Example sentences of "not [been] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would have effectively made Toraja religion illegal had it not been for a young Toraja " slave " who had studied law while attending to the needs of his lord at university . |
| 2 | Had it not been for a diving goal-line clearance from Laws , who replaced Charles after 23 minutes , McClair might have had a second . |
| 3 | This in itself would hardly have been significant had it not been for a wider transformation of the adult male working class . |
| 4 | New York was swathed in sunlight and the heat would have been stifling had it not been for a gentle easterly breeze blowing in from the Atlantic . |
| 5 | Cantona tried hard to get involved , and within five minutes might have stolen the show , had it not been for a fine interception by Keith Curle following a fine run and cross down the left by Lee Sharpe . |
| 6 | The acting was almost a by-product of that and had it not been for a fortuitous advertisement in Cardiff 's Western Mail , it might have remained just that . |
| 7 | She has n't been for a long time . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's not married , has n't been for a long time . |
| 9 | they have n't been for a long time them two so they 're cast off , well they must of been they 've had to join |
| 10 | I used to be , but I have n't been for a long while I used to we ca n't say that I was there last year but |
| 11 | No , sure , have n't been for a long time have you ? |
| 12 | Have n't been for a long time , no , I 'm not more |
| 13 | And I think her husband will probably die before she will but erm he cos he 's older than she is even , but erm and he 's not very well , has n't been for a long time . |
| 14 | what your look , same with your letter forage , I think mostly we were taught letter formation , which we have n't been for a few years now |
| 15 | Has n't been for a few years . |