Example sentences of "[be] n't for [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If it were n't for this job creation scheme I 'd be on the rubbish tip
2 is n't for all kids — some kids find it excruciating ; boring , meaningless and fruitless as well 'cos they 're not going to get anything .
3 This is a general facility we might like to write in which we would allow us to work like that on any job there is n't for some reason a job , a good reason why a kick-in procedure ca n't be followed , that we deal with it by having em , in the master job file which states that , states the deliberate erm , position rather than an accident .
4 Thus it was n't for many years after the first inhibitor experiments were reported that I actually got around to test their effects myself .
5 It was n't for many weeks after coming to Chesney that Peach ventured out .
6 he was on , I mean it was n't it was n't for any reason it was just a
7 ‘ Begob , Myles , I 'd be a more frequent visitor if it was n't for these stairs .
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