Example sentences of "whether [pron] " in BNC.

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1 My father says that a teacher should set a good example for the children , by respecting each one , whether them black or white .
2 only other one he 's got is a silk one so er I was gon na go on Tuesday and have a look and they had them there before Christmas , seven ninety nine and , but it said one size now I do n't know whether the one size will fit Di because the last one I had for him I sent away for and I had erm so I do n't know whether them down there would fit , they were seven ninety nine , there were white and lemon and pale green that was striped I think .
3 Well you do n't bleeding know whether them other people turned up do you ?
4 The workshop began with a discussion about whether everyone had the right to a paid job .
5 We argue about whether everyone has a right that the state protect him from assaults by other citizens , or provide him a decent level of medical care , or guarantee his security from attack by foreign powers .
6 Asked whether his made things a little awkward between the actresses , Leigh was dismissive : ‘ It did n't affect us at all .
7 The provisions of the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act make the following statutory requirements of case managers : ‘ Where it appears to a local authority that any person for whom they may provide or arrange for the provision of community care services may be in need of any such services , the authority ( a ) shall carry out an assessment of his needs for those services and ( b ) having regard to the results of that assessment , shall then decide whether his needs call for the provision by them of any such services . ’
8 Whether yours is a family garden which has to sustain the rigorous attentions of children , a more sedate garden for entertaining al fresco , or a small city garden with little room for more than a couple of raised flowers beds , a patio can give your home and lifestyle a whole new dimension .
9 But whether yours is a local area network or a global one , your problem is the same .
10 If you were to tell me that there are people , like the man upstairs to whom you now threaten to turn yourself in , who actually do have a strong sense of themselves , I would have to tell you that they are only impersonating people with a strong sense of themselves — to which you could correctly reply that since there is no way of proving whether I 'm right or not , this is a circular argument from which there is no escape .
11 And so am I , whether I smoke or no .
12 Whether I destroy the clothes first or fold them neatly the papers will have to have their story .
13 It was starting to look as though , whether I liked it or not , I simply might not survive .
14 It 's still hard to know whether I 've saved them all , but at least I know I 've done my best .
15 Cale also had misgivings about setting Thomas 's poems to music , ‘ because they sound really beautiful and I did n't know whether I could take something with so much noise in them , so much built-in jazz , and maintain it . ’
16 ‘ If you are asking whether I am still confident about the children in which I raised the concern to begin that process , the answer is ‘ yes ’ .
17 I am only trying to mind my own business and I do n't know whether I can prevent the compulsory purchase order . ’
18 She asked me whether I 'd taken the cat to the vet , and I admitted that I had n't .
19 ‘ I 'm not sure whether I 'd read the book or the ‘ Classics Illustrated ’ edition . ’
20 I was going to be moved whether I liked it or not .
21 It does n't matter whether I like it or not ; it 's a fact of life .
22 The poor fellow 's dead and I do n't know whether I ought to say this … ’
23 I am often asked whether I approve of cosmetic surgery — and I do not .
24 ‘ If I soften the edges — whether I need to personally or whether it 's being imposed on me — I feel I 'll be letting down the revolution .
25 I think in the course of time I 'll find a middle If I soften the edges — whether I need to personally or whether it 's being imposed on me — I feel I 'll be letting down the feminist revolution .
26 It ran : ‘ Well , frankly , the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle …
27 It ran : ‘ Well , frankly , the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle …
28 CHARLES : Well , frankly , the problem as I see it At this moment in time is whether I Should just lie down under all this hassle And let them walk all over me , Or , whether I should just say : ‘ OK , I get the message ’ , and do myself in .
29 CHARLES : Well , frankly , the problem as I see it At this moment in time is whether I Should just lie down under all this hassle And let them walk all over me , Or , whether I should just say : ‘ OK , I get the message ’ , and do myself in .
30 But , of course , Tony did n't like the song , so he asked whether I 'd do it , and that 's how I came to do the record . ’
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