Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] without [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The ‘ Auxiliary ’ section has three jacks : ‘ Tuner ’ , which can be used either for plugging in an electronic tuner or as a non-effects direct out ; ‘ Phones ’ which is self-explanatory ; and ‘ Mastercontrol ’ , a special socket for use with a volume pedal — very useful for electro-acoustics without onboard volume controls , or even violins or mandolins .
2 Under authority invested in the Minister for Home Affairs , the Act also provided for internment without trial , the imposition of curfews , the serving of exclusion orders against named persons , the prohibition and distribution of certain forms of literature , the banning of various associations and the death penalty for causing or attempting to cause an explosion likely to lead to injury .
3 We pray for those who suffer as prisoners without trial ; for hostages , for deported people , for all victims of violence in this land and in the countries from which we come ; may they be comforted and delivered ;
4 Peter Yeo was obviously delighted to do any service , however modest , for her and bustled her away , returning belatedly to ask McLeish if he would like a similar facility , which he accepted , obedient to the unwritten CID rule that you looked after your physical needs at any moment that opportunity offered , because you never knew when you were going to get stuck for hours without help .
5 When it does , it tends to be a reaction to perceived injustice , such as internment without trial , or the conviction of a son by a sole judge in a trial held in total secrecy and on the evidence of unseen witnesses , or a simple case of one 's house being badly mauled by careless soldiers searching for arms .
6 A waiver is needed to permit working for clients without referral by a solicitor .
7 recommendations ( proposals for action without reasoning or justification )
8 Existing users can upgrade to 5.2 for £35 without documentation , or £75 with the books .
9 Liquified petroleum gas ( lpg ) is a viable alternative for homes without mains gas supplies .
10 In reply , the Leeds manager highlighted the example of £2 million David Rocastle , who toiled in the reserves for months without complaint before seizing his chance .
11 No use looking for the one who felt no surprise , for after the gradual attrition of hour after hour without word they could none of them feel very much .
12 They had been miraculously wafted to this place after days without food or water in an open boat .
13 If a corporate public authority is unable to sue for libel it is , however , by no means without remedy .
14 But now it is one o'clock , and I , being only a volunteer , can step down for lunch without loss of face .
15 The defendants took the view that the rule ought not so to relate and that such discussions should be free for publication without restraint or inhibition .
16 As a result , their neighbour is for them not only a potential helper or sexual object , but also someone who tempts them to satisfy their aggressiveness on him , to exploit his capacity for work without compensation , to use him sexually without his consent , to seize his possessions , to humiliate him , to cause him pain , to torture and to kill him .
17 So we have erm recipes here for bottling without sugar .
18 The Russian Revolution and the continuing military stalemate were compelling arguments for the opening of peace negotiations — for peace without victory .
19 It took the military stalemate of 1915 to persuade the UDC that the time was ripe to talk about peace without victory .
20 They will find tiny plants and animals in the tank to help , but immature fish often have to go for periods without food .
21 New care management systems of assessment without provision do not rest easily with training which has equipped the worker to provide direct care , and there is some evidence that workers find the disincentives so great that they will resign from such posts ( Huxley and Kerfoot , 1992 ) .
22 The stream based on the concept of payment without consideration stems from what Lord Mansfield said in Campbell v. Hall , 1 Cowp. 204 and is reflected in the decision in Dew v. Parsons , 2 B. & Ald. 562 .
23 It would be an extreme form of responsibility without power .
24 Once sown or planted , herbs will grow strongly and healthily to maturity in the majority of cases without help , except while seedlings or young plants , but even so the help needed will be minimal .
25 From the primitive ‘ animism ’ ( a word invented by him ) the road led to the higher monotheistic religions , and eventually the triumph of science which , capable of explaining increasingly large areas of experience without reference to spirit , would ‘ in one department after another substitute for independent voluntary action the working out of systematic law ’ .
26 To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations he has received calling for the introduction of internment without trial ; and if he will make a statement .
27 Does the Secretary of State agree that the re-imposition of internment without trial would deepen and intensify an already terribly difficult situation ?
28 The mechanics of map drawing are no longer a constraint or a deterrent to the use of maps for the user can , given a suitable package such as GIMMS , modify and refine his or her map or generate a number of maps without difficulty .
29 Erm , leisure services product , erm , project erm , closure , really that was an opportunity to erm , to close the loss making element of provision without cost , and in view of the erm , rather poor outlook for maintenance work for the next contract year , it seemed sensible for us to do that .
30 There are a number of byelaws prohibiting the holding of meetings without permission in such places as the Royal Parks , Trafalgar Square and in various open spaces in towns and villages throughout the country .
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