Example sentences of "not been [prep] my [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ( I should point out that had it not been for my sister Etty , who had financed this latest venture , there would have been no printing business . )
2 If it had not been for my brother , the Odonata would have drowned , just as the turtle-shaped biped drowned .
3 No I 've not been at my work this
4 No I 've not been at my work this
5 I do n't know how I 'd 've coped if it had n't been for my mum .
6 And I would n't have if it had n't been for my mother
7 There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time .
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