Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [to-vb] without [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The novel argues in cold , unremitting fidelity to its own thesis that in life the evil may in the end go unpunished and live happily ever after ; that the truly self-sufficient being , if he anywhere existed , would be ultimately inviolable , fearing neither reproach nor self-reproach ; and that those who are strong enough to live without sympathy are forever beyond the reach of compassion or revenge . |
2 | The scheme had been widely approved : now as always Edward was careful not to proceed without consent , and had the scheme worked it would have proved highly lucrative . |
3 | Those trapped in the crush at Hillsborough who were fortunate enough to escape without injury have no claim in respect of the distress they suffered in what must have been a truly terrifying experience . |
4 | And then , when he was alone , he would get drunk enough to sleep without dreaming of his mother screaming . |
5 | This innocent remark , which Shirley had injudiciously thought platitudinous enough to pass without comment , stirred her brother-in-law Steve to speech : he launched into an attack upon the City Council and the high rates , an attack guaranteed to annoy Uncle Fred , upset his mild dumb father , and plunge his brother Cliff into the deepest financial anxiety . |
6 | Here are lots of low-fat sandwich filling suggestions — many of which are moist enough to use without butter , margarine or low-fat spread . |