Example sentences of "without [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I measured the scar on your mum 's tum last night , it 's six and half inches without allowing for the |
| 2 | She went on her way to bed without pausing for the goodnight kiss that he had forgotten . |
| 3 | Forasmuch as Mr. William Lambarde hath deserved universally well of his Commonwealth and country , and likewise of the fellowship and society of this house , and is likely hereafter to win greater credit to himself and the society of this house , it is therefore agreed , that he shall have room to sit amongst the Society of the Fellowship of the Bench , as other assistants do , without paying for the same : Provided always that this be no precedent to any other that shall be called to the like place hereafter , but they shall pay for the said room such sums of money as shall be assessed by the Bench . " |
| 4 | The long punters will have plenty of sport with that one though there could be considerable confusion at a quick kick where the revised law says that it may be taken without waiting for the kicker 's team to retire behind the ball — provided they do not become involved in play . |
| 5 | She remained miserably at Little Gidding after Nicholas 's death , but finally , when John died , she hysterically demanded to leave for London immediately after the funeral ; without waiting for the weekly coach she departed uncomfortably in a countryman 's wagon . |
| 6 | He dug his spurs into his horse 's flanks and , without waiting for the others , raced towards the hill . |
| 7 | I went home without waiting for the King 's thanks , because I was not sure what he would say . |
| 8 | Without waiting for The Fat Controller 's reaction to all this , she turned and went back to her own table , where she was greeted with little ‘ Well done 's and furtive shoulder pats from her fellow diners . |
| 9 | However , without waiting for the Royal Commission the Liberal Government decided to promote two pieces of legislation that significantly modified the role of the poor law in the provision of social security , the Old Age Pensions Act of 1908 and the National Insurance Act of 1911 . |
| 10 | Without waiting for the others he plunged down the bank into the stream , slipping and slithering heedlessly over the protruding roots and rocks . |
| 11 | Without waiting for the ring , she opened the door and let them in . |
| 12 | This policy has allowed the preparation of the Phoenix on data processing and computer science , for instance , which was published without waiting for the twentieth edition . |
| 13 | One way of dealing with it , without waiting for the royal commission report , is by starting to video all such interviews forthwith . |
| 14 | Will the Secretary of State , without waiting for the report , send for the chairman of British Rail and , exceptionally , offer him enough money to allow him to put into operation an immediate emergency programme for the renewal of signalling systems ? |
| 15 | Amid calls from all interested parties for the reconvening of the Paris International Conference on Cambodia ( held inconclusively in August 1989 — see pp. 36848-49 ) , Ali Alatas , as Indonesian Foreign Minister one of the two co-chairs of the Paris conference , said that a solution should be found to the Cambodian problem without waiting for the SNC chairmanship issue to be resolved . |
| 16 | Without waiting for the inevitable flourish of the panama and the affected little bow that she knew would accompany his farewell , she turned round and hurried away . |
| 17 | Without waiting for the empire 's division to be formally signed and sealed , Charles gave notice of his intention to father a progeny — his own royal line . |
| 18 | This goes without saying for the news and current affairs output , but it applies in the religious world also . |
| 19 | I can not simply advise you to go out and buy without trying for the simple reason that it can be very slow on anything less than a really fast machine . |
| 20 | The twentieth century , inquisitive , irreverent , quite without feeling for the past , homed in upon this ambiguous danger-zone with its life in its hand . |
| 21 | After ten years of service , providing there had been no problems , the emigrant could continue living in Curação without working for the petroleum company , providing he had a job . |
| 22 | Even if your students are studying Business English without working for the LCCI exams , Written English for Business offers a varied selection of realistic Business English writing tasks . |
| 23 | An enterprising man could do business under the Spanish dictator , Franco , and live in this North African refuge without fearing for the safety of his family . |