Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] be for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Sir , ’ he said to the court , ‘ I would be a dead man by now if it had not been for this gentleman . ’ |
| 3 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
| 4 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If it had n't been for that you 'd never have found us . ’ |
| 6 | If it had n't been for that you 'd have reached Shipton and been on a train by now . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | There were no sounds of any kind coming from Alina 's bedroom , and had n't been for more than an hour . |
| 9 | 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 . |