Example sentences of "not knowing whether [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got to my feet , not knowing whether to call out , to applaud , to be frightened , to laugh , too astounded to do anything but stand and stare . |
| 2 | Not knowing whether to interpret or not , and trying to decide between two impossible alternatives , is a characteristic problem for the ‘ nervous ’ Mr Palomar who , ‘ to defend himself against the general neurasthenia … tries to keep his sensations under control insofar as possible ’ ( 4 ) . |
| 3 | I was still a bit sleepy and I hesitated a moment , not knowing whether to run to the bog or the bedroom . |
| 4 | In short , he was on the point of hysteria , not knowing whether to laugh or cry , |
| 5 | Polly gazed at him , not knowing whether to laugh or cry . |
| 6 | She stood in the gloom , not knowing whether to stay or run away . |