if it had not been for

if it had not been for my being open to trying new opportunities, I would have never thought these talents within me.

"If it had not been for you, I should have been dead! " began Courfeyrac again.

I would not have made such good progress if it had not been for you.

If it had not been for your help, I wouldn't have won the competition.

If it had not been for these deviations, we could have done our work better and the base areas could have become even more consolidated.

If it had not been for Grayson, I would have been in Tennessee.

It may be that America would have exercised the same caution in Libya even if it had not been for Iraq.

But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse, the name of Anne Sullivan would have remained unknown.

None of this would likely ever have intersected with rock music, though, if it had not been for the impulse of the British Invasion.

I don't know how to thank you. If it had not been for your help, I'd have had it .

If it had not been for your help, we couldn't have carried the table into our house.

If it had not been for the help of our teacher, we should not have made so much progress.

'If it had not been for the freedom and the openness that the Internet allows, Google wouldn't exist, ' he said.

If it had not been for their great fervor and enthusiasm, we would have encountered even more difficulties.

If it had not been for he stands, the American economy could setback for years.

I don't know where I'd be today if it had not been for my family.

If it had not been for collusion between criminals and a few corrupt police officers, the drug ring would have been exposed long ago.

If it had not been for our good relationship , we could not made you a firm offer at this price .

If it had not been for our good relationship, we couldn't make you a firm offer at this price.

If it had not been for that thought, the thing would never have appeared.

If it had not been for your timely help, I would have failed.

If it had not been for the constant encouragement and help from her friend , she couldn't have accomplished anything .

If it had not been for your help, I wouldn't have finished the work so easily.

You would not have met her if it had not been for me.

If it had not been for your help, we would not have achieved so much in our work.

So if it had not been for the freedom and the openness that the Internet allows, Google wouldn't exist.

If it had not been for our good relationship, we wouldn't have made you a firm offer at this price.

Yet he could have endured living with her if it had not been for just one thing -- sex.

In FACT, if it had not been for a wise and persistent high school guidance counselor, Robert might not have gone on to college.