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 . |