Example sentences of "n't been [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If it had n't been for her courage and fortitude in going out there and taking on the role of investigator , private detective and motivator , those files would still be closed and the police would just have an unsolved case of a missing person . ’ |
| 2 | He 'd begun to tell her an anecdote about the time he 'd been trying out some play in Brighton when he 'd very nearly missed the curtain because he 'd accidentally locked himself in his hotel-room , and how if it had n't been for his wife — ; realising his blunder he broke off and wanted to know if she minded his being married . |
| 3 | They 'd have sacked him , if it had n't been for his war-record — it would n't have looked good . |
| 4 | If it had n't been for his quick-mindedness , he said , goodness knows what scandal might not have ensued . |
| 5 | ‘ If it had n't been for your interference she would still be alive . ’ |
| 6 | I do n't know how I 'd 've coped if it had n't been for my mum . |
| 7 | And I would n't have if it had n't been for my mother … |
| 8 | I have n't been into her bedroom though I saw some chair legs and a pair of shoes as I passed the half-open door . |
| 9 | He was hoping , no doubt , to be told that Mr Wilcox was n't in yet , so that he could leave a message for Vic to ring back , thus putting him on the defensive , knowing that his divisional chief knew that he , Vic , had n't been at his desk as early as him , Stuart Baxter . |
| 10 | I had n't been in your shop two minutes before she asked me my birth date and told me her hobby is astrology . ’ |
| 11 | I have n't been in your bag ! |
| 12 | I have n't been in your bag since the end of the week when you asked for them . |
| 13 | ‘ When ? ’ she questioned , feeling her palms already starting to itch — and she had n't been in his company five minutes yet ! |
| 14 | There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time . |