Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Had it not been for that publication Sally might have avoided that almost overwhelming sea of troubles which resulted from harmlessly intended praise . ’ |
| 2 | And doubtless there would have been many more had it not been for that unfortunate accident which befell Mr Rabbit in Mr MacGregor 's garden whereby he ended up in one of Mrs MacGregor 's rabbit pies . |
| 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 | We might have had it all , had it not been for that One . ’ |
| 5 | Buddy would have been 56 this year and no doubt raving on even now had it not been for that fateful February in 1959 … the day the music died . |
| 6 | Had it not been for another round of cost cutting , the group would have crept back into the black last year . |
| 7 | They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals . |
| 8 | This time tomorrow it would be all over , and part of history ; the victors would be celebrating , the losers complaining that had it not been for this and that , they would have won , and the course of history would have been different . |
| 9 | Too bad the horrendous loading system leaves a nasty taste in the mouth — had it not been for this I 'd have cheerfully awarded around 85% ( disk owners take note ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Sir , ’ he said to the court , ‘ I would be a dead man by now if it had not been for this gentleman . ’ |
| 11 | I know it will not be for some months yet , but time passes quickly . |
| 12 | Could you please make these adjustments for the next matrix list which I realise will not be for some time and , in fact , by that time Karen will be off on maternity leave but I leave it to you whether you want to slot in Joan and Jane for that period . |
| 13 | What environmentalists are concerned about is the fear that in spite of a clay lining — dangerous waste from the site will eventually leak through the porous chalk below and into the groundwater — though that may not be for another fifty years . |
| 14 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
| 15 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ If it had n't been for that you 'd never have found us . ’ |
| 17 | If it had n't been for that you 'd have reached Shipton and been on a train by now . ’ |
| 18 | There is never a month that I am not overseas , and has n't been for many years — long before I achieved my present position . |
| 19 | It was in Schiaparelli that she met Tricarico , who brought her aboard the Resplendent Trogon , which led her into the presence of Balthazar Plum — and if it had n't been for all that , she would never have acquired the Alice in the first place . |
| 20 | There were no sounds of any kind coming from Alina 's bedroom , and had n't been for more than an hour . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | " I have n't been for some time . |
| 23 | " No , and there have n't been for some time . " |
| 24 | It wo n't be for another month . |
| 25 | You 're growing up , yes , but you 're not grown-up and you wo n't be for some time , and in the meantime you 're still my girl . |