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Example sentences for "see whether"

  • But I was the willinger of this occasion to see whether he would deny me or no, which he would I believe had he been at open defyance against me.

  • Toward night I by coach to Whitehall to the Tangier committee, and there spoke with my Lord and he seems mighty kind to me, but I will try him to-morrow by a visit to see whether he holds it or no.

  • I will lay nothing to it till I see whether it will cease of itself or no.

  • I sent Joseph to you to see whether it be well with you, and ye said, An evil beast hath devoured him.

  • He had therefore said to them, "If my father will not believe your words, tell him that when I took leave of him, to see whether it was well with you, he had been teaching me the law of the heifer whose neck is broken in the valley.

  • I sent him to you to see whether it was well with you, and well with the flock.

  • Besides I didn't creep in; I only looked in to see whether he was really there.

  • As soon as he caught sight of the three from far off he took his shining shield from his shoulders, and held it up like a mirror, so that he saw the Dreadful Women reflected in it, and did not see the Terrible Head itself.

  • To be sure the wolves of the forest will devour us to-night if you refuse us to lie here; and so we would rather the gentleman should eat us; and perhaps he may take pity upon us, especially if you please to beg it of him.

  • I must speak with her, in order to hear and to see whether she is worth the risking of my life, honor, and popularity.

  • Let us see whether he knows as much about geography as about history!

  • I had to see whether he was still there, whether he had not run away, and gone to report to the Convention that we have left him alone and have no care for him.

  • And drawing himself up he walked quickly away, looking back every now and then to see whether he were followed or no.

  • Every now and then he found that he was speaking aloud; then he would look round with a quick, piteous terror to see whether he had been heard or no, the parched lips beginning to move again almost before his fear was soothed.

  • I'll be curious to see whether, all in a lump, it'll be enough to make him marry me.

  • Let us say that she was watching to see whether any of the old Tommy was left in him.

  • You followed me to see whether I was going to question Corp.

  • When a new man arrives in Thrums, the women come to their doors to see whether he is good-looking.

  • Caprice and accident may influence my choice; but the dexterity of self-love will contrive to applaud either active industry or philosophic repose.

  • The marble of Ancyra, on which Augustus recorded his own exploits, asserted that he compelled the Parthians to restore the ensigns of Crassus.

  • He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.

  • The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

  • Let us see whether it really is so, that is, whether it is in any degree true of us, that when we call upon God he will not answer; that when we seek him, we shall in any manner be unable to find him.

  • I cam aboot naething concernin' mysel', mem, I cam to see whether ye kent onything aboot Phemy Mair.

  • I cam ower by jist to see whether ye wadna like to gang wi' the boats a bit; but yer leddyship set me aff thinkin' an' that pat it oot o' my heid.

  • I s' awa' to Miss Horn an' see whether she 's h'ard ony sic leeing clashes.

  • She mumbled her prayers while she was undressing, and always blew the lamp out without waiting to see whether I was ready.

  • I listened to see whether I could hear any animals stirring, but I only heard Madame Deslois' voice.

  • Every time I could manage to go to the garret I looked to see whether it was still in its place, and I read it as much and as often as ever I could.

  • We are to see whether there be any and what mixture of political dogmas and political practices with their religious tenets, of what nature they are, and how far they are at present practically separable from them.

  • After the first surprise was over, he still stared at the speaker with inquisitive glances, eager to see whether it was possible to speak two dialects with one and the same tongue.

  • Let us recall the past life of the unhappy being to see whether there is in it anything to explain this apparent anomaly.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    like enough; morally wrong; pretty place; pure silver; see anything; see below; see that; see whether; seeing nothing; seeing their; seek employment; seeking whom; seem good; seemed about; seemed like; seemed suddenly; seemed that; seems certain; seems desirable; seems like; seems necessary; seems never; seems very; seen from; seen them; that may