Example sentences of "it be not for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were not for them he would not be free , he said . |
| 2 | At the western outskirts of the town is the Bliss Valley Tweed Mill , an imposing stone-built factory which , if it were not for its chimney rising from a domed tower , would look like a great country mansion . |
| 3 | Not only does the 24-hour delivery time achieved week in week out put most publishers to shame , but if it were not for their buyers ' notes and regular representative visits , we as a small bookshop all too often ignored by publishers — The Bookseller apart , whose efforts are also appreciated — would not be made aware of new titles and promotions . |
| 4 | As one Pisticci peasant puts it : ‘ if it were not for my family , I 'd not be wearing myself out ’ . |
| 5 | If it were not for my concern for my grandmother , I would — I would put you out of the car right now , I would let you wait beside the road until someone took pity on you and offered to drive you back to Milano . ’ |
| 6 | First , that the conditions I have described constituted a substantial interference with the residents ' enjoyment of their property up to June 1990 ; second , that enough residents were affected to constitute a public nuisance if it were not for his other defences . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , it 's not for myself . ’ |
| 8 | But it 's not for everybody , that 's for sure . |
| 9 | It 's not for nothing that he has earned his reputation as Scotland 's most effective ‘ company doctor ’ . |
| 10 | It 's not for their |
| 11 | I 'll ring up and say that it 's not for me . |
| 12 | ‘ Well it 's not for me to advise you , of course … ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It 's his club , he has his opinion , and it 's not for me to be drawn into a public dialogue with him . |
| 14 | What he said was , ‘ It 's not for me to say , Aggie , it 's for her . |
| 15 | I had a few putts with it at home , but it 's not for me , Chris . |
| 16 | " It 's not for me , sir . " |
| 17 | ‘ It 's not for me to say , sir . |
| 18 | No , Kat , it 's not for me . ’ |
| 19 | Whether or not Harry is the right man for you , it 's not for me to say . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's not for me , though . |
| 21 | It 's not for me to approve or disapprove . ’ |
| 22 | It 's not for me to question orders , but I should have thought that running him to earth would be a simple police job . " |
| 23 | It 's not for me to come to you , it 's for you to get rid of it . |
| 24 | But it 's not for me … star signs and Mr Wyatt I can do without . ’ |
| 25 | It 's not for me , I ca n't stand you , it 's for my mother-in-law , she liked your book . |
| 26 | It might seem long-winded , but dependent upon er if you get it right at the start with it , it might mean that one of the things we 're suggesting er you might say no , it 's not for me this , but you might think that job analysis is a good way of identifying training . |
| 27 | At the end of two days you say well fine but it 's not for me I ca n't do anything about that when you walk out the room but I hope my objective is to convince you that here is something that like lots of other people in time I can it 's a very very useful system . |
| 28 | well it 's not for me to say . |
| 29 | And sausage and bacon by the side of it , it 's not for me anyone . |
| 30 | So it 's not for me to sort of sit quietly and listen to , record other people , so it 's my conversation they want . |