Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [v-ing] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Pat found herself wondering whether to return to Purley , but decided after all to establish herself in the South West and spread the Medau message by taking up teaching again after her rather brief retirement .
2 Eubank may not have Ali 's skills , but it is hard to imagine him becoming as used by boxing as the great man was .
3 I could see him wondering whether to warn the bursar he might be one or two fees short next term .
4 He could see her deciding whether to agree or disagree , he could see her weigh the advantages and the possible disadvantages .
5 The old engine has bags of character , which makes it a little hard to start sometimes , so Pa has left it running while wheeling it through .
6 Three to one my friend in the courtyard is there just as much to stop me leaving as to stop others coming in .
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