
| 2 | The British did not help themselves by continuing to try to make more precise and explicit in the relationship what — at best — certain American policy-makers were prepared to concede only in private . |
| 3 | He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged , for by himself he can not help himself without belying the truth . |
| 4 | We were cut to pieces by Watford , though the defence did not help itself by defending too deeply . |
| 5 | In part 2 the author has given you the option of turning off those infuriating flashing lasers and electric grills , which I found helped me to think a little easier but , alas , did n't help me in solving the problem . |
| 6 | You could n't help me by distributing those could you ? |
| 7 | I knew I was n't attractive and I did n't help myself by dressing like a young fogey in tweed sportsjackets , flannel trousers and open-necked check shirts . |