Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] [Wh adv] [pron] could " in BNC.

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1 Sarah had told her that John had always argued with his father and defied him , and she wondered why he could ever have behaved like that with this gentle man .
2 Her head was beginning to throb from the smoky , claustrophobic atmosphere , and she wondered how she could tactfully drop a few hints about leaving without inviting a tirade of displeasure from André , which was the last thing she felt she could cope with .
3 His eyes shone with mischief , and she wondered how she could ever have thought him boring .
4 He turned back to the frying-pan , and she wondered how anyone could make her hackles rise with so few words .
5 However , it gave her no carnal pleasure , and she wondered how it could ever be associated with erotic games .
6 Irritably , she slammed it down and went to wash and change , while she considered how she could trace this mysterious boy , this disgusting boy , this juvenile delinquent .
7 Smiles came from within , they were n't just a facial movement , and she stared at him assessingly as she wondered how she could have been such a fool .
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