Example sentences of "he [verb] [not/n't] [verb] [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not know whether to laugh or to weep . |
| 2 | He did n't know whether to leave them here with all the other stuff that he was leaving behind or take them with him . |
| 3 | And he did n't know whether to grin or grimace when it produced a point-saver from Wright after a link-up between Steve Bould and Lee Dixon . |
| 4 | He did n't know whether to wake her , or even if that was possible if her sleep was so deep that she could crouch in a corner , weeping , and not wake herself . |
| 5 | and then he asked me then and erm , he did n't know whether to ask me or not , well he knew , he knew more or less I 'd say yes anyway , cos I more , I 'd already said yes , but not to his face , so but he did n't know whether to because Henry fancied me |
| 6 | He did n't know whether to lock him up or what to do . |
| 7 | He did n't know whether to believe her or not . |
| 8 | said oh god he did n't know whether to pull it out there and then |
| 9 | It now seemed very unlikely that Constable Rennie would be able to realise his dream of personally apprehending the madman ; he did n't know whether to feel frustrated or relieved . |
| 10 | He did n't know whether to laugh or cry . |
| 11 | He did n't know whether to laugh or scream . |
| 12 | Privately , however , he was still sending conflicting signals to his supporters , some of whom got the impression that he had not decided whether to act . |
| 13 | The Court of Appeal held that he was not guilty when he had not decided whether to use it or not . |
| 14 | He had n't known whether to put it down to the fact that she imagined he was being left outside the camaraderie of the brothers or that in some strange way she was laying claim on him . |