Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] be not for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It says : ‘ If I am not for myself , who will be for me ? ’
2 If you 're not for me , you 're against me .
3 ‘ Even if they are n't for my eyes , ’ he had added with a twinkle .
4 If it was n't for their guns you 'd laugh .
5 He said : ‘ I would n't be here today if it was n't for their dedication , and the anonymous heart donor who I 'll be saying a little prayer for . ’
6 I do n't like to remind you of this , but if it was n't for me , you 'd be in a bedsit somewhere now , living off the DHSS .
7 ‘ We 'd be a lot thinner than this if it was n't for me , would n't we , Ted ? ’ he said .
8 You 'd be walking if it was n't for me .
9 Well you would n't of got them if it was n't for me
10 ‘ I would n't be at Arsenal if it was n't for him .
11 If it was n't for him , I 'd have talked Dimitri round .
12 ‘ Look , if it was n't for him … ’
13 If it was n't for him we 'd still have the empire . ’
14 If it was n't for him it would have been in bits .
15 If it was n't for them , he 'd be feeling like he was home again .
16 I mean , if it was n't for them and the way they voted !
17 If it was n't for her we 'd never have set foot in Farmhouse Grim .
18 She said to me once , ‘ That stupid yank bitch , if it was n't for her , I could have this baby ’ . ’
19 It 's her fault , that bitch Caroline with her red hair and her expensive perfume — he would n't be here if it was n't for her , it was her that had killed him .
20 If it was n't for her would you come away with me ? ’
21 If it was n't for her , Emma would understand how I feel .
22 Your father and I would still be in Akmeyon if it was n't for your zeide .
23 if it was n't for your Dynamike I do n't know what I 'd do with myself of an evening .
24 Now a mature 10-year-old , Lois , from Aintree , says : ‘ I do n't think I would be doing comedy if it was n't for my dad . ’
25 ‘ I would n't have achieved what I have , if it was n't for my dad . ’
26 ‘ Albert would soon sort her out if it was n't for his worries , ’ Mrs Dyson said .
27 We 'd be up there challenging the scum if it was n't for his lack of goals .
28 IF it was n't for his dad , Chris Boardman says there is no way he would be the proud owner of an Olympic gold medal , MBE … and Echo Sports Personality of the Year award .
29 " If it was n't for you two , " my mother told us , " I could be off somewhere else . "
30 I might have stopped it already if it was n't for you .
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