Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] been for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ owing to the presence of which ’ This point is normally covered in any witness statement that might be available , viz. ‘ I saw four vehicles were involved etc. ’ or ‘ if it had not been for that vehicle the accident would not have happened ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Sir , ’ he said to the court , ‘ I would be a dead man by now if it had not been for this gentleman . ’ |
| 3 | And equally clearly , concealed in the base of the box , it had not been for public view . |
| 4 | They were marching behind the others with great dignity , accountable as they had always been for good order and common sense and respectable behaviour . |
| 5 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
| 6 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
| 7 | Deep inside , I thought that George loved Lennie and vice versa because if it had n't been for this love , they would n't have been able to survive happily together . |
| 8 | They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals . |
| 9 | " I have n't been for some time . |
| 10 | " No , and there have n't been for some time . " |