| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | if it were not for | если бы не |
| gen. | if it were not for him, I should not be late | если бы не он, я бы не опоздал |
| proverb | if it were not for hope, the heart would break | пока дышу – надеюсь |
| proverb | if it were not for hope, the heart would break | век живи, век надейся |
| proverb | if it were not for hope, the heart would break | счастье скоро покидает, а добрая надежда – никогда |
| proverb | if it were not for hope, the heart would break | пока живу – надеюсь |
| proverb | if it were not for hope, the heart would break | сердце надеждой живёт |
| rhetor. | if it were not for the fact that | если бы не тот факт, что (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | if it were not for the storm, the ship would have come in time | если бы не шторм, судно прибыло бы вовремя |
| gen. | if it were not for them the town would have been a mere tale | если бы не они, от города остались бы одни воспоминания |
| lit. | Killing, if it is to give us heroic emotions, must not be done for pleasure... When Samson slew the lion, he had every reason to feel convinced that if he did not, the lion would slay him. | Убийство, когда оно связано для нас с героизмом, совершается не ради удовольствия... Когда Самсон убил льва, у него были все основания считать, что если он этого не сделает, то лев убьёт его самого. (G. B. Shaw) |
