Example sentences of "whether [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | These are prominently displayed in the reservations area or the reception office and enable the receptionists to see at a glance whether they can accept a booking for a certain date . |
| 32 | She did n't know whether they could get a mortgage or not . |
| 33 | since this lot came to power , is forcing people to make a decision as to whether they should get a prescription or whether they should not . |
| 34 | In a modern society , it is — more or less — up to the individuals or couples to choose the age at which they marry or enter into one kind of conjugal union or another , to decide whether they should have a child or children or not , mow many children they want to have and at what intervals , and to opt for an age at which they want to cease childbearing , etc . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | 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 ; |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on United Kingdom relations with India . |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | Pentland 's future and Rubin 's 58% stake in it depends on whether he can find a deal to match Reebok . |
| 49 | On the subject of the Lions , Finlay Calder wondered whether it might prove a mistake taking both Wade Dooley and Peter Winterbottom to New Zealand as he considered them to be past their best . |
| 50 | If it can be made to work — and time will show whether it can become a reality — that may be the moment to return to subjects such as political and economic union and the benefits of a different defence structure . |
| 51 | The House is really concerned to decide whether it should have a Bill of this type on this matter . |
| 52 | Whether it will bring a smile to their faces is another matter . |
| 53 | A decision must be made about whether Newco will itself trade or whether it will remain a holding/investment company . |