Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it be not for " in BNC.
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| 1 | To get rid of such furniture because it happens not to fit into present arrangements is rather like pulling down one wing of the house concerned just because it is not for the moment in use . |
| 2 | And in this case it seems likely that even if it were not for the depressed state of aggregate demand in the British market , the commodities produced by Talbot at Linwood would not have generated ‘ sufficient ’ profit for Peugeot . |
| 3 | My daughter would not be here if it was not for orthodox medicine but I do believe her condition has been improved by homeopathy . ’ |
| 4 | meditation is extremely helpful ; 2. meditation is extremely helpful for many people , even though it is not for me ; 3. meditation can be helpful , even though it often is not ; 4. meditation is unlikely to be helpful , even though there are exceptions ; 5 . |
| 5 | Yet if it were not for the eclipses of May , June and November , Pisceans might think they could get off comparatively lightly . |