Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] not [verb] [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Clough has not decided whether to retain Crossley for Saturday 's game against QPR , but he will be under pressure to give Andrew Marriott a chance until Freidle 's work permit is granted . ’ |
| 2 | Bernice did n't know whether to laugh or cry , so she settled for sarcasm . |
| 3 | Pete did n't know whether to duck or run , and the choice was fairly academic anyway , as for the moment his body seemed to be about as responsive as a sack of rocks . |
| 4 | Benny had n't known whether to envy it or be sorry for it . |
| 5 | He says Alsys has not decided whether to make Soft Bench or Atherton the backplane of the Thomson Ada software engineering thrust . |
| 6 | Mr Patten did not respond except to say he was concerned about the future well being of the territory and he was ready to start talks at any time . |
| 7 | There was a moment when Sarella did n't know whether to run from the office or burst into tears . |
| 8 | Vic had n't decided whether to dub or not . |
| 9 | And the other patients did n't know whether to speak to me or not . |
| 10 | The Rubenesque hype merchant does n't know whether to blame wife or workmates . |
| 11 | Matt did n't know whether to believe him but can you risk it ? |
| 12 | Although Blake did n't know whether to believe the Doctor , he walked with the Time Lord , following the hideous apparitions through the streets of Whitechapel . |
| 13 | Polly did n't know whether to feel relieved or slighted . |
| 14 | The environmentalists do n't know whether to laugh or cry . |
| 15 | They walked out into their new life , and Clare did n't know whether to envy or pity them . |