Example sentences of "it be n't for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something that she would have grasped , if it were n't for her own stupidity . |
| 2 | And she might have been able to deal with the situation — might , indeed , have been able to suppress and finally bury such an errant emotion — if it were n't for her present situation . |
| 3 | Floating there , it could have been a bath toy duck , daintily hand-painted by some artistic genius , plaything of a princess , if it were n't for its air of fragility , and slim — needle-slim — bill . |
| 4 | I might be impressed and affected by this sudden talent for suffering , if it were n't for its monotony : fear , just fear , fear only . |
| 5 | If it were n't for my kids now I 'd be doing untold things . |
| 6 | If it were n't for my sister I 'd turn the whole matter over to the police and let them find Garry . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sure it was n't ; Garry is n't the brightest of men ; he 'd deceive himself into thinking I would n't try to trace him , and if it were n't for my sister I would n't bother ; the discrepancies in the accounts would be compensated for by his permanent absence from the firm . ’ |
| 8 | And him with nothing to his name if it were n't for my late mistress ! ’ |
| 9 | If it were n't for his days at the mucky end of the trade , he would never have earned enough to buy a house and he would n't have met Raksha who had been doing a bit of topless work to supplement her salary as a nurse . |
| 10 | In the car , on the homeward journey , Cassie found herself reflecting , as she glanced covertly at his profile and at the thin hands lightly gripping the steering wheel … those same brown and capable hands that had figured so prominently in her earlier fantasies … that he would make the perfect lover , if it were n't for his apparent indifference to women ; and perhaps , also , to having sex ; although this last was only an assumption . |
| 11 | If it were n't for our export orders , our figures would be looking rather sick . |
| 12 | ‘ If it were n't for your penny-pinching ways I would n't be so eager to spend my time in London . |
| 13 | In short there is no real point in spending time with Memax — it is n't for your machine . |
| 14 | If it was n't for their guns you 'd laugh . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ I would n't be here today if it was n't for their dedication , and the anonymous heart donor who I 'll be saying a little prayer for . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Well , it was n't for her looks , was it ? ’ said Melissa with a grin . |
| 17 | Often things would n't be a success if it was n't for our contribution . ’ |
| 18 | Your father and I would still be in Akmeyon if it was n't for your zeide . |
| 19 | if it was n't for your Dynamike I do n't know what I 'd do with myself of an evening . |
| 20 | ‘ Albert would soon sort her out if it was n't for his worries , ’ Mrs Dyson said . |
| 21 | We 'd be up there challenging the scum if it was n't for his lack of goals . |
| 22 | IF it was n't for his dad , Chris Boardman says there is no way he would be the proud owner of an Olympic gold medal , MBE … and Echo Sports Personality of the Year award . |
| 23 | So it was n't for my benefit . |
| 24 | Now a mature 10-year-old , Lois , from Aintree , says : ‘ I do n't think I would be doing comedy if it was n't for my dad . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I would n't have achieved what I have , if it was n't for my dad . ’ |