Example sentences of "not been for his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has been one of the driving forces behind Musselburgh 's revival and had it not been for his stout efforts earlier in the season , the Stoneyhill club would never have been in the promotion challenge . |
| 2 | Cameron would have faced a High Court sentence had it not been for his good record , the sheriff added . |
| 3 | Kersey would have written him off as harmless had it not been for his extreme wariness . |
| 4 | This tally could possibly have been a lot more had it not been for his unreliable behaviour in the show ring . |
| 5 | The year belonged to Keke Rosberg at Williams — though Ferrari 's Didier Pironi might well have won the championship had it not been for his grave accident in the rain at Hockenheim . |