Example sentences of "[verb] n't been for [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't know how I 'd 've coped if it had n't been for my mum . |
| 3 | And I would n't have if it had n't been for my mother … |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm not a particularly patient man , and the thought of lying flat on my back for weeks made me feel almost suicidal , and if it had n't been for your parents — well , suffice to say that they were marvellous — ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If it had n't been for your interference she would still be alive . ’ |
| 6 | He 'd begun to tell her an anecdote about the time he 'd been trying out some play in Brighton when he 'd very nearly missed the curtain because he 'd accidentally locked himself in his hotel-room , and how if it had n't been for his wife — ; realising his blunder he broke off and wanted to know if she minded his being married . |
| 7 | They 'd have sacked him , if it had n't been for his war-record — it would n't have looked good . |
| 8 | If it had n't been for his quick-mindedness , he said , goodness knows what scandal might not have ensued . |