Example sentences of "without having [adj] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | To travel out to foreign countries without having first made himself acquainted with what remarkable things there are to be found at home , he held neither for wisdom or usefulness . |
2 | Almost certainly it would have been the executors , after consultation with the family , as not even a cabinet-maker used to the undertaking trade would have been so bold as to have proceeded with such an elaborate item without having first enquired of the executors . |
3 | Where a party desires without having first obtained an order to use an affidavit at the hearing , he may not less than 14 days before the hearing give notice accompanied by a copy of the affidavit to the party against whom it is to be used . |
4 | You may not accept invitations to speak on TV or radio programmes , participate in surveys or contribute to publications which might include commenting on the work of the ES or other Government Departments without having first gained permission from your manager . |
5 | You may not accept invitations to speak on TV or radio programmes , participate in surveys or contribute to publications which might include commenting on the work of the ES or other Government Departments without having first gained permission from your manager . |
6 | That was a case in which a district board took it upon themselves to pull down Mr. Cooper 's house , which they regarded as unsatisfactory , and to burden him with the cost of demolition without having first given him any type of notice . |
7 | A baby surely finds pleasure in being tickled without having first desired it , and we may similarly enjoy a sudden glow of warm sunshine on our back which we had not sought . |
8 | The Government wanted to speak directly to the people without having to compete with other voices , to give its version of events , of its own policies and activities , without having these questioned . |