Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] it be n't for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visually , the body reminds me of a Schecter or Tom Anderson and if it was n't for Aria 's distinctive headstock you 'd be hard pushed to tell this was n't a £1500 guitar from a few feet away . |
| 2 | A dirty beatnik and he 'd turn me out if it was n't for Maggie and if it was n't for the painting , and I 'd go , anyway , if it was n't for Maggie . |
| 3 | Other and if it was n't for for me doing a course next year which would probably preclude me from doing that , I 'd be quite interested . |
| 4 | And if it was n't for Captain Eric , Sister Margaret and a few others , there would be precious little of a toehold for people like James , Carol and many others in their struggle to build something of a life in Easterhouse . |
| 5 | yeah , completely , and erm and if it was n't for the holidays I 'd really think oh for God 's sake , bugger this , you know , I ca n't be bothered . |
| 6 | I do n't want to stay here , and if it were n't for Mr. Stavanger I 'd have gone long ago . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sure it was n't ; Garry is n't the brightest of men ; he 'd deceive himself into thinking I would n't try to trace him , and if it were n't for my sister I would n't bother ; the discrepancies in the accounts would be compensated for by his permanent absence from the firm . ’ |
| 8 | He did n't act much like a man who was expecting a favour , and if it were n't for Ana he certainly would n't get one . |
| 9 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
| 10 | I do n't like to remind you of this , but if it was n't for me , you 'd be in a bedsit somewhere now , living off the DHSS . |