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'without first consulting' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that one thing must be done before another. For example: "We cannot make any decisions without first consulting the legal team."
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No regulation would be imposed without first consulting the television stations, she said.
Please do not post anything in the department's common areas without first consulting department staff.
In general, the answer seems to be no — at least not without first consulting your physician.
Traditional chiefs rarely take action without first consulting ordinary villagers, who are invited to speak freely.
But of course, don't start the program without first consulting a doctor, especially if you have shoulder pain.
For the rest of his life, there was scarcely a major decision that Dior made without first consulting a soothsayer.
Since Lyndon B. Johnson was president, few Democrats have considered a campaign in Suffolk County without first consulting Mr. Baranello.
The problem is exacerbated when leadership makes decisions without first consulting experts or is unresponsive to employee concerns.
The thrust of the directive was to make it harder for European corporate bosses to ward off a hostile bid without first consulting shareholders.
She just gave him a note saying that he must never do such an awful thing to her again without first consulting her.
And management alters factory routines and tasks without first consulting the union, U.A.W. Local 2367, which for months has turned the other cheek.
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