Example sentences of "[be] it [adv] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Were it not for what they receive out of the tax … they would not knit or spin for so small wages , as they receive for that work , because they would starve by it . " |
| 2 | ‘ She is unwomanly , ’ Zurachina said , as if she anticipated his objections , ‘ and were it not for her beauty I would wish that she had been born a man . ’ |
| 3 | They would look incongruous , like far-flung gouchos , were it not for their high-stepping Icelandic ponies . |
| 4 | They are the same size , have the same green skin , and overall it would be hard to tell one from another were it not for their distinctive styles of dress and skin painting . |
| 5 | One of the most important factors is the interest rate itself , which could give cause for confusion , were it not for something called ‘ APR ’ — annual percentage rate — which is the figure you should concentrate on . |
| 6 | One of the most important factors is the interest rate itself , which could give cause for confusion , were it not for something called ‘ APR ’ — annual percentage rate — which is the figure you should concentrate on . |
| 7 | He has shown Matthew a great deal of kindness , and you have to admit that , were it not for my father 's offer of friendship , Matthew would be a very lonely soul . |
| 8 | Edwin , I would be utterly desolate were it not for my faithful companion here . |
| 9 | She would not have the heart to do it , were it not for his own good . |
| 10 | There would be literally no relationship between a man and his son-in-law were it not for his daughter , and so on . |
| 11 | Then Baldwin saw him again and told hint that were it not for his age and his health ( neither of which had greatly changed in the preceding forty-eight hours ) , he would have offered him the vacancy , but as it was it had better go to Eden . |
| 12 | Were it not for his defeat by Country Member at the same course in February , he would be half his present odds . |
| 13 | You could be emperor of the universe by now , were it not for your habit of turning your hypercritical gaze inward instead of using it to devastate others . |
| 14 | I am satisfied that even in Paris a church erected after the model of this temple would be admired , were it only for its singular style of architecture , and its extraordinary appearance . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ And , was it not , Ah ! was it not for thee , |