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Example sentences for "been for"

  • I was coming over to help you, Bob, when Jerry treed me in the orchard, and if it hadn't been for him, I would have been there an hour ago.

  • I'd lost them if it hadn't been for Tony.

  • If it hadn't been for Mother's poor nerves she surely would have been.

  • Every time Labe goes on a time seem's if trade was brisker'n it's been for a month.

  • It probably WOULD have ended in another way if it hadn't been for you.

  • She wouldn't have set the fire if it hadn't been for me.

  • You wouldn't have done it, if it hadn't been for me.

  • That may be; but you wouldn't have done it if it hadn't been for me.

  • If it hadn't been for that I would never have thought of Fenwick for a name, and all this trouble would have been averted.

  • If it hadn't been for you I suppose I should never have known it at all.

  • If it hadn't been for him I'd have been a poor man to-day, or behind prison bars, as are the other men who went into that deal when I backed out.

  • Hadn't been for you I wouldn't have made it.

  • Hadn't 'a' been for Jimmie, they would have picked us off from the porch before we could say 'Jack Robinson.

  • Her every thought and desire had been for him.

  • If it hadn't been for me Mr. Towser wouldn't have had such a chance at Mr. Fox.

  • Well had it been for him, had he persisted in his refusal.

  • Well had it been for Almagro, if he had remained firm on the post which gave him such advantage.

  • It was on his arm that Gonzalo most leaned in the hour of danger; and well had it been for him, if he had profiled by his counsels at an earlier period.

  • If it hadn't been for my wretched past, which you have threatened me with like a dagger, I should long ago have left you to incur this danger alone.

  • If it hadn't been for a miracle I should have killed a man--the king of men.

  • If it hadn't been for you, I should have missed a dinner with some very charming ladies.

  • They all say she will be better than she's been for years, bless her!

  • Winnie wouldn't let me keep the sick kittens in the kitchen and they died and Elinor would have died, too, if it hadn't been for me.

  • For if it hadn't been for him, we should never have got thus far.

  • I might have rotted on that infernal Eaglehawk Neck if it hadn't been for her.

  • If it hadn't been for Frere--God bless him!

  • All I know is, if it hadn't been for him, you'd all have been in deep mourning now, instead of having tea up here with me.

  • No, I believe if it hadn't been for me he might have recovered.

  • It was on his arm that Gonzalo most leaned in the hour of danger; and well had it been for him, if he had profited by his counsels at an earlier period.

  • I should have left him years ago when he lost his money if it hadn't been for fear of compromising you.

  • Yes, but if it hadn't been for you I should never have got the chance.

  • If it hadn't been for her I shouldn't be here now.

  • If it hadn't been for him we probably wouldn't be sitting in this beautiful train, speeding to our great adventure.

  • If it hadn't been for her we would have all given up and just died there, I guess.

  • We might have got into all sorts of trouble if it hadn't been for you.

  • We should have," spoke up Amy quickly, "if it hadn't been for Betty.

  • I should hev been skeered to death ef't hadn't been for Fanny.

  • They would certainly have butchered us before this time if it hadn't been for him.

  • I don't know as we should ever hev got over to this island ef't hadn't been for you.

  • If it hadn't been for Hamish I shouldn't have seen anything.

  • We'd never have stuck to it as we did if it hadn't been for Neil.


    • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "been for" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    been allowed; been born; been captured; been committed; been destroyed; been employed; been given; been having; been killed; been laid; been left; been made; been observed; been placed; been seen; been shot; been sitting; been talking; been the; been thinkin; been trying; been wanting; made against; private schools; the which; witness the