Example sentences of "it [verb] n't been [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It is often said , for example , that the Indonesian island of Bali is ruined and that it has n't been worth going to since the 1930s , but to walk through a Balinese night breathing the warm silk of tropical air accompanied by the croaking of frogs and the distant gongs and gamelan music of a temple celebration is a magical experience .
2 It has n't been for three years . "
3 It has n't been in the , I cover , but I have some information you gave me , it has n't been in that at all , mm .
4 It has n't been in the , I cover , but I have some information you gave me , it has n't been in that at all , mm .
5 Well colleagues , he 's achieved a lot of things , but it has n't been in cooperation with local governments .
6 I decided it was just because she had n't mattered that it had n't been worth shocking her .
7 if it had n't been at the club one night .
8 She would n't have sought her independence at all if it had n't been at such .
9 If it had n't been for the Yeti , I 'd never have met Malcolm McLaren or Johnie Rotten .
10 If it had n't been for me they 'd never have nicked any guitars and there would have been no group .
11 If it had n't been for you , after my fall … . ’
12 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 .
13 If it had n't been for Arthur Billstock , I would probably have taken the same road as Mark .
14 ‘ If it had n't been for Home Rule in the South , would Ulster have been ruled by Presbyterians in Belfast ? ’
15 I might have travelled at almost eight thousand inches an hour if it had n't been for the stops .
16 ‘ 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 . ’
17 I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’
18 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 .
19 If it had n't been for him , I would have had a bad time because I hated school . ’
20 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 .
21 ‘ He would have been , ’ said Ruth , ‘ if it had n't been for Sarah . ’
22 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 .
23 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 . ’
24 I do n't know how I 'd 've coped if it had n't been for my mum .
25 If it had n't been for Kurt I would have done .
26 If it had n't been for her fat friend , she would have overslept .
27 He spoke honestly , but more harshly than he would have done if it had n't been for the pain he carried .
28 She would have rung him , if it had n't been for the tall constable standing meaningfully by the telephone .
29 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 . ’
30 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 .
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