Example sentences of "[vb infin] [subord] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As his family began to grow , money was hard to come by so he became a clerk for his family and John cannily gave dressmaking work to his new daughter-in-law to help them survive whilst getting good value for money for himself . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know whether to take that remark as a compliment or not , ’ she said dubiously . |
| 3 | did was that I did n't know whether to do three sine squared right ? |
| 4 | Your Pat said to me on Sunday while I was talking to her , she said , when she was saying oh well she does n't know whether to vote Tory because |
| 5 | I did n't know whether to put two blue queens in or ten things or |
| 6 | I did n't know whether to put that out or er |
| 7 | She found nothing , although she did n't know whether to put this down to a lack of success on the part of the police or the massive coverage afforded to the hijacking of a wide-bodied jet over Italy . |
| 8 | I do n't know whether to believe those eyes are really innocent or if the innocence is one of those confusing invitations your sex is so fond of . ’ |
| 9 | Erm I do n't know whether to have ordinary Shreddies or Frostied Shreddies ? |
| 10 | Polly did n't know whether to feel relieved or slighted . |
| 11 | She did n't know whether to feel proud or exasperated . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I just do n't know whether to stay half an hour after the . |
| 14 | Since ideology works in a mysterious way , it is not easy to see what would count as meeting such a standard , but it is clear that Althusser himself does not succeed . |
| 15 | Here was Aldo Moro , an ex-Prime Minister , the leader of the Christian Democrat Party and one of the most powerful and influential men in Italy , at the mercy of the best-known organization of political extremists , and the people responsible for combating political extremism told us there was nothing we could do except organize random house-to-house searches . |
| 16 | If the ST3 contract goes to delivery , the long can choose whether to take physical delivery or cash settlement . |
| 17 | First , when new information is received , traders can choose whether to exploit this knowledge in the futures or spot markets . |
| 18 | For instance , Colchicum autumnale ( naked ladies or meadow saffron ) , bulbs of which are available now , will flower if placed dry on a sunny windowsill . |
| 19 | Further , there seems no reason to suppose that mental events do not also occupy space-as do other events of which we can not specify the minute space or the minute and myriad spaces which they occupy . |
| 20 | Named after a volcano , Karrimor are clearly confident you should n't freeze while wearing this jacket . |
| 21 | ‘ That is something we asked for years ago which has not been implemented , particularly because Dublin is not prepared to co-operate with London in what they would see as interning Irish citizens on Irish soil . |
| 22 | To do this , number each article and associate each number with its own " hook " , for example , your list might begin as follows This time you associate in a ridiculous way bun and aeroplane , pew and clock , bee and carrot and so on . |
| 23 | One part of me , despite George Crowninshield 's reassurances , anticipated that the twins would emerge as shambling twitching wrecks , and for a second , believing my worst fears , I bitterly regretted accepting the senator 's charter . |
| 24 | The fundamental selectivity issue which can occur when graphing financial information is the basis of deciding whether or not to use graphs . |
| 25 | If the rat does not run when given some signal ( such as a light coming on ) , the experimenter gives it an electric shock . |
| 26 | When I read for review , I do n't pause except to note outstanding paragraphs that will be apposite quotes to illustrate the book 's content and virtues . |
| 27 | Congress , over the next eight months , must decide whether to honour these wish-lists . |
| 28 | The Owens must now decide whether to risk further expense by appealing . |
| 29 | The Owens must now decide whether to risk further expense by appealing . |
| 30 | As he knows , I must decide whether to give this matter precedent over the business set down for today or for tomorrow . |