Example sentences of "[pers pn] were n't for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And remember , Rene , you were n't for me putting that on show , were you ? |
| 2 | No one knows what these carved objects might have been for , so perhaps they were n't for anything , but a heartening prehistoric example of art for art 's sake . |
| 3 | Knew they were n't for gracing suburban dinner-tables , but for having fun with . ’ |
| 4 | No , but they were n't for them , cos they , does n't really matter , they 've got so much pocket out of gas But the Gas is erm , make them increase prices at five per cent less than the rate of inflation that way . |
| 5 | Yeah , well one lot of tablets were , was , they were n't for relaxing tablets but they were called er |
| 6 | Peony looked suitably chastened , but there was a glint in her eye that told Peggy there was plenty more she could say , and would say , if it were n't for the fact that she adored the Vicar with a passion that bordered on the obsessive . |
| 7 | Something that she would have grasped , if it were n't for her own stupidity . |
| 8 | ‘ If it were n't for tetherball , I think we both would have died of boredom ’ |
| 9 | If it were n't for his days at the mucky end of the trade , he would never have earned enough to buy a house and he would n't have met Raksha who had been doing a bit of topless work to supplement her salary as a nurse . |
| 10 | In fact , if it were n't for the big blue logo and Oli Frey pic on the cover , there 'd be little to indicate to an early reader that this was indeed the same mag ! |
| 11 | If it were n't for the tailpiece , there would be distinct LP Junior/Melody Maker overtones , especially in view of Larry 's choice of pickup . |
| 12 | If it were n't for this job creation scheme I 'd be on the rubbish tip |
| 13 | If it were n't for the bit I earn I daresay me and my bairns would be in Dudley House an' all . |
| 14 | ‘ If it were n't for the children , I would , ’ Ernest admitted . |
| 15 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
| 16 | In Tune with the Infinite , subtitled Fullness of Peace , Power and Plenty , would not be out of place on any committed New Ager 's bookshelf if it were n't for the frequent references to God and the Holy Spirit . |
| 17 | ‘ If it were n't for the fact that we have to spend time and pay lawyers to deal with it , we would find the whole thing laughable , ’ E&Y 's marketing partner David Wilson told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 18 | Mr Lewis seemed angry that he could n't enjoy his freedom in the country due to the army — but he would n't be able to enjoy his freedom at all , if it were n't for the army . |
| 19 | Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances . |
| 20 | ‘ If it were n't for the three dead men , this could be almost amusing . |
| 21 | Peace reigns at last though , and everything in the smouldering remains of the garden would be rosy if it were n't for one little problem . |
| 22 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
| 23 | Erm there 's been a reduction er , in the er , staff er because er er people have moved on and er , I take Sue 's point about er if it were n't for the fact that erm they 'd got fully e e experienced staff who 've been there some time , they have n't , not used to this churning over o of , and therefore , that has paid off in er in er in erm so far as being able to deal with the problems that have arisen and er , you 'll see further on er , addition profiles of the work that 's been done with er in this area over the town . |
| 24 | Floating there , it could have been a bath toy duck , daintily hand-painted by some artistic genius , plaything of a princess , if it were n't for its air of fragility , and slim — needle-slim — bill . |
| 25 | This could be a very beautiful sight , I 'm sure , if it were n't for the fact that the men all look like Jim Bowen and the women all look like your mother . |
| 26 | Where would you be now if it were n't for me ? |
| 27 | ‘ If it were n't for me giving you a roof over your head after your mother had the gall to die on me , you would have ended up in the bloody workhouse ! |
| 28 | If it were n't for that bloody fire , you 'd never ‘ a ’ brought that damned woman and her brats to this house . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If it were n't for me old bones and the fact that I might be overlooked when the bidding starts , I would n't want you within a mile of that sale room . |
| 30 | If it were n't for my kids now I 'd be doing untold things . |