Example sentences of "had n't been [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Creation was a really small label at that time and they had n't been successful for about two years , so there just was n't the money . |
| 2 | Mrs Margaret Jones : ‘ David arrived home carrying the statuette that he 'd won at the song contest that he 'd been to with Ken Pitt and dashed straight upstairs to see his father who had n't been well for a number of days . |
| 3 | She had guessed that the reason was something to do with Jennifer for she had known that her sister had n't been well for some while and had been undergoing tests since experiencing stabbing pain in her right eye and numbness in her legs . |
| 4 | She took a step backwards , and suddenly he realized that it had n't been easy for her to come here . |
| 5 | It had n't been difficult for Bill to accede to his wife 's nagging to give the girl a break . |
| 6 | God you can tell that had n't been open for a while ! |
| 7 | Viking justice had n't been renowned for its leniency , she recollected . |
| 8 | He had n't been dead for very long — my earlier estimate of around six hours will be somewhere near the mark . |
| 9 | But then they had n't been alone for any time before . |