Example sentences of "[noun sg] without [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's bad enough having a seriously ill child without all having to be split up . |
| 2 | Jansons encourages playing of the widest emotional ( and dynamic ) range without ever resorting to hysterical contrast , effortlessly integrating the various changes of mood into a meaningful symphonic whole . |
| 3 | It is clearly a new preoccupation with tragedy that explains the disproportion — tragedy and its origins : in the historically minded nineteenth century , no one with intellectual pretensions could think of an entity without also looking to its origins , however remote or obscure . |
| 4 | By beginning with the ‘ duty to be publicly accountable ’ the GASB is allowing that financial reporting can be defined in part without explicitly referring to users ' needs . |
| 5 | The overall picture presented in his article is a little less clear than it might be , if only because of the multiplicity of interesting observations ( fortunately Bolinger provides us with copious examples ) but it may be summarized as follows : ( a ) Adjectives may qualify either the referent of a noun or its sense without simultaneously applying to the other . |
| 6 | This would be rather like trying to explain the use of the cathode ray tube in the absence of laboratory equipment or studying music without actually listening to it . |
| 7 | You know I throw up food without even wanting to . |
| 8 | I have worked around the world without so reacting to these factors . |
| 9 | The ‘ social optimality ’ approach can be refined to deal with the problem without necessarily resorting to the conclusion that ‘ self-interest ’ on the part of politicians and bureaucrats is proven . |
| 10 | But there are ways of gradually increasing daily physical activity without necessarily turning to a specific form of sport . |
| 11 | Unlike many jobs , housework can often be done in a very short space of time without actually failing to be done at all . |