Example sentences of "to be without " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coventry are likely to be without three regular players : Brian Kilcline , the captain and centre-half who is still suffering from a leg injury , midfielder Dean Emerson ( knee ) , and Micky Gynn ( bruised shoulder ) . |
| 2 | The rumours which upset markets yesterday of a renewed difference of opinion between the Downing Street neighbours appear this time to be without substance . |
| 3 | Celtic are likely to be without the last Parkhead man to score , Joe Miller , injured playing for the Scotland Under-21s in midweek . |
| 4 | Most Iraqi cities are reported to be without electricity or telephones . |
| 5 | To be without memory and to be an actor is inconceivable . |
| 6 | Now I would not like to be without it . |
| 7 | It was found to be without effect . |
| 8 | Back to the RSPCA campaign — while admirable , it does give the impression that the 1000 dogs destroyed daily are all good-tempered , potentially healthy young dogs who happen to be without a home . |
| 9 | I have never descended a pothole , and have ventured with a flashlight only in the caves promised by caving journals to be without danger . |
| 10 | Although no country would choose to be without indigenous energy resources , a number of countries lacking access to significant gas , oil , or coal resources have avoided much of the divisive and damaging controversies which have afflicted successive UK governments in their efforts to make the best of being an island built of coal , surrounded by oil and gas and one of the pioneers of nuclear engineering . |
| 11 | One-third of five- and six-year-olds in one study said they would prefer to be without their sibling altogether — hardly a vote of confidence in sibship . |
| 12 | I decided then and there that it was a good thing to be without wax . |
| 13 | To be without emotion is to be unfeeling , to have no contact with the human condition . |
| 14 | That said , no scientist , politician , or policy maker who has any interest in the future of mankind can afford to be without this book . |
| 15 | That having been said , I would not want to be without the very special qualities of this new Teldec release — a most moving interpretation brilliantly performed . |
| 16 | We consider this comment to be without foundation and should point out that as a condition of the land being used as a permanent site for our mobile home , we have had to plant over 100 conifers , together with shrubs and rose bushes . |
| 17 | This was to keep alive , in boys whose privileged background might have encouraged complacent acceptance rather than active pursuit of power , a keen appreciation of what it was like to have it , and what it was like to be without it . |
| 18 | Dreadful for you to be without Mrs Howard — I was a day or two without Maria , so I can completely sympathize . |
| 19 | They 're as unique as it is possible to be without splitting at the seams . |
| 20 | On the face of it this may seem a strange tactic for a side who , on paper , possess probably the most lethal front-line in the Premier League , but Graham , still likely to be without ankle-injury victim Paul Merson , is seeking to restore stability to stop the slump . |
| 21 | Lawrence expects to be without half a dozen key players for Saturday 's home game against Blackburn . |
| 22 | Manager Steve Coppell is almost certain to be without a recognised striker for the grudge match against Graeme Souness 's men , who complained of Palace 's physical approach in the 1-1 draw at Anfield two weeks ago . |
| 23 | It would , of course , have to be without Brian knowing . |
| 24 | ‘ Where you going to be without Grade 12 ? |
| 25 | ‘ My thinking is at the moment that we are likely to be without him . |
| 26 | After all , I am paying his salary , and we ca n't afford to be without him for six months . |
| 27 | At their low cost , there 's no reason to be without the directories you need . |
| 28 | If you 've a pool or jacuzzi , you certainly wo n't want to be without your Steamatic when it comes to cleaning all those tiled floor surfaces around the pool . |
| 29 | She mentions that once , having just given birth to a child , she was ordered by Christ to get up and go to Norwich , though her journey appeared to be without purpose . |
| 30 | The Combined Staff ( OVS ) of the Joint High Command , the supreme military organ , to this day appears to be without rear services ( logistics ) directorates , an operations department and a transport department . |