Example sentences of "[noun pl] without [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mist looked as though it had been created by the BBC special effects department for a studio play about Jack the Ripper , and yards away I could hear voices without being able to see the humans making the sound . |
| 2 | This is typical of what it involves to speak a language fluently : you can do something consistently and in agreement with other speakers without being able to explain why . |
| 3 | She reported initial agreement on medical evacuations from the city , where some badly wounded people have lain for months without being able to get proper treatment or artificial limbs . |
| 4 | On the one hand , such proposals seem no more than simple common sense : why should courts decide disputes without being aware of the wider ramifications of what they are deciding . |
| 5 | It 's as if someone today wanted to write down Napoleon 's words and deeds without being able to consult a single written document , only vague memories and anecdotes . |
| 6 | But the question is , can he both maintain that monads do not reduce to bundles of qualities and continue to adhere to his principle of indiscernibles without being guilty of a serious inconsistency ? |
| 7 | They won short corners without being able to penetrate the Old Loughtonians defence and often the final pass went astray , so when the second goal came , the large crowd knew it was all over . |
| 8 | Training focused on topics such as the problems of identifying those who should receive the care programme approach , assessing needs without being prescriptive , and achieving inter-professional cooperation for reviews . |
| 9 | Our choice of ‘ aware ’ , as a philosophically uncorrupted word which can help us to approach philosophical problems from a different angle , does have something to do with its recent currency in the valuations of ordinary discourse , as when someone is said to apply abstract principles without being aware of other people as persons , or to have lost by too exclusive concentration on the uses of things awareness of the colours of dawn and the scent of the flowers . |
| 10 | Consequently , it is impossible to address historians ’ needs with respect to electronic information resources without being concerned over their relative seclusion and backwardness . |
| 11 | She would like to hear from mothers about experiences , such as predicting their babies needs or knowing of their babies feelings without being present . |
| 12 | They are able to ask questions and form opinions without being self-conscious about the other members of the selection group . |
| 13 | A self-appointed leader , he made the rules without being explicit about them or even explaining that there were rules . |
| 14 | This seems to indicate a deep , free , and intensive time of prayer , when the Spirit takes over and controls and leads the prayers , and one can go on praying for several hours without being aware of the passage of time . |
| 15 | They approach the Ben from its wide whale-backed side , and hence stand at the top of these cliffs without being able to view them . |
| 16 | Workers indicated that they would like to be able to take their holidays without being obliged to find a replacement and so have to do double duty before or after their holiday . |
| 17 | Mr Murphy said : ‘ Kids have a great time on our holidays without being aggressive or competitive . |
| 18 | Can any kind of social critique be inserted into those courses without being superficial , jejune and irrelevant to the students ' interests ? |
| 19 | Others again , such as physics , chemistry or history , have important professional associations or societies without being full-blown professions . |
| 20 | Teachers complain that children sail through these tests without being able to write a decent essay , solve a multi-step maths problem or do a précis . |
| 21 | It would seem difficult to provide a relevant stock of materials and range of services without being aware of these changing factors . |
| 22 | I have studied various maps of the county and a number of documents without being able to pin-point the location of this manor , but will try to place it by the clues I have been able to deduce . |
| 23 | This qualifies nouns and pronouns without being subordinate to them . |