Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] n't been for your " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fire-brigade or not , if it had n't been for your bright idea and splendid work and your friend 's race for help to the farmhouse the whole field would be ablaze , ’ said Farmer Olinton . |
| 2 | ‘ If it had n't been for your interference she would still be alive . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ 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 — ’ |
| 4 | If it had n't been for your shiftless nephew , Suzie would be back in England by now , my mother would n't be having sleepless nights and I could be in London doing the job for which I 'm paid ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If it had n't been for your ghastly aunt we 'd have been married by now . ’ |