Example sentences of "without so [det] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not surprisingly , in their rush they were disinclined to hump mounds of electrical equipment into the west with them , and would now find themselves without so much as a guitar string to their name , were it not for the warm-hearted generosity of the British thrash metal community . |
| 2 | Scarcely pausing for thought , she sat herself down at the keyboard and , without so much as a sheet of music to look at , launched into Rachmaninov 's Second Piano Concerto , blushing deeply to the round of spontaneous applause . |
| 3 | Like other fellow scribblers whose squiggles seriously abuse the very title ‘ shorthand notebook ’ , I have nevertheless been generously given hours , sometimes even days , by sportsmen happy enough to rabbit on without so much as a penny piece being mentioned . |
| 4 | Like other fellow scribblers whose squiggles seriously abuse the very title ‘ shorthand notebook ’ , I have nevertheless been generously given hours , sometimes even days , by sportsmen happy enough to rabbit on without so much as a penny piece being mentioned . |
| 5 | No one imagined that Mr Bush would intervene as abruptly as he did , or that Mr Kaifu would go off to Palm Springs without so much as a by-your-leave to the party barons . |
| 6 | Occasionally , in spite of the long time which has gone by without so much as a cuddle , you have a dreadful day and you just do not feel in the mood . |
| 7 | He had learned to bear their ridicule without so much as a tear , but the names Sweetheart called him when she was really angry could make his body hurt like a bad pain on the inside . |
| 8 | Would you prefer to move to a flat — one without so much as a balcony and with no windowsills — or to concrete your garden over and spend your days watching your neighbours at work ? |
| 9 | I make several trots down the run without so much as a tremble of the float . |
| 10 | without so much as a sign : |
| 11 | ‘ It wo n't take long , ’ he persisted without so much as a hint of apology . |
| 12 | ‘ Me ma went and dropped me there then died without so much as a word . |
| 13 | They now fight on a daily basis and invariably without so much as a warning growl . |
| 14 | No one seemed to want to serve me so I walked out and went home without so much as a plectrum ! |
| 15 | Part of my job as a media commentator is to slag off other journalists — it 's what makes it all worthwhile — and I 've put knees into the groins of such eminences as Alastair Burnet , Peter Sissons and Donald Trelford , without so much as a raised eyebrow in Kingsland or City roads . |
| 16 | Hitched no more to the hay-bale and wagon-wheel trappings long associated with country , and without so much as a yee-ha , these performers are selling albums by the million and crooning all the way to the bank . |
| 17 | Not only did he tell me all the train times I needed to know ( without so much as a sigh ) , he also found out how I might get from Elstree station to the BBC studios . |
| 18 | It came as a blow to her that her eldest sister , Audrey , and brother , Max , had sold off many of their mother 's belongings without so much as a by-your-leave . |
| 19 | MARKETING MOVES aside , the fact that Radiohead have barred themselves from the 3,000-sales-and-you're-a-star indie party by signing to EMI means that , as stunning as ‘ Creep ’ sounds , it 'll probably chart at about Number 74 , hang around for a couple of weeks and fall back out again without so much as a whimper . |
| 20 | There I was congratulating myself on surviving the winter without so much as a sniffle , when I was suddenly struck down without warning . |
| 21 | No , the idea is to open it without so much as a nun 's fart . |
| 22 | A candidate will be accused of canvassing for votes on another 's territory , or of fighting the election on his own behalf and without so much as a mention of his running-mates or even of his party . |
| 23 | Her cheeks made minute undulations until , without so much as a quiver throughout the rest of her body , she fired a perfectly formed spitball which smacked my lip , swelled , slid down to my mouth . |
| 24 | ROS : You march in here without so much as a by your leave and expect me to take very lunatic you try to pass off with a lot of unsubstantiated |
| 25 | ‘ Bill Mishkin 's just made New Canaan , Connecticut , March 1 to April 14 , without so much as a single shooting , beating , or naked buttock from one end to the other ! |
| 26 | She came in without so much as a ‘ by your leave ’ or a ‘ with your leave ’ … she pushed her nose into corners , and if she did n't say the place was dirty you could see what she thought right enough . |
| 27 | She could well imagine what was going on in his mind : fickle , impulsive girl who flitted from one man to another without so much as a backward glance . |
| 28 | And before she could utter so much as a squeak he clapped his hand over her mouth , swung her into his arms , and they were out of the flat and into his car without so much as a curtain twitching . |
| 29 | Lisa had flung out through the door without so much as a glance at him , and on legs made of rubber had fled to the lift . |
| 30 | ‘ Avoiding me , Hilly ? ’ he asked quietly without so much as a twitch . |