Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [noun prp] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is certainly a difficulty in understanding how Israel can be expected to have known anything from primeval times , when it did not exist , but there is no doubt that we have here a parallelism of increasing precision . |
| 2 | Since early last year , when it became clear that sales and profits were falling , the board has been pondering how ICI should be rationalised . |
| 3 | Michael stared up , wondering how Peter could be so calm . |
| 4 | It could only be Maria Luisa asking when Steve would be leaving . |
| 5 | Mary Finnigan : ‘ While David and Angie were away with Ken Pitt at the song contest I received a telephone call from David 's father asking when David would be back . |