Example sentences of "doubt whether [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I doubt whether we shall see much of them . |
| 2 | ‘ We Americans are spoilt , ’ he said , ‘ I doubt whether we would have played in the cold and soaking conditions we had here today . ’ |
| 3 | Had that policy prevailed , I doubt whether we would have had even the INF treaty . |
| 4 | That 's my job and I doubt whether we can grant you anything until it 's sold . |
| 5 | I doubt whether we can afford it , I doubt whether , I think the problems are so immense , er what really means is down I think , tearing down most of their industry and rebuilding it from scratch . |
| 6 | ( This is not meant to be a criticism , for I doubt whether we can work effectively without such things ; it is merely to point out that modernity enters the church far more easily than the church enters modernity . ) |
| 7 | Even if someone were to leave the Department , or drop dead-even if you were to , what 's the expression , take out a contract on one of us ’ — he laughs to show that this is a joke , displaying a number of chipped and discoloured teeth , set in his gums at odd angles , like tombstones in a neglected churchyard — ‘ even then , I very much doubt whether we should get a replacement . |
| 8 | Doubt whether they would go up any further than Sharpness though , ’ he had explained . |
| 9 | I doubt whether they should run sandwich courses until they have learned what the words mean ’ . |
| 10 | The Pole Star is of type F , though I doubt whether anyone will detect yellowness in it ( I certainly can not ) . |
| 11 | I doubt whether anyone can speak 500 syllables in a minute without dying . |
| 12 | Or he could have gone to the lavatory , but I doubt whether he would have heard anything from there . ’ |
| 13 | He is — was — an extremely competent forensic biologist , but I doubt whether he would have gone any higher . |
| 14 | It is not me who distrusts the Minister 's ability to negotiate , but the farmers I met today who doubt whether he can deliver the goods . |
| 15 | I doubt whether he will have an opportunity to meddle in the affairs of the Northern Ireland ports , but , were he to do so , as he comes from Wigan his knowledge of the pier might be of assistance . |
| 16 | In fact , we doubt whether you would go to such a lecture , dealing with a topic that has a fascination for you , without some preparation . |
| 17 | If you read Callenbach you will know what I mean by an " Ecotopian " , if you read FAST 's voluminous reports I doubt whether you will recognise a citizen of the biosociety . |
| 18 | On the first day I doubt whether you could feel them at all ! |
| 19 | I doubt whether you could improve on that . |
| 20 | ‘ I doubt whether you could understand how it feels to know for all eternity that the creations of hell are pursuing you , ’ Kopyion said . |
| 21 | I doubt whether you can have deep London roots , or Birmingham , or even Stoke-on-Trent roots . |
| 22 | ‘ Although I doubt whether I 'll have time to fit everything in . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I doubt whether I could have indicated it more clearly than by the importance I placed on foreign affairs in the last year . |
| 24 | Though the number of books I have read is pitiful I doubt whether I will find another book as good as this . |
| 25 | I doubt whether it will appear erm by by one o'clock . |
| 26 | I am not too worried about the new council tax because I doubt whether it will see the light of day . |
| 27 | I doubt whether it could have found its target but the very shape of it in my hands was reassuring . |
| 28 | The course provided tremendous excitement and thanks largely to the 18th hole I doubt whether it could have been topped by any course in the country . |
| 29 | And I doubt whether it can get rid of dandelions . |