Example sentences of "was n't for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and it 's , no but here it 's only the holidays that really matter , if it was n't for the holidays I really would n't bother because here it really is so plotted out is n't it ? |
| 2 | yeah , completely , and erm and if it was n't for the holidays I 'd really think oh for God 's sake , bugger this , you know , I ca n't be bothered . |
| 3 | If it was n't for the boys practising with my golf club , I 'm sure it would have died . |
| 4 | And it was n't for the others ' safety . |
| 5 | I 'm sure if it was n't for the explosions close at hand he would have dropped off to sleep . |
| 6 | ‘ The public should be left in no doubt that if it was n't for the police patrol there would have been quite a few fatalities . |
| 7 | People would have lived happily if it was n't for the troubles instigated by the government and the Jewish Agency . ’ |
| 8 | He could have taken the isolation better if it was n't for the batteries in his radio dying on him without warning ; usually they faded over a couple of nights but this time it was just zonk , no signal . |
| 9 | If it was n't for the kids , I 'd probably be out there now doing something silly . |
| 10 | ‘ Besides , if it was n't for the cuts , I 'd have had a permanent job by now . |