Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] to help [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gods with him and those whom he summoned were powerless to help him . |
| 2 | This faster stream chatted about the mysteries of calculus , and were happy to help me as I was anxious to he helped — but not with calculus . |
| 3 | Bishops were unlikely to help them , for " Whatever the cost , even if it means the destruction of the church , [ bishops ] try to preserve that power and significance which prelates possessed in the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries " . |
| 4 | Above all , the tsar knew perfectly well that the gentry were unlikely to help him . |
| 5 | Even if the Russians could be dislodged from the north side of Sevastopol " , the allies would soon reach the point where their ships were unable to help them . |
| 6 | Of course we were able to help him — the Stavangers were among our oldest customers , and their T. and T. shipping line had a well-earned reputation . |
| 7 | We were able to help him … we can see their house from our bedroom and we just happened to be looking out of the window at the time , do n't you know . ’ |
| 8 | We also felt the officials were sympathetic to our concerns and were keen to help us direct our pressure more effectively towards influencing planning authorities , public opinion and the Secretary of State . |
| 9 | They were seen for one further session during which it was possible to help them reach a suitable compromise . |
| 10 | Thank you for being there , for at this stage the Marshal was powerless to help him . |
| 11 | In Darlington , Robert visited an agency that told him it was unable to help him find accommodation in Newton Aycliffe . |
| 12 | Yet he was unable to help her , unable even properly to converse with her . |
| 13 | For example , the Society is often able to give a grant for central heating , which can transform the lives of the old or sick , while a recent case history concerned the elderly widow of an architect who needed a convalescent holiday after a hip operation , when the ABS was able to help her financially . |
| 14 | I have been interested in the dynamics of the golf swing for ten years , and John is an expert on instrumentation who was able to help me with the experimental work . |
| 15 | She was able to help him share his anxiety about the risk of moving , and this made it more manageable . |
| 16 | I was able to help him out . |
| 17 | Although she did not watch the videos he made , through discussion she was able to help him to gain control of a class which had initially been ‘ unteachable ’ and to design a workcard and organize lessons in a planned way . |
| 18 | as if he was the clerk who was happy to help me with my transaction . |
| 19 | But Xury was happy to help me . |
| 20 | Like many players of that era , Jack 's footballing career was badly restricted by the war , but he was available to help us to our regional championship of the 3rd Division South in the first half of 1945–46 while , upon the resumption of League Football in 1946–47 , he shone as a half-back of real quality in a none too great Palace team and his performances quickly drew attention from several 1st Division sides . |
| 21 | This warmth was sufficient to help him over the threshold of marriage . |