Example sentences of "[verb] n't be for [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There would n't have been an Opera House at all if it had n't been for Joseph F Warden , the actor manager who settled in Belfast in 1864 with his actress wife Jenny Bellair . |
2 | We must never forget , mind , either you or me , if it had n't been for Mrs Aggie and her yard , God knows where we would have been at this minute . |
3 | ‘ If it had n't been for Home Rule in the South , would Ulster have been ruled by Presbyterians in Belfast ? ’ |
4 | If it had n't been for Arthur Billstock , I would probably have taken the same road as Mark . |
5 | His wife , who was an invalid at the time , told the Sun ‘ If it had n't been for state benefit and my family , Jade and I would have starved . ’ |
6 | If it had n't been for Jill Morrell and the people at WTN , London would have left him to rot . |
7 | No-one would have ever known about my moment of unfaithfulness if it had n't been for Mr Peter Lowe . |