Example sentences of "without [v-ing] on the " in BNC.

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1 By this means the organisation tries to adapt to peaks and troughs in demand without taking on the burden of high fixed labour costs .
2 Meredith took the cocoa upstairs by the hall light and into the bedroom without putting on the light switch there .
3 Trying not to scream , she sat up and , without putting on the light , looked at the illuminated face of the alarm clock .
4 Without putting on the light , she slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window .
5 Making her way to the bookcase , she was weighing up the possibility of reading the title spines without putting on the light when a table-lamp was clicked on at the other end of the room .
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