Example sentences of "be not for my " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even if they are n't for my eyes , ’ he had added with a twinkle . |
| 2 | As one Pisticci peasant puts it : ‘ if it were not for my family , I 'd not be wearing myself out ’ . |
| 3 | If it were not for my concern for my grandmother , I would — I would put you out of the car right now , I would let you wait beside the road until someone took pity on you and offered to drive you back to Milano . ’ |
| 4 | If it were n't for my kids now I 'd be doing untold things . |
| 5 | If it were n't for my sister I 'd turn the whole matter over to the police and let them find Garry . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | And him with nothing to his name if it were n't for my late mistress ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ That 's not for my decision , sir . ’ |
| 9 | well it 's not for my house , it 's for yours |
| 10 | The first thing I had to learn was that my parents ' use of guilt was not for my benefit but for theirs . |
| 11 | This was not for my protection , but for hers . |
| 12 | Nearly two years ago , I saw the type of package that really interested me BUT , of course , it was not for my computer . |
| 13 | He reminded me of a barrister I had once watched interrogating a hostile witness and I was sure his switch to English was not for my benefit , it was done to put Rodriguez at a disadvantage . |
| 14 | So it was n't for my benefit . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I would n't have achieved what I have , if it was n't for my dad . ’ |