Example sentences of "not be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Cameron would have faced a High Court sentence had it not been for his good record , the sheriff added . |
| 32 | He has been one of the driving forces behind Musselburgh 's revival and had it not been for his stout efforts earlier in the season , the Stoneyhill club would never have been in the promotion challenge . |
| 33 | There would also have been no organization to employ me had it not been for our foresisters at the turn of the century . |
| 34 | Paul Lissek , the German coach , said : ‘ We would n't have won the gold medals in the Barcelona Olympics had it not been for our involvement in indoor hockey . ’ |
| 35 | With difficulty she repressed comments on the writer 's own linguistic proficiency , and how in her view it disabled him from judging Walter 's scholastic achievements ; with difficulty , too , she refrained from rebutting the idea that she was not getting any younger , for that was precisely what she felt she was getting , these days ; and she ended with best wishes for the future , mentally hoping it would not be for him a long one . |
| 36 | And if I ca n't , can I begin to entertain the thought that teaching may not be for me ( as a substantial number of new teachers do ) without feeling guilty or a failure ? |
| 37 | Also , innovative ideas do tend to work their way down to the more affordable guitars and equipment , so it might not be for you now , but maybe in a year 's time it will be . |
| 38 | Performance and comfort : if you prefer bags with lots of room to move , then this may not be for you . |
| 39 | If you would n't consider this , then the tests may not be for you . |
| 40 | Harder , but it might not be for you I du n no is it ? |
| 41 | Second , Arabic negative particles come in front of the verb , so that an expression such as I had nothing against becomes literally ‘ not was for me any objection ’ , thus pushing the ‘ me ’ further away from thematic position . |
| 42 | When I was feeling really low , I could have quit if it had n't been for everyone who 'd been following me , and that comes down to everyone here at the schools . |
| 43 | If it had n't been for her I would n't be here … |
| 44 | If it had n't been for her , he would n't even be here . |
| 45 | If it had n't been for him , I would have had a bad time because I hated school . ’ |
| 46 | After all , if it had n't been for Him , she would n't have a lovely daughter . |
| 47 | His heroics prompted disappointed Hammers striker Clive Allen to admit : ‘ If it had n't been for him , we would have won . ’ |
| 48 | If it had n't been for him I 'd not have reached the standards that I 've achieved , ’ said Zara . |
| 49 | They would n't exist if it had n't been for him . |
| 50 | and if it had n't been for him I would n't have them , |
| 51 | If it had n't been for me they 'd never have nicked any guitars and there would have been no group . |
| 52 | ‘ Well , if it had n't been for me , you would n't have had it , because they asked me your character . |
| 53 | ‘ If it had n't been for me , ’ Mrs Danby said darkly , ‘ Veronica would never have gone to that wine and cheese party . |
| 54 | ‘ If it had n't been for her courage and fortitude in going out there and taking on the role of investigator , private detective and motivator , those files would still be closed and the police would just have an unsolved case of a missing person . ’ |
| 55 | If it had n't been for her fat friend , she would have overslept . |
| 56 | If it had n't been for you , after my fall … . ’ |
| 57 | If it had n't been for you maybe I 'd be dead by now . ’ |
| 58 | And to think , darling Lily , my darling sister , if it had n't been for you , I 'd as likely be selling herrings on Orchard Street … |
| 59 | ‘ He would never have made it if it had n't been for you . |
| 60 | If it had n't been for his diligent research and dogged answer seeking , I would n't be leaving for America two hours from now in the hope of a cure . |