Example sentences of "be [verb] without first " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The concept of a failure rate of over 25% in the First Division has raised objections from those who understand that an omelette can not be made without first breaking some eggs but would rather not run the risk of being dairy produce . |
| 2 | A police officer said the window could not be opened without first leaning over a radiator and a curtained window box . |
| 3 | Patterns of support between kin can not be understood without first making some reference to the ways in which the structure of the population , and patterns of family formation associated with it , have themselves changed over time . |
| 4 | But none of the promises can be fulfilled without first a child being born , or , to be more precise in Abraham 's patriarchal world , a son . |
| 5 | Only eight weeks before the sale , Christie 's announced that sixty-six drawings were to be auctioned without first being offered to any national institution by their owner , Viscount Coke . |
| 6 | Its two halves are asymmetric and can not be folded to be superimposed without first turning one of them over . |
| 7 | One exception to this requirement is when a view to the front can be obtained without first looking through the windscreen . |
| 8 | Even within this explanatory framework , little useful understanding will be obtained without first studying the problem at many different levels . |
| 9 | Moreover , although the Rules sprang from this conflict , they did not in terms go further than saying that persons in custody should not be questioned without first being cautioned . |
| 10 | In this context , reduced unit costs and higher productivity can be the difference between the success or failure of an infill , and can not be achieved without first RATE project management . |