Example sentences of "had n't been [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 2 | And that misuse of the aerosol sprays is probably responsible for about three thousand five hundred deaths , but I think you 've got to put that into perspective , first of all against the six thousand people who are killed on the roads every year in Britain , and you 've also got to set it against our estimate that there are more than a quarter of a million people alive today who would have died in childhood if it had n't been specifically for the advantage of being able to take medicines , anti-biotics generally in their childhood to keep them alive . |
| 3 | ‘ He had n't been home for weeks , anyway … ’ |
| 4 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
| 5 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
| 6 | It is n't as if the chances had n't been there for Leeds to win away last term : Oldham 2–0 up with 5 minutes to go , Sheff . |
| 7 | Well I had n't been there for ages ! |