Example sentences of "not be [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the resolution might still have won a majority had it not been for the stolen goods in the outhouse . |
| 2 | He would have been handsome had it not been for the close-set eyes and the petulant cast to his mouth . |
| 3 | ‘ If it had not been for the Liberal Democrats , the government would have lost . ’ |
| 4 | There then followed a decline , and the old arts would have been lost , had it not been for the Buddhist monks who kept the arts alive in their mountain refuges . |
| 5 | This is a good example of a local commemoration which almost slipped through the net , had it not been for the sleuthing abilities of north east enthusiast David Thompson . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've not been to the new grounds at Walsall and Scunthorpe , Maidstone 's ground , or covered a League match at Barnet . |
| 7 | This is not to say , however , that various arguments will not be among the important factors that influence the decisions of scientists . |
| 8 | A very strong impression , even now , is of a lack of diversity in the planning and delivery of activities in ways that may not be in the best interests of the children . |
| 9 | Although this leads to productive links with other agencies and services , it can not be in the best interests of the students . |
| 10 | Tizard argues that her study , together with others , suggests that attempts to restore a child to his [ or her ] natural family may not be in the best interests of the child . |
| 11 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 12 | In its reply the profession , while acknowledging its willingness to co-operate in the provision of relevant additional information , expressed concern that concentration on expenses and charges , while ignoring more important aspects of product and company selection such as the investment return , might not be in the best interests of consumers . |
| 13 | 6.4 Non-competition It may not be in the best interests of the landlord or the tenant for there to be several units within a shopping centre being entitled to sell the same goods or services . |
| 14 | And then to withhold one 's vote as with almost a matter of habit and routine , that can not be in the best interests of the Conservative party . |
| 15 | ‘ This would not be in the educational interests of either the Government , the Department of Education or schools . ’ |
| 16 | The fundamental issue in this appeal is whether the court in the exercise of its inherent power to protect the interests of minors should ever require a medical practitioner or health authority acting by a medical practitioner to adopt a course of treatment which in the bona fide clinical judgment of the practitioner concerned is contra-indicated as not being in the best interests of the patient . |
| 17 | what your look , same with your letter forage , I think mostly we were taught letter formation , which we have n't been for a few years now |
| 18 | Has n't been for a few years . |
| 19 | If it had n't been for the canter Nails would not have been terribly keen for another lesson , but the canter had given him dreams above his station . |
| 20 | ‘ If it had n't been for the native Africans in the community who rallied round , looked after my wife and kept leaving food parcels outside the door we would have been sunk . |
| 21 | erm Sadly it wo n't be with the same riders we had last year , but the riders we 've brought in I 'm sure will erm , under the forty points erm give us a good team . |