Example sentences of "were n't [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | • many valuations ( independently prepared of not ) were n't worth the paper they were written on . |
2 | She 's one of several who 'd be unable to study if it were n't for the nursery . |
3 | 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 . |
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 tailpiece , there would be distinct LP Junior/Melody Maker overtones , especially in view of Larry 's choice of pickup . |
6 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
7 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
8 | In fact , if it were n't for the program 's stunning speed , you could easily believe you were running a Windows application . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | ‘ 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 |
16 | Cos we used to tie up , we were n't on the water at nighttime . |
17 | Were n't on the phone for as long as he is when he rung you here was he ? |
18 | Yeah , were n't on the way there though |
19 | They were n't on the dance-floor , either . |
20 | I found out that the captain and two of his men , all Americans , were n't on the ship last night , so I 'm sure they killed poor John Openshaw . |
21 | If Rod or Jim were n't on the set on time , we would have to wait about until they arrived . |
22 | And of course in the old days they just were n't available because they were n't on the market . |
23 | War on Want almost certainly were n't at the top of the list . |
24 | ‘ I 'd be much happier knowing you and I were n't at the beck and call of such a man . ’ |
25 | Whatever happened to you , you were on a charge if you were n't at the point that the sergeant expected you . |
26 | You heard when they were n't at the reservation any more and you heard of the new man arriving . |
27 | ‘ When you were n't at the house I came straight here . ’ |
28 | Yeah tell them that you wanted them , and they were n't like the description |
29 | ‘ Oh , yes , I 've realised since that you were n't like the rest of us ordinary human beings who are unfortunate enough to be troubled by feelings like grief and guilt . ’ |
30 | ‘ I came to see you but you were n't in the yard . |