if it were not if it had not been for
- if it were not if it had not been for
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used for saying who or what prevented something from happening
If it hadn’t been for the two men who rescued me, I’d probably have drowned.
If it weren’t for the fact that he’s my father, I’d accuse him in public.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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