Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun] without " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that a third party would be prepared to accept the commitments for a limited purpose without becoming a party to the treaty . |
| 2 | How , then , could the government explain why he came to be in possession of a genuine birth certificate for a non-existent person without embarrassing the CIA , which had given it to him in the first place ? |
| 3 | First , they evoke the quest for a pure timbre without vibrato , a uniformly sustained sound with a constricting effect upon the ability to phrase , and a predilection for uniformly slow tempos . |
| 4 | Fagin took what Sikes gave him , then stared at the robber for a long time without speaking . |
| 5 | Surgeons , however , have used metallic implants such as clips and automatic sutures for a long time without any such complication reported . |
| 6 | Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking . |
| 7 | She gazed at him for a long time without being able to bring the appropriate words to her lips . |
| 8 | Addison was soon persuaded that houses would not be built fast enough without direct subsidy and in December that year a further Housing ( Additional Powers ) Bill was rushed through all its stages , providing for subsidies ( £160 for a four-bedroomed house , E 140 for a four-bedroomed house without a parlour , and £130 for a three-bedroomed house ) and empowering local authorities to prohibit luxury and non-essential building . |
| 9 | This is a cave very accommodating for beginners in speleology and indeed for ordinary walkers with no such aspirations who , aided only by a torch , can penetrate quite easily for a hundred yards without meeting any difficulty . |
| 10 | It provided acute services for a neighbouring district without a DGH , and this already represented one-quarter of its business . |
| 11 | The meat can be kept at serving temperature for a prolonged period without the slightest deterioration of quality . |
| 12 | " No , but there 's always a chance for a new start without you . " |
| 13 | He was also accused of having committed Falkirk to a contract for the sale of its ground at Brockville Park and the purchase of a site for a new ground without the board 's knowledge . |
| 14 | Indeed , Herder could argue for a popular State without democratic mechanisms . |
| 15 | And you 'd all got to get on , and stay on for a little while without touching the floor , then you could have another go . |
| 16 | … the bilateralism inherent in the traditional structures and processes of international law is secured on the one hand , by a prohibition of intervention protecting not only a State 's internal but also its external affairs against third party interference and , on the other hand , by the pacta tertiis rule in the law of treaties , according to which an agreement can create neither obligations nor rights for a third State without its consent . |
| 17 | Article 34 restates the basic rule : a treaty creates neither obligations nor rights for a third State without its consent . |
| 18 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 19 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 20 | Air is so vital that it is only possible to live for a few minutes without it . |
| 21 | Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view . |
| 22 | They sat in the car for a few minutes without speaking . |
| 23 | We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking . |
| 24 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
| 25 | The root form has the ability to reproduce itself by parthenogenesis several times throughout the year for a few years without passing into another form . |
| 26 | Many mums who have apparently short labours have actually been gently dilating for a few days without realising it and without having any of the other traditional ‘ signs ’ of labour : a ‘ show ’ as the plug to the cervix is expelled , waters breaking or the first contractions . |
| 27 | If the lines are balanced you should be able to hold this position for a few seconds without the sail changing its position . |
| 28 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |
| 29 | And with ‘ perfumed strips ’ now impregnated into the pages of so many magazines , it 's possible to try new scents for a single day without venturing further than your friendly newsagent . |
| 30 | But he was a most willing worker , and although she knew she was in for a tough day without him she offered her sympathy , and advised , ‘ Take an Alka-Seltzer and go back to bed . |