Example sentences of "[noun] without first [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they formulate detailed hypotheses and produce elaborate questionnaires or interview schedules without first carrying out informal interviews they may well go off in a completely fruitless direction and have only themselves to blame when they end up with several hundred completed forms , none of which have asked the right questions about the right key factors . |
| 2 | Never tamper with electrical fittings without first switching off mains power supply at the consumer unit . |
| 3 | No surveyor would contemplate the construction of a new building without first drawing up detailed plans . |
| 4 | He was instructed not actually to conclude a sale without first referring back to his principal ; he was to receive commission if a sale was concluded . |
| 5 | The economy will move directly from point A to point C without first stopping off at point B : no quantity response ensues from the monetary impulse . |
| 6 | Never buy a sleeping bag without first finding out whether or not all the drawcords can be pulled from the inside and the zip can be pulled freely from inside too . |