Example sentences of "it be not for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Something that she would have grasped , if it were n't for her own stupidity . |
| 3 | ‘ If it were n't for tetherball , I think we both would have died of boredom ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ! |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | If it were n't for this job creation scheme I 'd be on the rubbish tip |
| 8 | If it were n't for the bit I earn I daresay me and my bairns would be in Dudley House an' all . |
| 9 | ‘ If it were n't for the children , I would , ’ Ernest admitted . |
| 10 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances . |
| 15 | ‘ If it were n't for the three dead men , this could be almost amusing . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Where would you be now if it were n't for me ? |
| 22 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 23 | If it were n't for that bloody fire , you 'd never ‘ a ’ brought that damned woman and her brats to this house . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | If it were n't for my kids now I 'd be doing untold things . |
| 26 | In fact , if it were n't for the program 's stunning speed , you could easily believe you were running a Windows application . |
| 27 | But I do n't know what I 'd do if it were n't for Sean . |
| 28 | I might be impressed and affected by this sudden talent for suffering , if it were n't for its monotony : fear , just fear , fear only . |
| 29 | In the car , on the homeward journey , Cassie found herself reflecting , as she glanced covertly at his profile and at the thin hands lightly gripping the steering wheel … those same brown and capable hands that had figured so prominently in her earlier fantasies … that he would make the perfect lover , if it were n't for his apparent indifference to women ; and perhaps , also , to having sex ; although this last was only an assumption . |
| 30 | Externalisation or blaming — accepting that there are significant problems but blaming anything other than alcohol or drug use for their cause : " If it were n't for you I 'd be okay " . |