Example sentences of "[conj] wonder [Wh adv] [pers pn] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reg Butler sat beside a roaring gas log fire , smoking a fat cigar and wondering when he was going to be able to retire , relax , play golf , take in the odd West End show like other successful men of seventy-two . |
| 2 | His great worry was literally following in hid mind 's eyes the squadron 's contribution to the target that night and wondering how they were getting on . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , CAJEC secretary Jack Maurice is wading through the 400 plus pages of the ‘ 88 and rising ’ responses he has received — a record for any ethics document — and wondering how he is going to satisfy all the conflicting demands . |
| 4 | She knew Beth had suffered many sleepless nights of late , because she herself had been kept awake into the small hours , thinking of Matthew and wondering how he was faring . |
| 5 | You may be turning your attention to job hunting and all that entails , and wondering how you are going to pay your way until you start earning . |
| 6 | You will all find yellow sheets of paper if wondering why we 're reading about the . |
| 7 | ’ Occasionally I look at my daughter , ’ Irina would say , ’ and wonder where she 's put her intelligence for the time being . |
| 8 | Anna opened her eyes and wondered why they were fussing round her . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sure someone already has , ’ Rain said , and thought of Tim and Joseph and wondered how they were linked in murder . |
| 10 | He thought of Merymose , and wondered how he was progressing , with time running out as the embalmers pressed on with their task . |
| 11 | He turned down the lamp and wondered how he was going to get in without wakening her ; when suddenly she started up , crying out with despair , fighting to be free of the blankets . |
| 12 | Nutty remembered supposing that Nails would hit a bullseye every time if he pretended it was a policeman he was shooting at , and wondered how she was going to reconcile that . |