Example sentences of "[conj] it was [not/n't] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never read any of them although it was not for want of trying . |
| 2 | I agreed , but pointed out that it was n't for little boys . ’ |
| 3 | I decided it all sounded so complicated that it was n't for me . |
| 4 | Brutus had said that he killed Caesar for the general good but Antony is now saying that he did n't know why they killed him , otherwise he saying that it was n't for the general good . |
| 5 | Almost immediately on arrival , surrounded by the cosmopolitan excitement of New York , its immense anonymity , the total lack of personal interest shown towards him after having been the centre of warmth and appreciation in Montreal , he knew that it was not for him . |
| 6 | The Commissioner pointed out that it was not for him to decide how statutes should be interpreted but he was satisfied that the complaints about odours from the factory had not been ignored . |
| 7 | I decided that it was not for me and moved over to accountancy — I had always been reasonable at maths — working for the Co-op and attending college part time . |
| 8 | The policewoman shot her a look which said that it was not for her to say so , even if she , herself , had been thinking it . |
| 9 | Then she remembered that her therapist had said something about that , had said that it was not for Camille that Scarlet grieved in expectation but for herself and her own pain , implying by her tone that it was really most foolish . |
| 10 | Nenna wished to reply that it was not for the expected reasons — not pride , not resentment , not even the curious acquired characteristics of the river dwellers , which made them scarcely at home in London 's streets . |
| 11 | She was so absorbed that it was not for some time that she realized that the sea on her left was no longer the water of the estuary but had become the ocean . |
| 12 | It sustained her when the pain inside her became near-unbearable , and it was not for sharing . |
| 13 | He had banged his glass on the table and it was not for her to disobey . |
| 14 | And it was n't for the others ' safety . |
| 15 | And it was n't for long , I must admit , that we had cows in that field but I think |
| 16 | I 've been to Germany and Austria skiing , I 've been to , er we went to Italy but I was , you know , I was quite a bit younger and it was n't for very long . |
| 17 | ‘ If it was n't for the drink , I might n't have told you . |
| 18 | I 'm sure if it was n't for the explosions close at hand he would have dropped off to sleep . |
| 19 | The other argument is , of course , would anyone ever have heard of David if it was n't for Tony ? |
| 20 | If it was n't for Mike I 'd be off but I 'm afraid he might start snorting coke if I turn my back . |
| 21 | Yea , drinking 's always got me into trouble in the past , I mean now I 've thought about it , I 've thought what a stupid idiot I 'd be , so you know if it was n't for the course , then I probably would have gone and done it again , you know , without a second thought . |
| 22 | My theory is that living in Lincolnshire most roads consist of hundred yard straights followed by a 90° bend to the right then another hundred yard straight and a 90° bend to the left — just to go round somebody 's field — in fact if it was n't for the drainage ditches you could travel in straight lines — assuming you have a Land Rover that is . |
| 23 | People would have lived happily if it was n't for the troubles instigated by the government and the Jewish Agency . ’ |
| 24 | If it was n't for a bit of aggression , he would n't be where he is now . |
| 25 | ‘ Besides , if it was n't for the cuts , I 'd have had a permanent job by now . |
| 26 | Say what you like about the Ryder Cup and The Belfry , if it was n't for the 9th , 10th and 18th holes , it would be as average as it looks . |
| 27 | This would not be a problem if it was n't for another silly set of rules about what you must wear . |
| 28 | In a nasty , but highly entertaining tirade , one of the more perceptive remarks was that if it was n't for The Wedding Present , Ukrainian music would be confined solely to Blue Peter specials ; surely one of the main reasons the band did it in the first place . |
| 29 | ‘ Begob , Myles , I 'd be a more frequent visitor if it was n't for these stairs . |
| 30 | If it was n't for Winnie — so understanding , knowing that he 'd been tricked , snared in this vile trap — he knew not what he 'd do . |