Example sentences of "wonder if [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Scotsman Billy said last night : ‘ My wife wonders if we should get a gun . |
| 2 | Coffin was already beginning to wonder if he could fit a face to the type of killer he had imagined . |
| 3 | BRITAIN 'S Johnny Herbert goes into the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend wondering if he can earn a place on the podium for the first time in 37 formula one races . |
| 4 | ‘ Look here , Squire , ’ said Desmond , ‘ we were wondering if you would have a word with Potter . ’ |
| 5 | Wonder if they 'd accept a parrot with it . |
| 6 | Wonder if we 'll have a nice day tomorrow again . |
| 7 | I wonder if we could afford a blue bath ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I wonder if we could have a quick word with Mr Tenison . ’ |
| 9 | I wonder if I might have a word with your son . ’ |
| 10 | SIR — I wonder if I might add a recommendation of my own to George Walden 's perceptive comments on alleged bias in television ( article , April 13 ) . |
| 11 | While all this talk of constitutional change is in the air — Kinnock proposes to abolish the House of Lords and dismember the United Kingdom , as well as to forbid the whole country from hunting — I wonder if I may make a proposal . |
| 12 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 13 | My Lords , I wonder if I could ask a practical question arising out of this . |
| 14 | I wonder if I could have a list of them . ’ |
| 15 | I wonder if you can put a letter into your ‘ Help Line ’ section for me . |
| 16 | ‘ Wonder if you could spare a moment ? ’ he said politely . |
| 17 | He wondered if he might take a walk before the others were up . |
| 18 | Perhaps disgusted with the business , Owens retreated and wondered if he should take a day job . |
| 19 | She felt tired and wondered if she might manage a couple of hours ' sleep before the train reached London . |
| 20 | Arthur said : ‘ We wondered if she would like a little sponsorship and agreed that when she competed we 'd give her some meat . |
| 21 | Tom 's taking me into town , and I wondered if she 'd like a lift . ’ |
| 22 | He wondered if she could drive a tractor . |
| 23 | Maggie had developed a raging thirst and wondered if she could get a drink at the Commemorative Hall . |
| 24 | She stared at the receding shoreline and wondered if she should make a jump for it . |
| 25 | She wondered if she should hire a private detective to find out who the girl was . |
| 26 | A : excuse me are you busy B : no not at all A : I wondered if I could have a word with you |
| 27 | I heard the shotgun pellets hit the bonnet and the windscreen like hailstones on a tin roof and for a second I wondered if I should punch a hole in the glass like they do in the movies . |