Example sentences of "[vb past] not be for [noun] 's " in BNC.
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1 | Sleep would have come if it had not been for Hugh 's tossing and moaning . |
2 | Sleep would have come if it had not been for Hugh 's tossing and moaning . |
3 | If it had not been for Adam 's quick eyes we might never have seen anything amiss . |
4 | If it had not been for Agnes 's willingness to help , poor Miss Watson would have been unaided in her weakness . |
5 | Perhaps I might have recognized my own hypocrisy , if it had not been for Richard 's behaviour in the next months . |
6 | If it had not been for Jeremy 's displays of speed , power and massive wheelies , backed up by a courageous Robert Holden , these races would have been pretty flat beer . |
7 | Jack always saw Piggy as a burden and if it had not been for Piggy 's spectacles Piggy would have been even more hated by Jack . |
8 | If it had n't been for Willie 's attentive expression he would have stopped . |
9 | If it had n't been for Müller 's exposure , he might have been amenable . |
10 | If it had n't been for Lotta 's appearance on the scene , who knew how badly the walls of her own citadel might have been rocked by the forceful vibes he 'd transmitted ? |
11 | If fact , if it had n't been for Finch 's increasing drinking problem , he himself would never have behaved on the set in anything other than a professional way . |