Example sentences of "[was/were] n't for the " 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 | 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 ! |
| 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 children , I would , ’ Ernest admitted . |
| 6 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances . |
| 11 | ‘ If it were n't for the three dead men , this could be almost amusing . |
| 12 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In fact , if it were n't for the program 's stunning speed , you could easily believe you were running a Windows application . |
| 16 | if it were n't for the games |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He might even be passably attractive , Virginia told herself furiously , if it were n't for the villainous growth of stubble on his jaw . |
| 20 | She 's one of several who 'd be unable to study if it were n't for the nursery . |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | ‘ If it was n't for the drink , I might n't have told you . |
| 23 | I 'm sure if it was n't for the explosions close at hand he would have dropped off to sleep . |
| 24 | Yea , drinking 's always got me into trouble in the past , I mean now I 've thought about it , I 've thought what a stupid idiot I 'd be , so you know if it was n't for the course , then I probably would have gone and done it again , you know , without a second thought . |
| 25 | My theory is that living in Lincolnshire most roads consist of hundred yard straights followed by a 90° bend to the right then another hundred yard straight and a 90° bend to the left — just to go round somebody 's field — in fact if it was n't for the drainage ditches you could travel in straight lines — assuming you have a Land Rover that is . |
| 26 | People would have lived happily if it was n't for the troubles instigated by the government and the Jewish Agency . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Besides , if it was n't for the cuts , I 'd have had a permanent job by now . |
| 28 | If only it was n't for the cold that nagged at us constantly . |
| 29 | Say what you like about the Ryder Cup and The Belfry , if it was n't for the 9th , 10th and 18th holes , it would be as average as it looks . |
| 30 | In a nasty , but highly entertaining tirade , one of the more perceptive remarks was that if it was n't for The Wedding Present , Ukrainian music would be confined solely to Blue Peter specials ; surely one of the main reasons the band did it in the first place . |