Sentence examples of "if it were not for" in English
If it were not for water, humans could not survive.
Die Menschen könnten ohne Wasser nicht überleben.
If it were not for water, human life would be impossible.
Ohne Wasser wäre menschliches Leben nicht möglich.
If it were not for water, no one could live on earth.
Ohne Wasser könnte niemand auf der Erde leben.
If it were not for your help, I could not run this store.
Ohne deine Hilfe könnte ich dieses Geschäft nicht führen.
If it were not for air and water, nothing alive would exist.
Wenn es nicht Luft und Wasser gäbe, könnte kein Lebewesen existieren.
If it were not for this defect, I should hire him at once.
Wenn es diesen Schwachpunkt nicht gäbe, sollte ich ihn auf der Stelle einstellen.
If it were not for air, we could not live on the earth.
Ohne Luft könnten wir nicht auf der Erde leben.
If it were not for the sun, there would be no life on the earth.
Wenn es die Sonne nicht gäbe, gäbe es kein Leben auf der Erde.
If it were not for books, life would be boring.
Wenn es keine Bücher gäbe, wäre das Leben langweilig.
If it were not for the sun, every living thing would die.
Wenn es die Sonne nicht gäbe, würde alles Leben sterben.
If it were not for my family, I would give up this job.
Wenn da nicht meine Familie wäre, würde ich diese Arbeit hinschmeißen.
I remember it as if it were yesterday, but in reality it was fifteen years ago.
Ich erinnere mich daran, als wäre es gestern gewesen, doch in Wirklichkeit ist es schon fünfzehn Jahre her.
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