Example sentences of "[vb past] not [been] for [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had not been for their long , soul-searching conversations about the Koran and the life of the Prophet , he would probably not , now , be sleeping with her . |
| 2 | Brian had given Scarlet the impression that , if it had not been for his first wife and her child , and his second wife and her child , he would have been living a life of carefree splendour in a house adjacent to the park . |
| 3 | If it had n't been for her fat friend , she would have overslept . |
| 4 | If it had n't been for your shiftless nephew , Suzie would be back in England by now , my mother would n't be having sleepless nights and I could be in London doing the job for which I 'm paid ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If it had n't been for your ghastly aunt we 'd have been married by now . ’ |
| 6 | Fire-brigade or not , if it had n't been for your bright idea and splendid work and your friend 's race for help to the farmhouse the whole field would be ablaze , ’ said Farmer Olinton . |
| 7 | If it had n't been for his diligent research and dogged answer seeking , I would n't be leaving for America two hours from now in the hope of a cure . |
| 8 | If it had n't been for his harsh , laboured breathing , Isabel would not have known that he still lived . |
| 9 | Adam would have faced almost certain death if it had n't been for his quick thinking . |