Example sentences of "[verb] whether the [noun sg] is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes he 's built a business up and I 'm not denying him that er or anything at all , But somehow now er I do n't know whether the wheel is turning too fast for him to co keep up with it or whether it 's erm oh never mind the erm the industry of the locality , providing the money stakes a I know every business has got to pay for itself and that we we 're not , If this quarry was on the down grade and er er somebody had come to us said , look unless you take a drop in your wages er we ca n't survive that would be a different issue altogether . |
| 2 | These visitations , which might be formal or informal , seek to establish whether the school is following a programme appropriate to the needs , ages and abilities of the pupils who attend it . |
| 3 | If selling to a receiver you must be sure to establish whether the receiver is purchasing in his own name and assuming personal liability or whether he is purchasing on behalf of the receivership . |
| 4 | The first speaker should not be the one who discovers whether the microphone is working at all . |
| 5 | It is likely to have wider aims , such as deciding whether the employee is performing well or badly , analysing whether the employee should be paid more , or perhaps promoted , or selecting personal targets or identifying training needs . |
| 6 | We must make it clear to students that they can appeal against their rent to a tribunal so that the tribunal can decide whether the landlord is overcharging them on the council tax element . |
| 7 | CAN YOU , just by looking into someone 's eyes , know whether the speaker is telling the truth ? |
| 8 | Here again the highlighted nouns are not marked for number in any way and the Japanese reader can only guess whether the writer is talking about one or several fingers and tattoos . |
| 9 | As the sale of accommodation produces the highest proportion of the income of a hotel , daily occupancy reports are prepared and analysed in order that management can measure whether the hotel is operating to its maximum efficiency . |
| 10 | I question whether the inspectorate is giving it due consideration . |
| 11 | The 1989 Children Act replaces previous grounds for intervention by asking whether the child is receiving that care which ‘ it would be reasonable to expect a parent to give to him ’ ( S. 31(2) ( b ) ) . |
| 12 | These targets will enable the company to determine whether the project is meeting the established criteria . |
| 13 | The indirect customer rules may apply whether the firm is acting as the customer 's broker or as a counterparty . |
| 14 | But it is not yet known whether the teenager is returning to her mother or remaining with her 18-year-old boyfriend 's family . |
| 15 | But because the case was heard in private it is not known whether the teenager is returning to her mother or remaining with her 18-year-old boyfriend 's family . |
| 16 | In tackling a problem it is useful to gather as much information as possible and then to decide whether the solution is going to depend on more information or on a new idea . |
| 17 | But whatever you do , do not send out a general mailing and then ring up and ask whether the recipient is going to use it or not . |
| 18 | An index can also help you establish whether the book is going to be of future use . |
| 19 | I think it could really be interesting , a view of democracy in action , where backbench MPs , expert witnesses , judge whether the Government is performing . |