Example sentences of "whether he [vb mod] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he reaches back into his jacket pocket for that inevitable pack of cheap cigars I 'm watching him as carefully as a dog with a drunken master , unsure whether he 'll get a kick or a bowl of food . |
| 2 | When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future . |
| 3 | Robert wondered whether he should stage a more spectacular form of nervous breakdown . |
| 4 | Athelstan wondered whether he should eat a hasty evening meal and go back across the city and make his peace . |
| 5 | whether he will be invited to lunch , and if not , whether he should get a sandwich in a pub instead , and if so , whether he would prefer egg and tomato , or cheese and chutney ; |
| 6 | He knew it was a person 's natal chart that decreed whether he should become an Ixmaritian , and where he would be educated . |
| 7 | This time , however , there was no market to go to , and certainly no choice as to whether he should select a Cox 's or a Granny Smith for breakfast . |
| 8 | He consulted diviners when Anne Boleyn became pregnant , anxious to know whether he could expect a male heir . |
| 9 | As he was wondering whether to climb up to it , to see whether he could get a clear view ahead , he heard a movement behind him and turned to find Hawkbit at his shoulder . |
| 10 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on his replies to representations which he has received regarding the future financing of adult education . |
| 11 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the system for regulating telephone charges since 1984 . |
| 12 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement on the impact of the Maastricht agreement on the attractiveness of the United Kingdom to inward investors from the United States . |
| 13 | To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make a statement on the future of Her Majesty 's inspectorate of schools in Wales . |
| 14 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the guidelines for the period of imprisonment to be served before prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment will be released on licence . |
| 15 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on United Kingdom relations with India . |
| 16 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on his recent visit to Russia , Ukraine and Kazakhstan . |
| 17 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the recent Washington conference on aid for the republics of the former Soviet Union . |
| 18 | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will make a statement about his recent efforts to have talks with representatives of political parties in Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what developments there have been in relation to the attempts by Her Majesty 's Government to secure the extradition of the two Libyan nationals accused of bombing flight PA 103 in 1988 ; and whether he will make a statement . |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will make a statement on the abuse of children in children 's homes in Leicestershire . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will undertake an environmental assessment of the effect of sand extraction at Druridge bay , Northumberland . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Pentland 's future and Rubin 's 58% stake in it depends on whether he can find a deal to match Reebok . |