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but they could not get out of the wood, and were so hungry that had it not been for a few berries which they picked they must have starved.

All this might have been harmless enough had it not been for the role Padre Pio played in post-war Vatican, and Italian, politics.

Had it not been for Heidelberg's takeover, he says, Hanson might have struggled to survive on its own.

Indeed, in Pakistan, a woman could have risen to power very recently, had it not been for her assassination.

He might have done, one felt, had it not been for the restlessness of his nature.

Had it not been for a bleeding ulcer he might have postponed looking at himself for many years more.

Burr might have been the president instead of vice president, had it not been for Hamilton's interference.

HAD it not been for the humble typewriter, Austin might have been all politics and football, and no venture capital.

Had it not been for the unusually bad weather, the rescue party would have been able to save the stranded climber.

His eyes closed in what would have seemed to be sleeping had it not been for the turmoil of the struggle.

Had it not been for the heavy rain, there would have been a more serious drought.

And, had it not been for a fortuitous discovery long after her death in the attic of their house, hers would have been a supporting role.

Had it not been for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.

Had it not been for the kind guide, I might have got lost in the mountains.

'Had it not been for my children, I would have fallen off the wagon in a very short amount of time, ' he says.

Had it not been for the scar on his left cheek, he would not have appeared dangerous in the least.

Early in the trip this might have taken place had it not been for an unwonted accident.

Had it not been for his help, they would not have been able to settle their dispute.

Simple. They offered me a full scholarship to play football. Had it not been for that, college would've been impossible.

Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.

Had it not been for the curiosity of photographer Chris Porsz, they might have remained anonymous for ever.

Had it not been for your help, we would not have achieved so much.

Had it not been for the reservoir, we'd never have been able to beat the drought.

It is questionable whether any of the pits would have been cleaned up had it not been for the campaigners.

She might have remained in exile had it not been for Julius Caesar.

Had it not Been FOR your timely help, our company would have Been on the verge of Bankruptcy.

Had it not been for the tremendous resurrection powers of the Celestials, the demons would have certainly destroyed the Holy Empire.

His air of complete self-assurance and somewhat lordly bearing would have frightened me, had it not been for his warm and hearty handshake.

Had it not been for your help, I could never have done it.

Had it not been for the doctor's care, I should not be speaking to you now.

Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.

Had it not been for the timely investment from the government , our company would not be thriving as it is.

and the ship would have sunk with all board had it not been for the captain.

Had it not been for Chinese, Japanese and British investors, the U. S. would have gone bankrupt.

Had it not been for your help, I wouldn't have caught the train on time.

Had it not been for the PLA, we wouldn't have been able to beat the flood.

Had it not been for a sharp rise in the quarter of inventories, economic output would have fallen by just over 5%.

But he might not have got far had it not been for a stroke of luck.

Had it not been for the monumental battle that turned the tide against the Confederacy in the Civil War.

This myth might still prevail today had it not been for a New Jersey man named Robert Johnson.

The German strongly hinted that he may not have won gold had it not been for his suit.

Mr Philips said a western firm could have won the auction had it not been for the credit crisis.

Just like Bryant, there is no way the Cavaliers would have reached the Finals in 2007 had it not been for LeBron.

This meeting would have already finished had it not been for this rude guy who interrupted it.

Had it not been for a literary accident, we might not have known that a woman lived, loved and suffered.

Had it not been for your overcoat, I would have died.

if Had it not been for your help, I couldn't have made such great progress.

Had it not been for him, I would be in hospital now.

Had it not been for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the film so often.

The whole project would probably have fallen through had it not been for my fairly long life.

They would certainly have fallen more had it not been for daily loss-limits on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Had it not been for your help, I wouldn't have overcome the difficulties.

Had it not been for the rain, the road would have been safe.

Invisibility cloaks would have remained impossible, forever locked in science fiction, had it not been for the development of metamaterials.

Had it not been for the bad weather we would have arrived on time.

Had it not been for this, the popular alias of Iosif Dzhugashvilli would never have become known throughout the world.

Had it not been for this tree, she would have fallen.

Had it not been for his carelessness, the project wouldn't have failed.

That doesn't mean Europe would have survived had it not been for us irresponsible Yanks.

We calculate that sales would have risen about 5 percent had it not been for component shortages such as high speed memory chipsets.

Had it not been for the teacher, we couldn't have made such rapid progress.

Had it not been for the storm, we should have arrived earlier.

What a delightful parent my father would have been, had it not been for his strictness .

Had it not been for their support, we couldn't have won the election.

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Had it not been for the captain, the ship would have sunk