Example sentences of "had there not been " in BNC.
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| 1 | But all this , of course , would have been perfectly normal had there not been other more weighty reasons which disturbed the composure of the hitherto cheerful von Lemke . ’ |
| 2 | It could not have done so had there not been considerable lack of confidence in these other analgesics and the 80 or so non-steroidal anti-inflammatories use to treat arthritis . |
| 3 | The entire episode might have gone unnoticed had there not been a routine monitoring of the base communications tapes last week . |
| 4 | It would have been surprising had there not been a ripple of unease running through the Jenkins family . |
| 5 | But none of these principles could have been exploited or pursued in the ways in which they were had there not been tacit approval and support on the part of the state . |
| 6 | He would have withered inside long ago had there not been this to return to . |
| 7 | Full employment would never have occupied the attention of the government to the extent it did had there not been pressure to give both a commitment and some explanation of how it would be honoured . |
| 8 | The sketch was one where he played a man contemplating how different life might have been had there not been a world war . |