Mr. Brown, a good friend of mine, us but that he was short of money at the time.
A. would help
B. would have helped
C. had helped
D. helped
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A. would help
(答案→)B. would have helped
C. had helped
D. helped
解析：but that 引导的从句表示假设条件，谓语用陈述条件。例如：But that he was prevented, he would have acplished his design.