Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [been] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There was a lesson at school I should have loved if it had not been for poor Lucy . |
2 | But she brought them because it salved her conscience to bring something , and she had not been for two weeks now . |
3 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
4 | ‘ Sir , ’ he said to the court , ‘ I would be a dead man by now if it had not been for this gentleman . ’ |
5 | And equally clearly , concealed in the base of the box , it had not been for public view . |
6 | They were marching behind the others with great dignity , accountable as they had always been for good order and common sense and respectable behaviour . |
7 | And there had also been for many years the musical evenings at your parents ' home . |
8 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
9 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
10 | 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 . |