Example sentences of "not [be] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time tomorrow it would be all over , and part of history ; the victors would be celebrating , the losers complaining that had it not been for this and that , they would have won , and the course of history would have been different . |
| 2 | Too bad the horrendous loading system leaves a nasty taste in the mouth — had it not been for this I 'd have cheerfully awarded around 85% ( disk owners take note ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Sir , ’ he said to the court , ‘ I would be a dead man by now if it had not been for this gentleman . ’ |
| 4 | Even so , I did feel an enormous sense of anti-climax in the 200 metres heats and semi-finals ; I had not been through this in the Commonwealth Games because of my injury , and my lack of experience showed . |
| 5 | If the client has not been through this process the search brief should be broadened to include this . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've not been in this part of the forest . |
| 7 | There are others which have not been like this , but have achieved positive things for their members and for their societies , such as democratic socialist parties . |
| 8 | She had not been kissed for over two years and it was magical ; she was feeling it deeply , listening with everything in her but not remembering , because other kisses had not been like this . |
| 9 | So far we 've not been it 's not been like this has it ? |
| 10 | A general deformation will not be of this type and we need to know the change in volume in such a case . |
| 11 | The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Lion might not be on this book list , but in the short sub-section of ‘ Finance and Government ’ were old conspiratorial favourites : F.J. Irsigier 's Who Makes Our Money ? , |
| 12 | She would not be on this earth much longer . |
| 13 | I would not be like this . |
| 14 | I mean they might not be from this , so |
| 15 | As for sociable hours , I would not be in this trade if I expected to work nine to five , Monday to Friday . |
| 16 | Highly intelligent and academically minded children should not be in this school … |
| 17 | Many firms will not be in this fortunate position and will have to be very careful in determining their prices if they are to avoid losses and possible bankruptcy . |
| 18 | ( If she were alive now , Lily thought , I would not be in this sorry mess … ) |
| 19 | We might not be in this situation now . |
| 20 | Yes , in one five , erm they 're practising notes from Eynsham it does happen to be in Cherwell ward and not North ward , erm there is a booklet out about health and housing in Cutteslowe , and I wondered what the connection between , you know , not being on this committee , but these health action areas , and what in fact is happening in housing , because the director did assure me that other wards were going to be treated to the same erm treatment . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Mm we have n't been through this way for a long time have we ? |
| 23 | ‘ Oh all right , I have n't been inside this house since I used to come here to dances when your father was a boy . |
| 24 | We have n't been round this way for a while have we ? |
| 25 | I have n't been around this long without learning that funny things happen to people who know too much about mob business . ’ |
| 26 | I asked Miss Lofthouse if she 'd seen you and she said you had n't been in this afternoon . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I have n't been in this church for years . ’ |
| 28 | He added : ‘ Obviously it 's a great thrill to be top of the table with Rangers because I have n't been in this position before . |
| 29 | ‘ You have n't been in this neck of the woods for years , and I doubt if in all her life she 's been further than Blackpool . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I have n't been in this for ages , ’ said Rex Mundi . |