Example sentences of "know [conj] [pron] [be] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't know if he is or not .
2 I do n't know if it was because it never happened , or because they did n't think I was the right person to talk to . ’
3 And charitably she added : ‘ To this day , I do n't know if it was because of what he looked like or because of what I looked like . ’
4 He turned to his sons demanding to know whether there was or was not to be a baptism party that night , and whether or not I would be the only white present .
5 How can we know whether we are or not ?
6 I do n't know whether I am or not .
7 I do n't know whether it 's that we want much , too much
8 I do n't know whether it 's cos they 're so sort of worked up that they 've got no control over what they 're doing but umm .
9 I think you 'll find , I do n't know whether it is but mum , my mum went to a car boot sale once and they were n't selling nothing over ten pounds , so the car boot sales
10 I would n't say it was any better , I do n't know whether it is or not , but I 've just done one good thing , it 's got the bed shifted
11 I do n't know whether it was that he wanted me to see my ‘ virtue ’ triumph over his ‘ vice ’ , or something subtler , that sometimes losing is winning .
12 I do n't know whether it was because I ignored him that he threw the drink over me , ’ she added .
13 I do n't know whether it was because he realised how hard it 'd be for us to get enough for both of us , or whether he knew he was off his head and needed someone around who was n't , y'know what I mean , to look after the kids and sort things out , like .
14 I do n't know whether it was because I was in there for drugs .
15 Er the heating had broken down and I do n't know whether it was because of the heating or because of the tablets or whatever but they 're , they 're alright now .
16 But erm er so I thought that was er so that was the only thing that I would actually pick up on there erm and the one thing I noticed this time , and you did n't , I mean this was n't the case when you did erm the role play this morning , but this time , and I do n't know whether it was because you had less confidence with what , with actual talking about the product , but you had very little eye contact with Maggie .
17 Oh that 's very nice of you but I did n't know whether you were or not and she phoned , no I phoned her and she 's going and she said she 'd come for me so
18 We all need know whether she is or
19 I do n't know whether there is or there is n't .
20 Did one yesterday for a man who was due to be executed today , erm , I do n't know whether he was or not , but he probably in a few days time .
21 You know and he was when I started there in nineteen thirteen .
22 That would be a little bit of a problem for Frank Clarke if er Cooper has got a problem with his shoulder you know if it 's if it 's serious because looking at his people on his bench you know Neil Webb and Crosby and looking at the make-up of his team he has n't really got anybody he could slot back in there unless he put er Rozario in there .
23 And that 's how you know whether you 're or not .
24 He had known where I was because he had received all my letters , although I had n't received any of his .
25 Huy knew that it was because the policeman could trust him only so far after his confession .
26 I , I knew , I , I knew that it was because the , that the taxi cabs had insisted , but now told us the reason .
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