Yes, peas.

If it weren’t for the door being ajar, would he have stepped inside?

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If it weren’t for the door being ajar, would he have stepped inside?

If not for the canopy of flowers, would he have ducked to avoid getting his forehead wet?

If she hadn’t been crouched there he wouldn’t have bumped his head on hers as she rose to her feet.