Example sentences of "wondering [Wh adv] [pron] was going " in BNC.

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1 She thought about them a lot , wondering how it was going for them on their first real day on active service ; the first day , she supposed , of the rest of their lives — of the duration , at least .
2 Ruth went down , then climbed up again into the dunes , wondering how she was going to find Adam .
3 As he strode off to his cabin Polly sank down on the settee , wondering how she was going to survive .
4 She looked at him a bit anxiously , wondering how she was going to tell him , and suddenly the hard face softened and he held out his hand .
5 She had raced up to her cabin wondering how she was going to repair herself enough to put in the rest of her shift .
6 Somewhat bruised , the raiding party made their way back to their rendezvous on foot , with David Stirling wondering how he was going to explain away the loss of the truck .
7 He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother .
8 He turned on his own torch and started wondering how he was going to get out .
9 You mentioned Christopher , what er the last time it 's , I 'm going back a little while , the last time I was talking with Janet he , she was a bit unhappy , I think he was in er a teaching practice at the time and she was wondering how he was going to go on .
10 Jehan had been wondering when somebody was going to mention that .
11 Finally , Sheila , standing on the stage , wondering when she was going to regain her part of what served as a script , said , ‘ Silly old cow ! ’
12 ‘ I was wondering when I was going to be let free to do the work of the Lord . ’
13 ‘ So I stayed in Hong Kong , flew back and forth to New York , worked at Swift to keep myself busy , and fended off a lot of very annoying letters from my mother and sister , both incessantly wondering when I was going to come to Kenya and put myself through their combined emotional wringer . ’
14 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 .
15 But there was no kitchen and he sure as hell was in no state to get up , so I was wondering where he was going to get something to drink from .
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