Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun pl] without " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 3 | Air is so vital that it is only possible to live for a few minutes without it . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They sat in the car for a few minutes without speaking . |
| 6 | We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking . |
| 7 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If the lines are balanced you should be able to hold this position for a few seconds without the sail changing its position . |