Example sentences of "and [pers pn] wondered if " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was growing dark as I walked down the pier alone , his jacket draped over my shoulders , and I wondered if I should really look for Wilde at all . |
| 2 | The dazed expression had almost left her face and I wondered if she might not have had a slight stroke when Celia abandoned her , and was now recovering . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've just heard that Harry Pollitt is addressing a meeting in Parkhead and I wondered if you 'd fancy coming with me ? ’ |
| 4 | I have not heard back from you since then , and I wondered if you could please confirm that you are still interested in receiving a copy of the tape ? |
| 5 | Having felt pain , I knew I was not dreaming , and I wondered if I had gone mad , though the fact that I had hallucinated , and had shown myself to have such a naive view of God , would be sufficient proof for some . |
| 6 | His face was grey with hatred and I wondered if he was going to hit me . |
| 7 | It was much too big and I wondered if I should always have to wear these clothes . |
| 8 | Thoreau wrote of an Eternal City of the West , and for long , I groped to understand what he meant by it and I still do not know ; but one evening I saw in the brick red mass of cloud and fire of the sunset what seemed like a great city of the West and I wondered if this was Thoreau 's vision of America . |
| 9 | ‘ I was here when you was collecting for the Foundling Hospital yesterday , and I wondered if a shilling would help . |
| 10 | He had sounded immensely sad as he spoke , and I wondered if the girl had meant more to him than being merely a casual friend , but I did not like to ask and Maggovertski was clearly disinclined to explain more , so I just stared down at the aerial chart , and I suddenly noticed , in an otherwise empty space beneath an intersection of two air corridors , the tiny island of Murder Cay . |
| 11 | And I thought it really had been a very good life , a fun life , despite Ellen never having gone to bed with me , and I wondered if my father would even notice my death , then the Maggot whooped with glee , hauled back on the stick , and our plane was screaming up into the wide blue lovely bullet-free sky and the Maggot was laughing and slapping my shoulder . |
| 12 | For I could tell that he was a little rusty , and I wondered if sometimes this affable and agreeable companion was worried because he knew that he was not keeping up with the strides that modern medicine was taking . |
| 13 | He reckoned to do most of his business in the bars and hospitality tents during the tournaments , and I wondered if he could remember the details after all the champagne . |
| 14 | And he says ‘ Well , I 'm an old Footlighter , and I wondered if you felt like a drink . ’ |
| 15 | A bus had been rammed in the fog two nights before , when it was n't nearly as thick as this , and I wondered if he was scared . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm the archivist who bothered you last April , and I wondered if you 'd had any second thoughts , ’ Jo-Ann said to Edward . |
| 17 | And I wondered if he meant the heat that was all over John 's body . |
| 18 | She looked puzzled for a moment , and I wondered if she really still worried about this ancient happening . |
| 19 | And I wondered if you had a personal interest as well . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've got a case here that worries me , and I wondered if there were any parallels . ’ |
| 21 | But Mother was rather poorly this morning , and I wondered if I might skip 2B English and just rush home and see to her a bit . ’ |
| 22 | She looked fearfully around and I wondered if there were eyelets or spy-holes in the wall . |
| 23 | She turned from the mirror now , with a smile on her face and I wondered if her unease had just been an illusion of my own . |
| 24 | Tom 's taking me into town , and I wondered if she 'd like a lift . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , she was walking over the stones and I wondered if she was cut , but she was n't . |
| 26 | As you know , I 'm investigating the murder of Sir Conrad Meredith-Lee and I wondered if you had any suggestions as to who might be responsible . ’ |
| 27 | In effect , I 'd lost a day and I wondered if there had been something I 'd planned to do that Monday , like work , for instance . |
| 28 | And I wondered if you 'd be very kind and have tea with me afterwards . |
| 29 | She smiled at me and I wondered if she would be interested in another type of jig ! |
| 30 | The recommendation is simply that it be noted and I wondered if anybody wanted to make a contribution , or ask any questions , put anything forward , on Appendix A. Councillor |