Example sentences of "it [was/were] not [adv] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end it was n't just for me but for those I wanted to share my life with . |
| 2 | But it was n't quite for nothing . |
| 3 | It was n't enough for her , after spending the day on her own , hoovering , shopping and running the washing machine , so she said , for me to retell a couple of jokes from the Telegraph diary . |
| 4 | It was n't enough for him to have to learn a series of speeches that no one else was expected to begin to comprehend , but he was also deputed to be Dame Edith 's guardian angel . |
| 5 | Though there was some subtle flirtation between us it was n't enough for me . |
| 6 | It was n't only for her sake and the care she would have . |
| 7 | It was n't specially for you his smile , just around you and about you . |
| 8 | It was not enough for him to call individual sinners to God . |