Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know but to be truthful I am not hundred percent sold on any of it . |
| 2 | Adam did not know whether to be glad or sorry he had not obtained an English newspaper while away . |
| 3 | He did not know whether to be amused or angry . |
| 4 | ‘ Even now , you do n't know whether to be cross or laugh . ’ |
| 5 | She did n't know whether to be grateful or alarmed that her time here had softened her . |
| 6 | She did n't know whether to be pleased or angry . |
| 7 | This reader did not know whether to be more depressed by the carefully presented statistics , or the faint praise offered to bus managements for their efforts to rescue some kind of order from a rising tide of chaos . |
| 8 | ( f ) Insurance If the matrimonial home is in the sole name of the husband then it is best to change the insurance arrangements once agreement is reached or the court order made ; the husband may neglect or to be unnecessary where the property already stands in the joint names of husband and wife and a separate declaration of trust is made . |
| 9 | Intuitively , if the hypothesis that is true we would expect and to be approximately equal in a large sample , since that implies that both models explain the behaviour of Y equally well . |
| 10 | Nor do I believe that to be a good Christian you have to attend chapel or church every week , or even three times a year . |
| 11 | I , I do n't believe that to be the case because further information was provided to the er legal representatives of the prospective purchase indicating very clearly that the brochures were an estimate , or the costs in the brochures were an estimate or the cost in the brochures were an estimate and therefore it would be subject to adjustment |
| 12 | ( It is not unhelpful to imagine oneself standing in such a line : how would one decide whether to be blue , white , or red ? ) |
| 13 | I can tell from Lil 's face , she ca n't decide whether to be diabolically proud of her achievements , or mortally ashamed . |
| 14 | What greater occupation then can a man have than to be tending this jewel box and factory and searching for ideas ? |
| 15 | One may say that to be an authority on a certain matter is to be an authority about what to believe rather than about what to do . |
| 16 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |