Example sentences of "it [verb] not [been] [prep] that " in BNC.
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1 | It has n't been in the , I cover , but I have some information you gave me , it has n't been in that at all , mm . |
2 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
3 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
4 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
5 | ‘ If it had n't been for that you 'd never have found us . ’ |
6 | If it had n't been for that you 'd have reached Shipton and been on a train by now . ’ |
7 | It was easy now to write to Vincent about his father 's visit in a flippant , amusing way , but it had n't been like that at all . |
8 | But it had n't been like that . |
9 | It had n't been like that , she wanted to howl . |