Example sentences of "n't be for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
2 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
3 | She ai n't been for long while has she ? |
4 | Deep inside , I thought that George loved Lennie and vice versa because if it had n't been for this love , they would n't have been able to survive happily together . |
5 | " I have n't been for some time . |
6 | " No , and there have n't been for some time . " |
7 | It wo n't be for another month . |
8 | You 're growing up , yes , but you 're not grown-up and you wo n't be for some time , and in the meantime you 're still my girl . |