Example sentences of "[verb] n't [verb] be for " in BNC.

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1 What Muslim men do n't like is for their women to work outside the home , potentially in the company of strange men .
2 If it had n't have been for her I would n't have been taking so many exams .
3 Probably if it had n't have been for Sister Helen and I would have never have been able to b catch the at all because I never came to see a doctor .
4 ‘ No , ’ she mumbled , sagging suddenly , so that if it had n't have been for his firm grip she probably would have sunk to the ground , ‘ I did n't think .
5 If it had n't have been for the policeman there would have been untold carnage . ’
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