Ditto what Phdbug says - I haven't got my MA results yet and I'm in my 2nd month of the Phd. You can apply, most people do apply without results otherwise everybody would be forced to take a year out. Its conditional, mine is conditional on a pass at MA, but all unis are different. You'd have to go and find out from unis you were interested in what their particular policy is. For me it was easy, I'm at the same uni I did my BA and MA at so they know me well, but ask. I hope you get where you want to be - I remember dreaming of doing it lol.