Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] whether [to-vb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The Dyaks of Borneo , for instance , have always referred to the orangutan as the " man of the forest " , treating him at least with the dignity accorded to neighbouring tribes , whereas the Europeans , on examining the first Tierra del Fuegans brought back to the West , could not decide whether to classify them as humans or animals . |
2 | And , and did but I do n't know whether to take him on holiday Doctor . |
3 | I do n't know whether to take it with me . |
4 | We did n't know whether to give it to her or not . |
5 | And he 's filled all the front in and the back , like , referees and everything and he said inside you 've got to give your details of your erm employment history and he 'd not put anything in , said I did n't know whether to put anything on there cos I 'm on a Y P . |
6 | There again , I do n't know whether to confront her about it , write her a letter or what . |
7 | I 've received a letter and I do n't know whether to show it to the police . |
8 | Trouble was , I could n't decide whether to use it on myself or on the rest of the bastards . ’ |
9 | Tom Selleck as King Ferdinand of Spain is a real hoot — he ca n't decide whether to play him as a moody Continental or haughty monarch , so what we get is a cross between Magnum and Don Juan with an accent that hovers between Malibu and Basingstoke . |