Example sentences of "[v-ing] [Wh adv] [pron] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Debbie hesitated , wondering how she could refuse somebody who had just been so helpful ; but she did . |
| 2 | Ever since the two disastrous meetings she had had recently about Matilda , the first with the Headmistress and the second with the dreadful Mr and Mrs Wormwood , Miss Honey had been thinking a great deal about this child and wondering how she could help her . |
| 3 | Dismayed at the pain he had inflicted and at the pain he himself felt in consequence , Richard rushed forward , then stopped a few feet from Victoria twisting from side to side in frustration , wondering how he could stop her crying . |
| 4 | She had bought some cigarettes for John and was wondering when she could give them to him . |
| 5 | ‘ A girl called Louise Stacey has been on to them , asking how she could contact you . |
| 6 | From America and Germany , enthusiasts continued to ring Shenstone asking when they could buy one . |
| 7 | ‘ When I was talking to him , he had this habit of looking over my head and I wondered whether what I was saying was going in , but he was digesting it and seeing how he could turn it round to his way of doing things . |