Example sentences of "try to help her " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she has any problems in her relationship with the man you married , she should feel able to talk about these privately with you , knowing that because you love them both you are prepared to accept her negative feelings , and to try to help her to understand his personality and attitudes better , in the light of your knowledge of him , his family , his upbringing , and the events that have shaped his life . |
| 2 | A 57-year-old woman who tried to help her was grabbed by the throat and had her head smashed on railings until she was nearly unconscious . |
| 3 | Her children Paula , 10 , John , eight , and Roxanne , four , tried to help her and alerted neighbours in Southwark , south London . |
| 4 | A schoolgirl 's ‘ fantasies ’ and the teacher who tried to help her . |
| 5 | I tried to help her see that if she let herself go enough to enjoy playing building bricks too , Nicola would n't feel the need to throw them around to get the attention she wanted . |
| 6 | He tried to help her : ‘ They did n't find much ; only a couple of volumes of somebody 's journal — ’ |
| 7 | Twice I rose and tried to help her , but I seemed to be in a different dream . |
| 8 | I called my stepfather , who tried to help her , but we could do nothing . |
| 9 | She was a good deal teased by children playing in the parks , according to one park-keeper who was sorry for her and tried to help her , and once had her bags snatched by a gang of youths . |
| 10 | He assured me they never put dogs down and they would try to help her build up trust in humans again before finding her a home . |
| 11 | Why is it odd that I should try to help her when she is in difficulties ? ’ |
| 12 | If you find this happening to your elderly parent , try to help her to reorganise her eating habits . |
| 13 | ‘ If only there 'd been more time , ’ said Kelly , ‘ I 'd have tried to help her work out a clear-cut characterisation , but we had a tight schedule and I left it up to her . ’ |
| 14 | Meanwhile , countless helping professionals scurried around trying to help her , feeling more and more helpless themselves . |
| 15 | By this time Charlotte was halfway under the carriage with Albert trying to help her . |
| 16 | ‘ Look , ’ he said , trying to help her . |
| 17 | Talking about Esmerelda , and what had happened to her , still brought on mini-fits and screams and total withdrawal for a while , but after long and patient questioning by my father and Diggs I let them know what I wanted them to think had happened — a big kite ; Esmerelda becoming entangled in the lines ; me trying to help her and the winch slipping out of my fingers ; desperate running ; then a blank . |
| 18 | She had no idea what he was up to , but instinct told her that he was trying to help her , and in this case it seemed wiser to follow her instincts . |
| 19 | I know , I know that your trying to help her . |