Example sentences of "it [was/were] n't [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's one of several who 'd be unable to study if it were n't for the nursery . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If it were n't for the bit I earn I daresay me and my bairns would be in Dudley House an' all . |
| 5 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
| 6 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
| 7 | In fact , if it were n't for the program 's stunning speed , you could easily believe you were running a Windows application . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It was after ten o'clock , and he would be quite right to disapprove , if it were n't for the fact that , in spite of appearances , she had slept for only a few hours last night . |
| 13 | If it were n't for the fact that her grandmother had helped her grandfather form the original company of Sarah Chester Fabrics , that it was her grandmother 's designs combined with her grandfather 's technical know-how that had started the whole thing off , she 'd have written off all the Chester males as hopeless chauvinists . |
| 14 | overpower , you know , creep up on you , I , I 'd , it 'd just get the better of me Eric that 's why I got really the other one you see and that , I , I have n't come to any harm not having it , and erm I 've just got to get rid of this because it 's , I 'd do a lot more Eric if it were n't for the television , I know I 'll miss it when I get rid of it you see , it has been described as a plug-in drug |
| 15 | This would n't always be the case — the pigeon might be able to take cover and elude the peregrine , but the peregrine might equally decide that it was n't worth the chase . |
| 16 | It was n't worth the fine , so I retreated to climb every escalator , dream the impossible dream of a store in which silent night meant peace to shop , and not another glutinous accompaniment to wassailing wallets . |
| 17 | It was n't worth the responsibility . |
| 18 | She was glad she had not got one ; it was n't worth the trauma . |
| 19 | Entire and accessible to the front of his mind was what he had been trying to recall his wife had said about the picture , but it was n't about the picture . |
| 20 | Only it was n't on a computer . |
| 21 | The establishment 's boast was that if it was n't on the menu , then you could take your pick for free . |
| 22 | I hope it was n't on the green . |
| 23 | You have to do your research on the premises at the Records Office , but since it was n't on the booking-out form , I slipped it into my briefcase . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It was n't at the time , ’ she said , ‘ because I did n't know it was inexplicable . |
| 25 | and so you know looking back on it , was all rather funny but erm , it was n't at the time of course particularly for the children and erm mothers . |
| 26 | It was n't at the time because you had a real complex about it but |
| 27 | There was of course a massive mistake in that general election campaign , but it was n't of the trade union making . |
| 28 | If it was n't for a bit of aggression , he would n't be where he is now . |
| 29 | ‘ Thought it was n't for a woman , etc . |
| 30 | he 's a little , aye I know but he 's , yeah I know but it was n't for a week was it ? |