Example sentences of "it be [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 Is this a new disease , something we 've discovered recently , or has it been around for a long time ?
2 Think carefully before you decide — will it be just for you , or will other members of your family want to use the computer ?
3 What , will it be just for a short period cos it was n't nine o clock ?
4 Peony looked suitably chastened , but there was a glint in her eye that told Peggy there was plenty more she could say , and would say , if it were n't for the fact that she adored the Vicar with a passion that bordered on the obsessive .
5 Something that she would have grasped , if it were n't for her own stupidity .
6 ‘ If it were n't for tetherball , I think we both would have died of boredom ’
7 If it were n't for his days at the mucky end of the trade , he would never have earned enough to buy a house and he would n't have met Raksha who had been doing a bit of topless work to supplement her salary as a nurse .
8 In fact , if it were n't for the big blue logo and Oli Frey pic on the cover , there 'd be little to indicate to an early reader that this was indeed the same mag !
9 If it were n't for the tailpiece , there would be distinct LP Junior/Melody Maker overtones , especially in view of Larry 's choice of pickup .
10 If it were n't for this job creation scheme I 'd be on the rubbish tip
11 If it were n't for the bit I earn I daresay me and my bairns would be in Dudley House an' all .
12 ‘ If it were n't for the children , I would , ’ Ernest admitted .
13 IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year .
14 In Tune with the Infinite , subtitled Fullness of Peace , Power and Plenty , would not be out of place on any committed New Ager 's bookshelf if it were n't for the frequent references to God and the Holy Spirit .
15 ‘ If it were n't for the fact that we have to spend time and pay lawyers to deal with it , we would find the whole thing laughable , ’ E&Y 's marketing partner David Wilson told ACCOUNTANCY .
16 Mr Lewis seemed angry that he could n't enjoy his freedom in the country due to the army — but he would n't be able to enjoy his freedom at all , if it were n't for the army .
17 Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances .
18 ‘ If it were n't for the three dead men , this could be almost amusing .
19 Peace reigns at last though , and everything in the smouldering remains of the garden would be rosy if it were n't for one little problem .
20 Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger .
21 Erm there 's been a reduction er , in the er , staff er because er er people have moved on and er , I take Sue 's point about er if it were n't for the fact that erm they 'd got fully e e experienced staff who 've been there some time , they have n't , not used to this churning over o of , and therefore , that has paid off in er in er in erm so far as being able to deal with the problems that have arisen and er , you 'll see further on er , addition profiles of the work that 's been done with er in this area over the town .
22 Floating there , it could have been a bath toy duck , daintily hand-painted by some artistic genius , plaything of a princess , if it were n't for its air of fragility , and slim — needle-slim — bill .
23 This could be a very beautiful sight , I 'm sure , if it were n't for the fact that the men all look like Jim Bowen and the women all look like your mother .
24 Where would you be now if it were n't for me ?
25 ‘ If it were n't for me giving you a roof over your head after your mother had the gall to die on me , you would have ended up in the bloody workhouse !
26 If it were n't for that bloody fire , you 'd never ‘ a ’ brought that damned woman and her brats to this house . ’
27 ‘ If it were n't for me old bones and the fact that I might be overlooked when the bidding starts , I would n't want you within a mile of that sale room .
28 If it were n't for my kids now I 'd be doing untold things .
29 In fact , if it were n't for the program 's stunning speed , you could easily believe you were running a Windows application .
30 But I do n't know what I 'd do if it were n't for Sean .
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