Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] whether [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also follows that in looking at whether to call in , Ministers do not consider the planning merits of the proposal , but only whether the kind of issues that need to be decided are more appropriate for consideration in a wider than local context by the Secretary of State . |
| 2 | Downing Street yesterday refused to dismiss the possibility , although the Government may assess the impact of the white paper before deciding on whether to proceed . |
| 3 | On the jumping front , trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies is still deciding on whether to send Captain Dibble , courageous winner of Saturday 's Scottish National at Ayr , to Fairyhouse next Monday for the Irish Grand National . |
| 4 | Hundreds of bus company workers have been voting on whether to accept a six per cent pay cut . |
| 5 | Union members are voting on whether to start industrial action on May 15 , when the BBC governors consider the task force recommendations . |
| 6 | We are now beginning new ways of thinking about whether to feed mice or kill them , plant trees or chop them down which require new balances of conflict of interest . |
| 7 | She turned up the volume of the calypso tape Elaine had given her and sang at the top of her voice , thinking about whether to have a formal dinner party for the charity night , as Pauline suggested , or a more casual fancy-dress party on Halloween , which was what she would prefer . |
| 8 | Beside her stood a pleasant-looking , round , grey-haired woman , unsure of what to do , hesitating about whether to hush the weeping figure or let her cry . |