Example sentences of "[indef pn] without [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Before Lesley met Alan , she had been to a party where she got drunk and ended up sleeping with someone without knowing it .
2 If you can not hold a conversation with someone without getting out of breath then you are going too fast .
3 ‘ But how can you kill somebody without leaving marks ? ’
4 You can love somebody without going all gooey .
5 It sounds suspiciously like getting everything without working for it .
6 They 're teaching me something without knowing they 're doing it .
7 Perhaps the most controversial question concerning English intonation is what its function is ; pedagogically speaking , this is a very important question , since one would not wish to devote time to teaching something without knowing what its value was likely to be .
8 Senses ( b ) and ( c ) however can both be treated in terms of the notion of " passively experiencing " some event , with ( b ) implying on top of that a refusal to stand by passively and let someone do something without intervening .
9 Erm and er but I think it 's it 's better to take the time , and provide something that is erm what is needed , rather than to just go ahead and erm do something without referring to the people it concerns .
10 But it 's hard to say something without moving your chin .
11 Therefore a study of the types of question is a useful preparation point : Types of Question Question type Explanation ( 1 ) A data recall question requires the pupil to remember facts without putting them to any use , e.g. " When was the Battle of Hastings ? " ( 2 ) A naming question asks the pupil to name something without showing how it relates to the historical situation , e.g. " What are the men in the picture wearing ? "
12 ( 3 ) An observation question asks pupils to describe something without relating it to their knowledge of the situation , e.g. " Describe what is happening in the picture ? "
13 Fortunately for our sanity , we can say that we know something without having to delve each time into how we know it .
14 That 's why I 'm left back now trying to do something without doing job wise , I 'm just hoping that these children on the P S D group .
15 The oak door clunked shut , and Jennifer realized that she had forgotten to curtsy , so she managed an awkward one without toppling over .
16 Of course night calls are usually made in a crisis and the help normally available in residential homes may make it easier to cope with a minor one without calling out a doctor .
17 I 've seen him here , ’ said the other one without taking his eyes off me .
18 We can no more abolish one without destroying the others than we can think of a circle without a circumference …
19 Different approaches to the organization of knowledge may emphasize the relative importance of either the first or second objective , but it is difficult to neglect one without impairing the effectiveness of the other .
20 ‘ I 've wanted to do a marathon for a long time , but it would be silly to run one without putting it to use .
21 We have since visited many Trust properties , but never left one without feeling gratitude that we have been able to share the pleasures of visiting such fine examples of our heritage .
22 And in many ways I do n't think it 's important , and I , I think that in the majority of our children with those kinds of difficulties you find the two in association , and you ca n't work on one without working on the other .
23 If he can serve one without hurting the other too much , what the harm ? ’
24 Because we 're humane , we 're watched — and they 're still watching us because they ca n't believe that you can develop one without losing the other .
25 I would n't mind being a bride , if I could be one without having a husband .
26 i also missed buying a programme — question : why do n't they sell programmes after the match as well so that people who arrived late can still buy one without having to find the club shop ?
27 In general , you ca n't change one without changing the other .
28 The Ponting case also illustrates the ways in which the legitimacy of the state may be threatened if any of its various temporary governors act in a way which breaks down the distinction between state and government , and by wrapping the acts of particular governments in the flag of the state , make it impossible to attack one without assaulting the other .
29 What er Newstat does though is something quite interesting he says well we all know , well I hope you all know , that there are limits on presidential power and we all know that the president ca n't direct congress , we know the president ca n't appoint anybody without consulting congress , we know the president ca n't control the supreme court , we know all these limitations but nevertheless , leaving that to one side , pushing that to one side , there are major powers here .
30 I have made it perfectly clear to the ferry owners in Rathlin that we shall do nothing without discussing it with them and the islanders ' development and community association .
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