Example sentences of "had [pers pn] [adv] [been] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Had it not been for that publication Sally might have avoided that almost overwhelming sea of troubles which resulted from harmlessly intended praise . ’ |
| 2 | We might have had it all , had it not been for that One . ’ |
| 3 | Buddy would have been 56 this year and no doubt raving on even now had it not been for that fateful February in 1959 … the day the music died . |
| 4 | Had it not been for another round of cost cutting , the group would have crept back into the black last year . |
| 5 | This time tomorrow it would be all over , and part of history ; the victors would be celebrating , the losers complaining that had it not been for this and that , they would have won , and the course of history would have been different . |
| 6 | Too bad the horrendous loading system leaves a nasty taste in the mouth — had it not been for this I 'd have cheerfully awarded around 85% ( disk owners take note ) . |