(1) The first person to make the ascent without oxygen

(2) A related form was the white herring, which was salted without being smoked.

(3) Being in hospital is stressful enough without being banned from smoking.

(4) Last Thursday night they were engulfed by a raging fire without a sprinkler system to put it out.

(5) He forced them to surrender without a shot being fired and held them prisoner until back-up arrived.

(6) That goes without saying

(7) Finally we'd like to make mention of the musicians without whom this show would not have been as good as it was.

(8) The barbarians without the gates

(9) My husband's big breakfast arrived without the eggs.

(10) He won't be able to go without we know it

(11) You can now go on-line and increase your skills without going outside your door.

(12) We'll not give in without a fight

(13) The church has slid so far into consumerism it is nearly impossible to live out your faith without paying for it.

(14) I later recovered the holdall, without the money and saleable items, but with the club records intact.

(15) The young are born without any hair

(16) Hardly a day goes by without some mention in the media of a new sporting deal.

(17) I believe there is no smoke without fire.

(18) I decided to brass it and head for the departure gate without a boarding card.

(19) He didn't say anything without first being asked

(20) His second wife, Bettye, tied the knot without mentioning that she'd been married before.