Example sentences of "were n't [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | • many valuations ( independently prepared of not ) were n't worth the paper they were written on . |
| 2 | He said it as if books were some terrible bore which everybody had to put up with but which were n't of the slightest use . |
| 3 | At this revelation of the boy 's upper-hab name , many of those in the room who were n't of the Dorcas persuasion whistled scoffingly or spat resentfully . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ! |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | If it were n't for the bit I earn I daresay me and my bairns would be in Dudley House an' all . |
| 8 | ‘ If it were n't for the children , I would , ’ Ernest admitted . |
| 9 | IF IT were n't for the presence of two eclipses , December would be one of the better months of the year . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances . |
| 14 | ‘ If it were n't for the three dead men , this could be almost amusing . |
| 15 | Now we have to work secretly but if it were n't for the repression the Communities would be much bigger . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In fact , if it were n't for the program 's stunning speed , you could easily believe you were running a Windows application . |
| 19 | if it were n't for the games |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He might even be passably attractive , Virginia told herself furiously , if it were n't for the villainous growth of stubble on his jaw . |
| 23 | She 's one of several who 'd be unable to study if it were n't for the nursery . |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | If Rod or Jim were n't on the set on time , we would have to wait about until they arrived . |
| 26 | You referred to the fact of erm , er items that were n't on the , on the rations such as liver . |
| 27 | And of course in the old days they just were n't available because they were n't on the market . |
| 28 | They were on reserve , which meant that they were n't on the shelves but had to be ordered from the stock by a librarian . |
| 29 | Cassie had to admit that when you were n't on the receiving end , Johnny had a marvellous line in invective . |
| 30 | Yes we had er ships wh we , they call erm these liberty ships come in from America loaded with bombs and when they moved them up there , well they call them down here they call them liberty ships and er the bombs were loaded , so they used to erm put all timber between each layer of bombs and they had proper carpenters who would fix all these and when the dockers went down , they put these bombs out , cos they were n't detonated , the detonators were in the fore end of the ship , right down the lower hull and erm the bombs were loaded into open trucks loaded into , well the dockers they thought it was dangerous , cos we had the Fire Brigade , that 's the fire service down there and standing by with the fire engines and dockers they wanted the , they want a shilling , I think it was a shilling a day extra , well a shilling extra something like that and there they got it the shilling or extra pound , cos us crane drivers we were n't on the same par as them , so we asked for a shilling . |