Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] n't been for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said she had n't been for a while and erm then she said they did n't really know , they wondered how she was gon na get on in the water . |
| 2 | There was no one in the staff sitting room , but then , there had n't been for years . |
| 3 | Oh yes and there were eight choir men , you see , well no choir at all there had n't been for years , you see so er and I had a photograph somewhere of my father with eight choir men , you see , and er well after that |
| 4 | Only by now there were n't any more southbound stages and there had n't been for over a week . |
| 5 | If it had n't been for the Yeti , I 'd never have met Malcolm McLaren or Johnie Rotten . |
| 6 | If it had n't been for me they 'd never have nicked any guitars and there would have been no group . |
| 7 | If it had n't been for you , after my fall … . ’ |
| 8 | It 's Sir Ralph Halpern 's view that if it had n't been for the current worldwide recession , many more outside brands would have been introduced to the UK market . |
| 9 | If it had n't been for Arthur Billstock , I would probably have taken the same road as Mark . |
| 10 | ‘ If it had n't been for Home Rule in the South , would Ulster have been ruled by Presbyterians in Belfast ? ’ |
| 11 | I might have travelled at almost eight thousand inches an hour if it had n't been for the stops . |
| 12 | ‘ If it had n't been for her courage and fortitude in going out there and taking on the role of investigator , private detective and motivator , those files would still be closed and the police would just have an unsolved case of a missing person . ’ |
| 13 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
| 14 | However none of these exhibitions could have happened if it had n't been for the groundbreaking work carried out by Lubaina Himid since the late 70s . |
| 15 | If it had n't been for him , I would have had a bad time because I hated school . ’ |
| 16 | If it had n't been for the canter Nails would not have been terribly keen for another lesson , but the canter had given him dreams above his station . |
| 17 | ‘ He would have been , ’ said Ruth , ‘ if it had n't been for Sarah . ’ |
| 18 | Fire-brigade or not , if it had n't been for your bright idea and splendid work and your friend 's race for help to the farmhouse the whole field would be ablaze , ’ said Farmer Olinton . |
| 19 | His wife , who was an invalid at the time , told the Sun ‘ If it had n't been for state benefit and my family , Jade and I would have starved . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't know how I 'd 've coped if it had n't been for my mum . |
| 21 | If it had n't been for Kurt I would have done . |
| 22 | If it had n't been for her fat friend , she would have overslept . |
| 23 | He spoke honestly , but more harshly than he would have done if it had n't been for the pain he carried . |
| 24 | She would have rung him , if it had n't been for the tall constable standing meaningfully by the telephone . |
| 25 | The true reason was that I want nothing to do with that country while it remains as it is , and if it had n't been for Jean-Paul I 'd have ceased all our operations out there years ago . ’ |
| 26 | If it had n't been for his diligent research and dogged answer seeking , I would n't be leaving for America two hours from now in the hope of a cure . |
| 27 | If it had n't been for Willie 's attentive expression he would have stopped . |
| 28 | Behind his scowling manner was a kindly old man and if it had n't been for the arrival of a rather insipid little boy , she might never have known , nor might anyone else for that matter . |
| 29 | ‘ Of course , he 'd never have made it if it had n't been for the skill of our local doctor ’ |
| 30 | Adam would have faced almost certain death if it had n't been for his quick thinking . |