Example sentences of "n't [been] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had n't been for Müller . |
| 2 | If it had n't been for Müller 's exposure , he might have been amenable . |
| 3 | In fact , if it had n't been for Granpa I would n't even have been made to attend the local elementary school in Jubilee Street , and ‘ attend ’ was the right word , because I did n't do a lot once I 'd got there , other than bang the lid of my little desk and occasionally pull the pigtails of ‘ Posh Porky ’ , the girl who sat in front of me . |
| 4 | She said no she said we have n't been for ages . |
| 5 | Yes , but he has n't been for ages has he ? |
| 6 | He went on , ‘ If it had n't been for Bertha sticking to her guns over the question of the house , I 'd have been married to Doreen by now — and that would have been a disaster . ’ |
| 7 | There would n't have been an Opera House at all if it had n't been for Joseph F Warden , the actor manager who settled in Belfast in 1864 with his actress wife Jenny Bellair . |
| 8 | ‘ He would have been , ’ said Ruth , ‘ if it had n't been for Sarah . ’ |
| 9 | I had no intention just then of attempting such a thing , but as I lay awake that night I realised that if it had n't been for Lili I might have felt it necessary to attempt to describe to someone , anyone , what I knew of God and what he had asked of me . |
| 10 | If it had n't been for Arthur Billstock , I would probably have taken the same road as Mark . |
| 11 | If it had n't been for Anna , she 'd have been gone at sunrise . |
| 12 | His wife , who was an invalid at the time , told the Sun ‘ If it had n't been for state benefit and my family , Jade and I would have starved . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If it had n't been for Sleet , then what ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ If it had n't been for Home Rule in the South , would Ulster have been ruled by Presbyterians in Belfast ? ’ |
| 15 | If it had n't been for Willie 's attentive expression he would have stopped . |
| 16 | We must never forget , mind , either you or me , if it had n't been for Mrs Aggie and her yard , God knows where we would have been at this minute . |
| 17 | If it had n't been for Matthew — " She bit her lip , and then continued a moment later , " It was odd how I met him . |
| 18 | If it had n't been for Jill Morrell and the people at WTN , London would have left him to rot . |
| 19 | If it had n't been for Kurt I would have done . |
| 20 | The true reason was that I want nothing to do with that country while it remains as it is , and if it had n't been for Jean-Paul I 'd have ceased all our operations out there years ago . ’ |
| 21 | If it had n't been for George , Lennie would have probably lived unhappily and I doubt that he would have never received the love and care from anyone else . |
| 22 | No-one would have ever known about my moment of unfaithfulness if it had n't been for Mr Peter Lowe . |
| 23 | If it had n't been for Desmond she would never have got through them . |
| 24 | ‘ I saw exactly what he did and if it had n't been for Stuart those thieves would have got away . |
| 25 | If it had n't been for Lotta 's appearance on the scene , who knew how badly the walls of her own citadel might have been rocked by the forceful vibes he 'd transmitted ? |
| 26 | If it had n't been for rock'n'roll , they 'd have dropped a bomb on someone else . |
| 27 | If it had n't been for Josie , she would n't even have been aware of it . |
| 28 | If fact , if it had n't been for Finch 's increasing drinking problem , he himself would never have behaved on the set in anything other than a professional way . |
| 29 | Kathy made two cups of tea and said firmly , ‘ You are n't yourself , Clare , and you have n't been for months . ’ |
| 30 | But we have n't been for months . |