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"I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.". In the above sentence, I have a trouble with this "murderous Ghazis had it not been", there should be an inversion here; but I can't recognize where the subject is an what the meaning of whole this passage is. Thanks in advance. ^^.
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It needs more careful punctuation: I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghaz is, had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-ho rse an d succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines. 'Had it not been' = if it had not been
- It needs more careful punctuation: I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghaz is, had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-ho rse an d succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.
- 'Had it not been' = if it had not been
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It needs more careful punctuation:
I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis, had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.
'Had it not been' = if it had not been
I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis, had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.
'Had it not been' = if it had not been
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