Example sentences of "without [v-ing] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ . Thus if Scargill was satisfied that ( a ) Branch members would accede to a call for a strike by their local officials , ( b ) that those officials would call a strike , and ( c ) that the National Executive ( over which he had a strong influence ) would sanction such strikes , then he could achieve the equivalent of a national strike without submitting it to the membership at large for their endorsement . |
| 2 | Without bringing it to the front of my mind , I sensed that Otto felt himself in competition with me , whilst at the same time seeming imperturbable . |
| 3 | I find it particularly disturbing that this red herring has become so prominent in current discussions about animals , because there is difficulty enough in getting proper attention for the matter without wasting it on these academic artifacts . |
| 4 | This might well be so with the control of aggression and of self-seeking behaviour ; I shall make one or two remarks about this question without pursuing it at length . |
| 5 | On an impulse , she opened the case and took the violin out , held it and held the bow without applying it to the strings . |
| 6 | On the other hand , if the landlord is likely to relet the demised property at the end of the tenancy without incorporating it into any greater unit it may be prudent to spread the termination dates so as to prevent a cash flow crisis , which might be occasioned by too many voids at the same time . |
| 7 | Although technically the reform had taken effect on Nov. 1 , Yeltsin told the Russian Federation Supreme Soviet that it was simply impossible to proceed with the Shatalin plan without co-ordinating it with the central government . |
| 8 | Will the right hon. Gentleman confirm that the Government — without announcing it in any manifesto — have increased national insurance charges by 40 per cent ? |
| 9 | The present nature of housing can not be fully understood without relating it to the nature of domestic labour . |
| 10 | It seems that it is impossible — or should be impossible — to discuss any aspect of teachers ' pay , however technical , without relating it to the quality of teachers ' performance and teaching methods . |
| 11 | ( 3 ) An observation question asks pupils to describe something without relating it to their knowledge of the situation , e.g. " Describe what is happening in the picture ? " |
| 12 | For example , those with characteristically straight hair which has a tendency to greasiness and lankiness would choose the mild Body Building Shampoo to gently purify the hair without stripping it of essential moisture , and the Body Building Conditioner to replenish thirsty hair strands without weighing them down . |
| 13 | Notice that it is possible to recognize and discuss the features of a discourse type without understanding it in detail as is often the case , for native speakers , with legal documents . |
| 14 | This quest for the singular , the contingent event which by definition refuses all conceptualization , can clearly be related to the project of constructing a form of knowledge that respects the other without absorbing it into the same . |
| 15 | At the same time the play leaves a key question tantalisingly unresolved : whether , in a repressive state , one can seek freedom for oneself without seeking it for others . |
| 16 | A codicil is really a supplementary will , and is generally used for making some alteration in a will without revoking it as a whole . |
| 17 | But it , I do n't need it now , I managed to fix it without bashing it with that . |
| 18 | Multiple use of easier-to-get conventional credit cards could have the effect of removing the present credit limit long-stop defence against overspending , without replacing it by the specially stringent customer vetting process which unlimited credit surely needs . |
| 19 | But if the physical violence that Dick Francis writes of so well , without glorying in it , without dismissing it in the way cruder writers do as they allow a hero to leap into action after some terrible beating-up if this does not fire your imagination you can still write suspense novels that will satisfy readers every bit as well . |
| 20 | informal rejection or acceptance of the planning proposal , without expressing it at a formal level |
| 21 | McDonald outlines it thus : ‘ A : find the best artists you can ; B : keep them in a creative mood so that they make the best records they can , and C : maximise the sales of the records everywhere without turning it into a real form of drudgery for them . ’ |
| 22 | Another way to tell a joke without directing it against your subject is to refer it to other people . |
| 23 | If I had some weight near to the crust I could mend the line without pulling it off course . |
| 24 | The three legs of the World Cup can take enough out of a horse without subjecting it to too much unnecessary effort beforehand . |
| 25 | However , lip service is often paid to the desirability of delegation without accompanying it by actual practice . |
| 26 | Time is regarded as a crucial aspect of experience in English , so that it is virtually impossible to discuss any event in English without locating it in the past , present , or future . |
| 27 | Fishing in deep water Stephano had a powerful run on his mackerel bait and fought a shark for over three quarters of an hour without moving it off the bottom . |
| 28 | To place an item on the Clipboard without removing it from your work , choose the ‘ copy ’ instead of the ‘ cut ’ option from the Edit menu . |
| 29 | Apply it with a roller in a thin , even coat and let it dry without disturbing it for a good 24 hours . |
| 30 | We believe that it is educationally wrong to teach a subject in isolation without linking it to the outside world . |