Example sentences of "where [pron] was or " in BNC.

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1 I got on the bus at the terminus at the bottom of Avondale Buildings and rode it back and forth to the other end of the line , sitting on the top deck , not knowing where I was or what I was doing , until the conductor came up to me at the other terminus , after my fifth trip , and asked : ‘ You all right , mate ? ’
2 She remained conscious , but became increasingly disorientated , losing all awareness of where she was or what was happening to her .
3 Thorpe J. was faced with having to choose between accepting one or other of two courses of action — leaving W. where she was or transferring her to London — each of which was supported by responsible medical opinion .
4 She did not know where she was or what had happened .
5 Things were n't turning out as she 'd expected at all ; now she was dazed , confused , hardly knew where she was or what she was saying .
6 Advocates of localization were in the same position as the explorers of the sixteenth century ; they knew there was something out there but they did n't know where it was or what it might look like .
7 ‘ Better than nothing , ’ said Harvey , who never seemed to care where he was or what he was doing .
8 Tock was still a little stunned from the accident and would become confused as to where he was or what he was doing .
9 He looked lost and nervous , as though he was unsure of where he was or why he had bothered to come .
10 The worst moment of all , he thought , had been at a quarter to nine that morning , when he had been roused from the bottom depths of heavy , dream-tangled sleep by the door bell , and when , having stumbled across the room , still not knowing where he was or what was happening , he had found Mrs. Mounce at the door , asking if she could do any shopping for them .
11 A hand took him by the shoulder and shook him awake , and he started up with a cry , for a moment not knowing where he was or what was happening to him .
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