Example sentences of "[was/were] not for the " in BNC.
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31 | 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 ! |
32 | 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 . |
33 | If it were n't for the bit I earn I daresay me and my bairns would be in Dudley House an' all . |
34 | ‘ If it were n't for the children , I would , ’ Ernest admitted . |
35 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
36 | 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 . |
37 | ‘ 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 . |
38 | 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 . |
39 | Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances . |
40 | ‘ If it were n't for the three dead men , this could be almost amusing . |
41 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
42 | 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 . |
43 | 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 . |
44 | In fact , if it were n't for the program 's stunning speed , you could easily believe you were running a Windows application . |
45 | if it were n't for the games |
46 | 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 . |
47 | 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 . |
48 | He might even be passably attractive , Virginia told herself furiously , if it were n't for the villainous growth of stubble on his jaw . |
49 | She 's one of several who 'd be unable to study if it were n't for the nursery . |
50 | 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 |
51 | If it was not for the Grand Slam tournaments and the unique place they hold in the game , I am sure we would be losing this vital battle . ’ |
52 | If Lord Chandos commissioned operas from Handel , it was not for the public 's enjoyment . |
53 | The biggest cheer in this race , however , was not for the winner , it was for Barry Wright , who finished last of the four on top weight Midnight Madness . |
54 | It was not for the Government to pull the plug on a venture which was running and had cost Mr Murdoch ‘ vast amounts of money ’ . |
55 | It would be nice to dismiss this as a problem concerning a far-off country paying the price of its excess , if it was not for the West 's dependency on Japan 's past boom . |
56 | Yet nothing had changed since , and his worry now was not for the competition , but for what lay beyond , what would happen to Firelight when he left school in the summer and joined the ranks of the unemployed or , with doubtful luck , got on to his father 's building site . |
57 | The unhappiness was not for the shop , but for a lady who was employed by Mr Bacon on a part-time basis , and the lady was my aunt Mary . |
58 | The only thing he and Rangers lacked was a goal , but it was not for the want of trying . |
59 | When he recovered , he had experienced conversion , and from that time on he refused all offers of writing work that was not for the glory of God . |
60 | Housewife Rita Davis , of Ilford , Essex , said : ‘ We would never have known what our taxes are going on if it was not for the Mirror . ’ |