Example sentences of "it were not for [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Floating there , it could have been a bath toy duck , daintily hand-painted by some artistic genius , plaything of a princess , if it were n't for its air of fragility , and slim — needle-slim — bill . |
| 2 | I might be impressed and affected by this sudden talent for suffering , if it were n't for its monotony : fear , just fear , fear only . |
| 3 | If it were n't for my sister I 'd turn the whole matter over to the police and let them find Garry . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sure it was n't ; Garry is n't the brightest of men ; he 'd deceive himself into thinking I would n't try to trace him , and if it were n't for my sister I would n't bother ; the discrepancies in the accounts would be compensated for by his permanent absence from the firm . ’ |
| 5 | If it were n't for our export orders , our figures would be looking rather sick . |
| 6 | At the western outskirts of the town is the Bliss Valley Tweed Mill , an imposing stone-built factory which , if it were not for its chimney rising from a domed tower , would look like a great country mansion . |
| 7 | If it were not for my concern for my grandmother , I would — I would put you out of the car right now , I would let you wait beside the road until someone took pity on you and offered to drive you back to Milano . ’ |
| 8 | As one Pisticci peasant puts it : ‘ if it were not for my family , I 'd not be wearing myself out ’ . |