Example sentences of "whether they [vb mod] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A person who is asked to take the test in circumstances such as these should pause and consider whether they are willing to do so , or whether they would instead prefer not to proceed with their life assurance or employment application . |
| 2 | Saxe-Weimar 's men were mostly German troops in Dutch service who had fought for Napoleon in the previous wars , and not even Saxe-Weimar himself was certain whether they would now fight against their old comrades . |
| 3 | But by that time four of the enemy ships were wrecks , one was aground and two of the remainder sufficiently damaged to make it doubtful whether they would ever reach their home ports — which was most evidently the hope of the survivors , as they went through the difficult , desperate business of turning in the confined space and heading back out to sea . |
| 4 | They must have constantly wondered whether they would ever return to the world outside the moat that separated them from it , a moat that also served as a sewer . |
| 5 | She thought about the Josephs , apparently guilty of an especially heartless and greedy crime , and wondered how they had got drugs into the United States and whether they would ever do so again . |
| 6 | All the speculation about whether he can still motivate his players , and whether they would still play for him disappeared in a flurry of sharp-toothed tackles and gutsy running . |
| 7 | Many of the children have no idea what 's happened to the rest of their families or whether they 'll ever see them again . |
| 8 | Great Western commuters are in favour of electric trains , but sceptical as to whether they 'll ever come about . |
| 9 | and er they had to call us in , well Dick went out and er I think it was actually two separate visits so they must of , cos they 're refurbishing the place you see so they must of moved into one office and thought oh you know this do n't work , move into another office the day after , well this do n't work either and he , he actually did two separate visits , whether they 'll actually bill them for it I do n't know , but I mean it 's a minimum of an hour in both cases so |
| 10 | whether they 'll actually put additional money in |
| 11 | Not knowing which companies will take over , and not knowing whether they will simply speculate on the available properties , it is essential that there is a back stop . |
| 12 | Since international trade law is largely dispositive and is designed primarily to facilitate international transactions between business enterprises it is only sensible to try out proposals on those who will be affected by them to see whether they will really work . |
| 13 | This will show whether they produce a literal description , ( ‘ You lifted the teapot' ) or whether they can appropriately describe the action and its consequences non-literally ( ‘ You poured tea into the cup' ) . |
| 14 | Yes Chair , th th that 's right , as I understand it , there is no reason why C should not be discussed next session , indeed it 's probably right that it should be , but it 's a matter for members to decide whether they can usefully do so before considering B. |
| 15 | What he questions is whether these disciplines can ‘ support a ‘ technology ’ of language teaching ’ , that is to say , presumably , whether they can directly inform pedagogic technique . |
| 16 | The pendulum of interest has swung so far in favour of the pro game that most young players of ability are determined to turn pro , irrespective of whether they can realistically achieve high enough playing standards . |
| 17 | His latest disciplinary bust-up has left senior Middlesex officials wondering whether they can ever tame the 22-year-old hothead . |
| 18 | If 1 Samuel 4 left them asking whether they could still regard themselves as the people of God , chapters 5 and 6 reassured them that their God had certainly not gone over to the Babylonians . |
| 19 | But after the initial training is complete , there is a question mark over whether they could still receive benefits while building the homes . |
| 20 | Yeah because our uncle also wants to so they did n't know whether they should all go and get or whatever I do n't know . |
| 21 | But they also say in the alternative that that since the plaintiffs themselves were at this time by mid to late October of nineteen eighty five , not ready or able to complete it would have been improper erm for the defendant to advise the plaintiffs to serve a special notice to complete and my Lord the question that therefore arises er whether , even if that were correct , er and it 's not admitted that it is , that exonerates the defendants from given the advice er and whether they should still have advised the plaintiff erm of the opportunity which was open to him , that the plaintiff could if necessary take that course himself or be advised to go er elsewhere and be advised independently is er this is , this the point of the matter which he regarded as improper and was not willing to do it on the plaintiff 's behalf . |