Example sentences of "[noun] [be] without [det] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 No fewer than twenty-two countries were without any printed daily paper whatsoever .
2 If the dwelling was without some necessary attribute such as a damp course or a roof , then it would be unfit for habitation , even though the problems resulting from the lack of the attribute had not then become apparent .
3 I would not for a moment be without these sterling qualities but the imagery of this great movement is vivid and declamatory and Bach 's intention was surely to arouse the passions of his audience .
4 Rural Wales ( excluding the urbanized south and north-east ) provides a contrast with the Scottish Highlands , as here a large number of parishes were without any public transport at all .
5 The scale of economic assistance which will be required if these economies are to be integrated into the world financial and trading system is without any recent parallel .
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