help-but

Marit should have gone with him'she could be of help-but when the headman looked in her direction, she was intently looking somewhere else and refused to catch his eye.

Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993

The three-year-old, even if she could be lured out of hiding, would be no help-but if the three twelve-year-olds could be introduced to each other and enlisted, Stranger might be able to work something out.

Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

She needed to get out of the house, get help-but first, she needed one more tiny reassurance that she'd really seen what she thought she'd seen.

Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

The three-year-old, even if she could be lured out of hiding, would be no help-but if the three twelve-year-olds could be introduced to each other and enlisted, Stranger might be able to work something out.

The Otherworld Lackey, Mercedes 1992

He did not want to think about dial, he did not want to wonder and to worry when he could not help-but there were other prints, and Zadny stayed bristled up and uneasy as they went.

The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

He did not want to think about dial, he did not want to wonder and to worry when he could not help-but there were other prints, and Zadny stayed bristled up and uneasy as they went.

The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

He asked Dispatch for some help-but there were gang fights all over tonight, and a rash of armed-and-dangerous, and there was nobody to spare.

Children Of The Night Lackey, Mercedes 1990

Maybe he would find help-but how would the help find them?

Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990

"Because"I'm going to try something, to bring in help-but it's going to need a physical body if it comes.

Burning Water Lackey, Mercedes 1989

She's appealing to the magazine editors who compile these lists not just because she's a slender clotheshorse with deep pockets and friends in high places-these things help-but also because her calendar is bursting with loads of commitments that seem to crush the stereotypes of both idle royals and submissive Muslim wives.

Slate Magazine Noreen Malone 2011