Example sentences of "[vb -s] be without " in BNC.
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| 1 | John has been without a father for one year ( line 3 ) . |
| 2 | Since late 1989 , when Steinlager 's three-year contract was not renewed , U.S. rugby has been without a principal sponsor . |
| 3 | The CFTC has been without a chairman since January , when Wendy Gramm left . |
| 4 | Dataquest Corp , which has been without a president for some months , has recruited Judith Hamilton for the job : she was formerly a senior vice president and general manager at Locus Computing Corp . |
| 5 | Similarly , because the IfS considers the number of weeks a person has been without work since their previous job , those who have never had a job are also excluded . |
| 6 | That care has been without the benefit of any paid help . |
| 7 | Middleton-St-George , near Darlington , has been without a rector since Martin King left last summer to become rural dean of Sedgefield . |
| 8 | The class has been without a regular teacher for eight weeks and now parents are demanding extra help . |
| 9 | He has ‘ written ’ far more books than any other driver in the history of the sport ; he has given an infinite number of ‘ in depth ’ interviews ; he has been the subject of as much and as adulatory film footage as the Fellini-like Enzo Ferrari , and while everything he says seems absolutely straight , nothing he says is without a sharp edge to it . |
| 10 | What Odysseus hears is without consequence for him ; he is able only to nod his head as a sign to be set free from his bonds ; but it is too late ; his men , who do not listen , know only the song 's danger but nothing of its beauty , and leave him at the mast to save him and themselves . |