Example sentences of "n't been for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If it had n't been for Sleet , then what ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If it had n't been for Home Rule in the South , would Ulster have been ruled by Presbyterians in Belfast ? ’ |
| 5 | If it had n't been for Desmond she would never have got through them . |
| 6 | If it had n't been for rock'n'roll , they 'd have dropped a bomb on someone else . |